Manager,Supplier Management Job Toronto area,Ontario Canada,Business

Is this role right for you?

In this role, you will:

Lead strategic Supplier Relationship Management for a portfolio of enterprise suppliers, building structured relationship plans, governance routines, engagement models, and long-term partnership roadmaps

Monitor supplier relationship health through scorecards, service level performance, stakeholder feedback, issue trends, executive touchpoints, and continuous improvement opportunities

Plan and facilitate executive supplier governance forums, including Top-to-Top meetings, quarterly business reviews, relationship health reviews, and joint planning sessions with senior supplier executives

Act as the key relationship and escalation lead for complex supplier issues, bringing the right internal and supplier stakeholders together to resolve concerns, strengthen accountability, and protect business continuity

Partner with suppliers and internal stakeholders to identify relationship-driven value opportunities, including service enhancements, innovation, process improvements, risk reduction, and cost optimization

Partner with Supplier Executive Owners to develop relationship insights, track partnership objectives, shape supplier engagement plans, and inform long-term product or service roadmaps

Lead cross-functional supplier relationship teams, aligning Supplier Management, Strategic Sourcing, third-party risk, legal, technology, operations, and business stakeholders around shared relationship priorities

Create practical supplier relationship plans that translate performance insights, business needs, supplier capabilities, and market intelligence into clear actions and measurable outcomes

Build trusted, transparent relationships with internal stakeholders and supplier account executives to enable a consistent enterprise view of supplier performance, risks, opportunities, and relationship priorities

Ensure all supplier activities align with third-party risk management policies, standards, and enterprise frameworks

Promote a customer-focused, collaborative culture that leverages the broader Bank’s capabilities and relationships

Contribute to a high-performance, inclusive team environment, supporting talent development, engagement, and succession planning

This is a strong opportunity for a Supplier Relationship Management professional who wants to lead high-impact partnerships at the enterprise level—bringing together governance, relationship health, supplier performance, executive engagement, third-party risk, innovation, and long-term value creation.

Do you have the skills to succeed in this role? We’d love to work with you if you have:

3–5 years of experience in Supplier Relationship Management, vendor management, strategic supplier governance, third-party management, procurement, or sourcing within a complex enterprise environment

University degree (or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience)

Strong relationship management, commercial, and financial acumen, including the ability to assess supplier value, relationship health, service performance, business impact, and long-term partnership opportunities

Proven ability to build and maintain trusted, transparent relationships with internal and external stakeholders

Experience managing cross-functional stakeholders to deliver results

Strong strategic thinking and problem-solving capabilities

Experience with Supplier Relationship Management practices, including governance forums, quarterly business reviews, supplier scorecards, SLAs, relationship plans, escalation management, renewal planning, contract governance, and supplier development

Ability to manage complex, high-impact supplier relationships across multiple business lines and geographies

Strong influence and negotiation skills, with the…

Manager, Supplier Management