Large corporation located in Vaughan requires a hands-on Procurement Manager.
Responsibilities:
Monitor gross profit (GP) daily and weekly across food product categories
Identify root cause of loss in real time
Accrue losses throughout the season and maintain accurate running totals by commodity group
Provide financial support and guidance to category directors/managers to ensure weekly GP targets are met
Report directly to CEO and senior executives on category financial performance and recovery status
Vendor Management on any Claim Build, support, and execute any vendor claims to recover losses resulting from quality failures, spec deviations, poor pack-out performance, and other claimable events
Conduct end-of-season reconciliations, coordinating multi-million-dollar settlements with key vendors
Maintain thorough documentation, evidence packages, and support files for all submissions
Negotiate any claim outcomes in partnership with category directors and senior executives for cause




Purchase Order Review & Sign-Off Review and sign-off for all Purchase Orders (PO) prior to payment
Verify accuracy of freight charges, currency allocations, and cost line items on every PO
Identify and correct invalid charges that would impact gross profit
Liaise with logistics and category teams to ensure POs reflect actual contracted terms
Manage vendor advance payment schedules, aligning advances with loading schedules and product receipt
Monitor payables and inbound loading activity to ensure advances are appropriately backed by product flow
Manage advance commitments and accruals to established programs
Offshore Program Planning Support the planning and development of the offshore procurement program (Peru, Chile, Brazil, etc.)
Analyze historical data year-over-year to inform volume planning and vendor allocation decisions

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📌 Senior Procurement Manager (Ontario)
🏢 Torstaff
📍 Ontario