Position Title: Vendor Manager IV

Duration: 3 months (Possibility of Extension/Conversion)

Work Location: Toronto, ON (4 days in office, 1 day working from home - prefer them to work from home on Thursday, but it is flexible)

Pay Rate: $52.15/hr

Overview:

- The Strategic Sourcing Manager is a strategic, results-driven sourcing skilled responsible for technology categories including infrastructure, engineering, network services, private and public cloud, data centers, employee enablement tools and storage.
- Working in collaboration with business partners, technology stakeholders, enterprise control functions, vendor management and suppliers, this role develops and executes sourcing strategies that deliver sustainable value through proactive pipeline planning, market intelligence, supplier selection, commercial negotiation, contract execution readiness and total cost of ownership analysis.
- The role also supports risk management, governance requirements and enterprise objectives, requiring strong communication, stakeholder management and influencing skills, along with awareness of emerging technology trends, including AI-enabled tools.

Customer

- Act as a liaison with business partners, providing direction and support to enable Client’s and business-specific objectives and goals
- Present research findings and make recommendations to management that support category and business partner strategies




- Develop sourcing pipelines and category strategies for assigned technology categories in partnership with business, technology, vendor management, risk and enterprise stakeholders
- Lead requirements gathering, supplier evaluation and supplier selection activities to support informed procurement decisions
- Drive value through early engagement, market knowledge, commercial acumen, pricing analysis and total cost of ownership considerations
- Lead RFx, supplier negotiation and deal structuring activities, including commercial terms, contract terms, supplier risk and governance considerations, while driving negotiations to conclusion within required cycle times
- Deliver effective sourcing services to business partners and support timely resolution of sourcing, contracting and procurement-related issues through deal execution

Shareholder

- Ensure work adheres to enterprise frameworks and methodologies related to overall business management activities
- Lead relationships with corporate and/or control functions to ensure alignment with enterprise and/or regulatory requirements
- Partner with vendor management throughout the sourcing lifecycle to align on supplier risk, approval readiness and transition of executed agreements for post-signature oversight
- Recommend and implement sourcing process improvements that enhance efficiency, transparency, control effectiveness and stakeholder experience
- Stay knowledgeable on emerging issues, trends and evolving regulatory requirements and assess potential impacts to the

📌 Sourcing Manager (Toronto)
🏢 SPECTRAFORCE
📍 Toronto