Manager, Sourcing Operations

Manager, Sourcing Operations

Location: Toronto, ON, CA

Hiring Salary Range: $- / year

The candidate wilhl take ownership of all Category Management Operations required by their client groups and implement all policies and Procedures for Sourcing, Purchasing, Accounts Payable and Customer Service. The Candidate is key to leveraging the Service Level Framework and management of service delivery with outsourced service providers. The Candidate will take ownership of increasing value realization and will focus on driving value for money to our customers and shareholders.

Support the Director, Supply Chain Sourcing in effectively planning, managing, monitoring and controlling the execution of all end-to-end Supply Chain functions to service their designated lines of businesses. Conduct market & cost intelligence on key suppliers; establish a robust supplier and performance standard data set for the critical materials utilized in the Corporation. Establish the supplier selection criteria to be used in evaluating RFx bids.

Represent the Corporation in strategic alliance supplier relationships and Utilities forums, consistent with Supply Chain goals and strategic objectives

• Continue the development and implementation of a well-defined sourcing program
• Conduct and refresh a detailed spend analysis on a periodic basis
• Review the forecasts and establish demand plans that enable supply chain to be fully prepared to support all upcoming purchasing activities
• Identify supply chain risks, both internally and externally, and establish mitigation plans
• Structure and execute thorough bidding events; concentrating on expanded supplier pools, stakeholder interests, market dynamics, and cost savings
• Conduct all bidding events and supplier relationships with strict confidentiality and adherence to Hydro One's ethics code and policies
• Continue to utilize and enhance data based scoring systems for bid award recommendations and supplier performance evaluation
• Understand all relevant market factors (macro-economic, cost indices, constraints) and how to account for them within supply chain strategies
• Maintain compliance with all regulatory requirements (both internal and external), policies, and procedures
• Interact with and understand the needs of the other business units and stakeholders in order to offer timely and value added solutions
• Understanding of the technical components and operations of a Transmission and Distribution business
• Ability to create and implement ideal contracting strategies including EPC, EPCM, Lump Sum, T&M, Open Book and Target Pricing approaches
• Develop negotiation strategies and conduct negotiations utilizing data based arguments and win-win techniques
• Constantly research and benchmark supplier rates to ensure customers receive the best rate on materials, equipment and services
• Act and ensure ownership, management, continuous improvement and optimization of process, procedures and policies
• Develop and execute the sourcing methodology that will be leveraged in support of centralizing spend, and that can be leveraged in support of decentralized spend. The methodology must provide direction to category managers using sound principles and approaches in establishing strategic suppliers. Provide further direction in effective management of decentralized spend
• Establish an Aboriginal Procurement program consistent with the Company goals and strategic objectives
• Develop and maintain an intelligence network regarding key industry suppliers' materials and service to best position Hydro One in realization of optimal RFx proposals
• Establish standards, protocols and processes with Inspections team to ensure suppliers are held to high standards in the qualifications process
• Develop supplier contract renewal program, and review strategic RFx's for partnerships with suppliers.
• Provide leadership and direction to outsourced service provider to ensure process and procedures are followed
• Participate in meeting legal, regulatory and Bill 198 requirements by developing information related to Supply Chain strategies, policies and service standards, as required to support submissions to the…