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 (Winnipeg)
🏢 Torstaff
📍 Winnipeg