Indirect Procurement Lead

At Kalmar, we are moving goods in critical supply chains around the world. As the forerunner in sustainable material handling equipment and services, we set the industry benchmark for a zero-emission future. We are driven by teamwork, innovation, and taking ownership to deliver results. With our global reach and local expertise, our success starts with a strong focus on the customer, ensuring their needs guide our daily work.

We are dedicated to respecting others and fostering an inclusive culture where all voices are heard, empowering us to succeed together. With us, your work has an impact. Your work moves the world!

Kalmar Solutions LLC is looking for a driven Market Area Procurement Lead for North America to join our Ottawa team. In this role, you will lead the development and execution of sourcing activities across all indirect categories within the regional organization, including Front Line Units (FLUs) and our manufacturing plant. You will collaborate with global category and country procurement organizations, lead savings projects, ensure supplier preferencing, and drive sustainable compliance improvements aligned with local and regional needs

• Eligible for Annual Bonus
• Eligible for Annual Salary Review & Merit Increase

• Cost-Saving Initiatives
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  Lead cost-saving initiatives by identifying opportunities for RFQs, process optimization, supplier renegotiation, and Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) initiatives.
• Contract Negotiation & Compliance
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  Lead contract negotiations for procurement projects and contracts, ensuring compliance with legal and commercial terms, as well as Kalmar internal policies and local legal requirements.
• Supplier Relationship Management
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  Build and maintain strong relationships with preferred suppliers, ensuring high levels of collaboration, mutual benefit, supplier consolidation, tail spend reduction, and key supplier development.
• Process Improvement & Innovation
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  Identify inefficiencies in local procurement processes and drive improvements in the source-to-pay process, including requisitioning, purchasing, invoicing, and payment to enhance efficiency and PO compliance.
• Business Partnering
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  Drive communication between business functions and central category management teams, working closely and proactively with finance, operations, and other relevant departments to align procurement activities with business needs.
• Performance Reporting
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  Provide regular reporting to country directors and controllers on procurement performance, developing dashboards to track sourcing performance against targets for cost, quality, and delivery.

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• Rewards that truly count
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  We offer meaningful development opportunities through varied assignments, fair and gender-neutral pay, and flexible working conditions — all within a culture that values your growth and celebrates success.
• Competitive Benefits
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  Medical, Dental and Vision coverage are effective day one of employment; flexible spending account, company paid Short- and Long-term disability coverage; company paid life insurance policy (2X’s annual salary up to $200k); options for additional life insurance coverage for employee, spouse and dependents at affordable rates; safe harbour 401K plan with company match of 6% (no vesting)
• Safety that moves us forward
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  Beyond physical safety, you'll benefit from the stability of a long-standing company established in the 1940s, offering strong job security and a reliable foundation for your career where you are empowered to speak and be heard.
• Purpose that drives change
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  You'll contribute to solutions that transform global trade, creating environmental and operational innovations. You'll be in the driver's seat of ideas, developing digital technologies that set industry standards and position us as the forerunner.
• People who move together
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  You'll collaborate with a global team, build strong relationships, solve challenges, celebrate wins, and connect with colleagues and clients in an open,…