Role impact:
Key Category strategy
Strategic sourcing
Contract development and management
Supplier/vendor management and performance
Talent and people management
The Senior Manager, Procurement Sourcing brings highly experienced procurement and industry expertise to lead national procurement and supplier management activities, through a variety of leading practices. By providing best-in-class strategic sourcing services to organizational stakeholders, this role actively contributes and manages a team of employees to uphold the departmental and overall corporate objectives that support Procurement and Supplier Management’s strategic vision and direction. The Senior Manager, Procurement & Sourcing will focus on the national scope of activities related to the following functional areas:
Key Category strategy
Strategic sourcing
Contract development and management
Supplier/vendor management and performance
Talent and people management
What you will deliver:
Leads sourcing and procurement activities for strategic categories (e.g. key category strategy, strategic sourcing, contract development and management) nationally and related functional areas.
Manages the strategic sourcing process (e.g. issuance, evaluation, negotiation, vendor selection) for the category, with the support of the Procurement Analyst and Senior Procurement Specialist, as required, by:
Leading development of key category sourcing strategies, based on market trends and research;
Recommending category strategies based on project priorities;
Managing the evaluation of external and divisional bid responses against pre-defined criteria;
Monitoring the contract package, for completion of the approval and ratification process
Leads the development of the assigned category’s strategic procurement plan,



by translating it into a set of implementable and measurable strategies and targets
Oversees spend analysis conducted by Procurement Analyst to make informed category decisions through the data available in the procurement system
Responsible for the spend taxonomy and data for analysis in the procurement system
Manages highly complex spend categories, provides decisions on high risk/spend contracts, monitors progress for specific categories to ensure that program objectives are delivered on time and within budget, and that anticipated business results are achieved
Responsible for leadership, and interactions with internal and external stakeholders to identify and achieve the value for money targeted savings objectives
Coordinates workforce planning to maximize productivity while meeting project demands; promotes team collaboration to assist other team members to achieve business objectives
Coaches contract owners to drive contract performance and compliance; oversees and directs contract development and management activities for assigned category(ies)
Manages, cross-trains, coaches, and mentors staff, and monitors work assignments to ensure adherence to timelines; defines team member goals and results and monitors activities
Defines and articulates clear performance objectives; monitors performance and develops and implements action plans to address performance gaps




Manages the vendor performance and relationships across Tier 1 service providers
What your strengths are:
Highly experienced technical/skilled expertise with specialized knowledge of procurement processes
Knowledge of office and retail space and related infrastructure
Analytical, problem solving and evaluation skills
Interpersonal and team collaboration skills
Political acuity, tact and diplomacy
Verbal/written presentation and communication skills
Service-focused leadership
Values-driven
Transformational leadership and energy to drive team engagement and development
Delivering superior results and building a high-performance culture
What you need to succeed:
Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or equivalent
Minimum of 8 years of experience in managing sourcing and procurement processes and high dollar projects pertaining to the real-estate industry or related categories
Relevant procurement or related professional designations such as Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP), Supply Chain Management Association (SCMA), Purchasing Management Association of Canada (PMAC), and Project Management Professional (PMP) are considered assets
Technical proficiency in Category Management, including: Category Strategy Establishment, Strategic Sourcing, Spend Analysis, Contract Lifecycle Management, Supplier Management
Project management skills and technical proficiency to lead and manage high dollar value projects/initiatives
Highly experienced in working with a procurement environment to support the e Procurement processes and identify process improvements within the commercial real estate industry
Starting base salary for this job level may rang

📌 Senior manager, procurement sourcing (Toronto)
🏢 Cadillac Fairview
📍 Toronto