Sr Director, Supplier Development

This role can be based remotely in the Greater Torontoo Area, Ontario, Canada.

Are you ready to open a world of opportunity in talent mobility? Our clients include some of the largest and most recognized brands in the world. They’re innovators and leaders in their industries, making life-enhancing breakthroughs every day. We help them tap into those opportunities by placing their exceptional people where they need to be, anywhere in the world. When it comes to service, we set the bar for exceptional … and then we raise it with fresh ideas, leading tools and innovative approaches, and it’s all grounded in our values of truth, love, and integrity.

We call it People-first Mobility. We’re looking for exceptional people who share those values along with our passion for delivering the highest levels of service. If that sounds like you, and if you’re ready for a new career opportunity, we’d like to hear from you! Here’s to the world ahead.

The Senior Director, Supplier Development is the senior role within the Supplier Development job family. The role provides overall leadership for supplier partner performance, category strategy, governance alignment and globally consistent category delivery across assigned categories and the Graebel Partner Alliance, working closely with Strategic Supplier Solutions, Business Development, Implementation, Procurement, Governance and Finance. The role has direct leadership accountability for the Supplier Development team, determines resource allocation within budget and headcount targets, and escalates enterprise-level strategic, commercial or policy matters to the Vice or Senior Vice President, Supplier Development as appropriate.

We are committed to fair and transparent compensation. The salary range for this role is based on several factors including experience, skills, and qualifications and is $155,000 to $165,000 CAD

• Relationship Management: Regularly engage senior leaders, functional stakeholders, supplier partners and client-facing teams to align supplier development strategy, share expertise and build trust across regions and functions.
• Customer Focus: Ensure overall customer delivery and satisfaction across the Supplier Development function, anticipate future customer and business needs, and translate those needs into supplier partner and category strategies.
• Results Delivery: Exercise independent judgement and original thinking to determine solutions, set precedents, influence policy and deliver outcomes with short and long-term organizational impact.
• Strives for Excellence: Provide formal leadership of the Supplier Development function, integrate plans, strategies and resources, and build an organizational structure aligned to Graebel’s strategic and operational plans.
• Oversee management of global and regional Supplier Development team members, including regular engagement with internal and external stakeholders on supplier partner and category related matters.
• In conjunction with Strategic Supplier Solutions and Global Supplier Development Managers, establish and regularly review supplier development and category strategies across categories, ensuring alignment with Graebel Governance, supplier partner principles and network size targets.
• Develop and support strategic and tactical messaging and training for stakeholders across categories, including insight and guidance on supplier review recommendations and process or service model changes.
• Partner with Global and Regional Supplier Development colleagues, Procurement and Governance teams to plan and execute global sourcing initiatives across categories, including standards and selection criteria for supplier partners.
• Support price negotiations and contracting with…