Senior Specialist, Indirect Procurement

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About the role

  • Senior indirect procurement specialist leading category strategies, sourcing, negotiations, and savings initiatives. Supporting Pharmascience, a Canadian pharmaceutical manufacturer, across production-related services.

Responsibilities

  • Ensure compliance with procurement policies, procedures, and governance
  • Lead strategic sourcing processes, including RFx, evaluation, negotiations, and contracting
  • Develop and execute category strategies to optimize costs, reduce risk, and create value
  • Analyze markets, spend, and trends to identify improvement opportunities
  • Act as a business partner to business units and provide strategic procurement leadership
  • Develop, negotiate, and manage relationships with strategic suppliers
  • Ensure governance and lifecycle management of strategic contracts
  • Identify and deliver savings, cost avoidance, and continuous improvement initiatives
  • Track and communicate the progress of projects and initiatives
  • Lead strategic sourcing activities for one or more non-production categories, including CAPEX, IT, professional services, and MRO
  • Reporting to the Head of Procurement, Strategic Sourcing/Indirect Goods and Services

Requirements

  • Minimum 10 years of experience in similar roles and/or a related manufacturing sector
  • Bachelor’s degree in Operations Management, Business Administration, and/or specialized training in procurement or logistics
  • Bilingual in French and English, both written and spoken
  • Collaborative communication, planning, and project management skills
  • Ability to persuade and influence
  • Advanced analytical skills and strong attention to detail
  • Strong organizational and planning skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities
  • Excellent negotiation skills
  • Experience with cost-reduction and process-improvement projects
  • Ability to collaborate with suppliers and/or clients located outside the province of Quebec

Benefits

  • Annual performance bonus
  • Internal employee referral program offering up to $3,000
  • Vacation and personal days available from the date of hire
  • Group insurance coverage from day one, including telemedicine
  • Competitive retirement plan with employer contributions from day one
  • Employee assistance program
  • Ongoing training opportunities
  • Stimulating and collaborative work environment
  • On-site parking
  • On-site gym

Job title

Job type

Full Time

Experience level

Senior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Tech skills

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Location requirements

HybridMontrealCanada

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