Procurement Manager
Location: Brampton, ON – Hybrid; Alternative Location: Toronto, ON; Salary: $80,000 – $90,000 per year; Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM; Job Type: Permanent, Full-Time; Industry: Recycling / Environmental Services; Recruitment Type: Exclusive Search

About the Opportunity
Our client, a growing North American organization in the recycling and environmental services industry, is seeking an experienced Procurement Manager to build and lead its procurement function.

As Procurement Manager, you will take ownership of procurement strategy across multiple locations and business units throughout North America. You will be responsible for assessing the current procurement environment, identifying gaps and opportunities, developing standardized processes, implementing improvements, and measuring results.

The successful candidate will be comfortable working independently, influencing stakeholders across the organization, and taking an active role in transforming how procurement operates.

Key Responsibilities

Develop and implement a centralized, enterprise-wide procurement strategy.

Review existing purchasing practices, SOPs, and workflows and identify opportunities for improvement.

Develop and implement standardized procurement processes, policies, and procedures.

Lead strategic sourcing initiatives, including RFQs and RFPs.

Negotiate supplier pricing, contracts, terms, and service agreements.

Identify opportunities for supplier consolidation and enterprise-wide agreements.

Analyze organizational spend and identify measurable cost-saving opportunities.

Develop and maintain strong strategic supplier relationships.

Establish supplier performance metrics, scorecards, and accountability measures.

Develop procurement KPIs, dashboards, and reporting for senior leadership.

Improve procurement workflows and processes within the ERP environment.

Partner with Operations, Finance, Logistics, IT, Facilities, Engineering, and senior leadership.

Drive adoption of new procurement processes across multiple locations.





Support continuous improvement and acquisition integration initiatives.Build a scalable procurement function that can grow with the organization.

Eventually lead, mentor, and develop Procurement Coordinator support.

Procurement Categories
The successful candidate may oversee procurement across a broad range of categories, including:

MRO Supplies

Safety Equipment & PPE

Packaging Materials

Transportation & Freight

Capital Equipment

Industrial Services & Contractors

Fleet

Office Supplies

IT Hardware & Software

Telecommunications

Facility Maintenance

Temporary Labour

Professional Services

What We're Looking For
We are seeking a procurement professional who has progressed beyond transactional purchasing and has demonstrated experience in strategic sourcing, supplier negotiations, spend analysis, and process improvement.

The ideal candidate is someone who can walk into a decentralized procurement setting and identify:

What the organization is buying and from whom.

Where spending can be consolidated.

Where supplier relationships can be optimized.

Where enterprise agreements can create savings.

Which procurement processes need to be standardized.

How supplier performance should be measured.

How procurement can become more strategic and scalable.

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain, Business, Procurement, or a related field.

5–7+ years of progressive procurement experience.

Strong strategic sourcing and supplier negotiation experience.

Experience developing or significantly improving procurement processes.

Experience leading RFQs and RFPs.

Demonstrated spend analysis and cost-saving experience.

Strong supplier management and relationship-building skills.

Experience working with an ERP system.





Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.

Strong analytical and reporting capabilities.

Experience developing procurement KPIs, dashboards, or reporting.

Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Strong commercial judgment and negotiation abilities.

Ability to influence stakeholders and implement change without direct authority.

Ability to work independently and take full ownership of a function.

Microsoft Business Central experience is not mandatory for candidates with strong transferable ERP and procurement experience.

Preferred Qualifications

SCMP, CPSM, CPPS, or equivalent designation.

Multi-site procurement experience.

Manufacturing experience.

Industrial services experience.

Recycling, waste management, or environmental services experience.

Lean or Continuous Improvement experience.

Experience supporting acquisitions or organizational growth.

Key Competencies
The successful candidate will demonstrate:

Strategic Thinking

Commercial Acumen

Strong Negotiation Skills

Analytical ThinkingSupplier Relationship Management

Project Management

Influence Without Authority

Continuous Improvement

Change Management

Initiative and Ownership

Strong Business Judgment

What Success Looks Like
In this role, success will be demonstrated through your ability to establish a more centralized, strategic, and measurable procurement function.

Key objectives include:

Delivering measurable enterprise-wide cost savings.

Consolidating suppliers where appropriate.

Increasing spend visibility.

Improving contract coverage.

Standardizing procurement processes across locations.

Improving supplier performance.

Reducing purchasing and supplier risk.

Establishing meaningful procurement KPIs and reporting.

Building scalable procurement infrastructure.

Creating strong stakeholder adoption across the organization.

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Contract Info / Information sur le contrat

Job ID / No. du Poste: 63519709

Open Positions / Postes Ouverts: 1

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