Lead Buyer Job Montreal Wisconsin USA,Business

Location: Montreal

Summary:

Location: Montreal, QC

Responsibilities:

Enforce company Procurement policies and best practices.
Perform market analysis with in-depth knowledge of various indirect categories of spend.
Establish strong relationships with internal clients and suppliers; build a robust understanding of strategic business direction, requirements, and priorities across suppliers and/or spend categories.
Collaborate with business leaders and management to identify, drive savings, and control improvements, focusing on the total cost of ownership.
Responsible for identifying and mitigating procurement-related risks.
Develop annual strategic sourcing plans, execute those plans, and achieve maximized savings within each spend category.
Run RFXs, negotiate contracts with suppliers to obtain the best contract price and terms to protect the company.
Work with Legal on contract terms and issues leveraging from existing group or regional contractual framework whenever possible.
Regularly track all aspects of the sourcing process, from initial business requirements, followed by management validation to final engagement execution.
Create result-driven reports measuring performance of procurement activities.
Act as the local Procurement Subject Matter Expert (SME) for the platform, develop training, communication, and reporting on upcoming changes and new functionalities with support from the operational team.
Work closely in collaboration with partners in Third-Party Management Office and Account Payables to contribute to the development of efficient procurement processes, adopt new procurement applications.

Requirements:

Bachelor's degree in business, finance, economics, applied sciences, or Supply Chain/Procurement.
Minimum of 7 years' experience in procurement-related activities, and a track record of working in a team environment and delivering on savings targets.
Extensive knowledge of strategic sourcing methodologies and/or category management processes.
Proven experience in contract negotiations; understanding of legal clauses and their application in the procurement process.
Strong communication, leadership, and analytical skills.
Ability to analyze complex situations in a timely and effective manner.
Strong work ethics and ability to work with confidential information.
Proven success leading major projects and change programs that have positively impacted the business.
Proficiency in MS Excel & MS PowerPoint tools.
Communication skills in both French and English languages.

Preferred Skills:

Finance industry experience is a plus.
Experience in working successfully in a multicultural and international environment.
Experience with supply management tools/software including procurement and project management programs (Ariba, Ivalua, Beeline).
Project management expertise a plus.