Definity is the parent company to some of Canada’s most long-standing and innovative insurance brands, including Economical Insurance, Sonnet Insurance, Family Insurance Solutions, and Petline Insurance.

We offer
a flexible, hybrid work experience where employees work from the office and virtually depending on the type of work they are doing and who they are working with. We are seeking a seasoned procurement leader to join our Enterprise Procurement team as an Manager, Enterprise Procurement, providing leadership and operational oversight. This role is responsible for leading a team of Sourcing Partners and Coordinators while ensuring the successful delivery of sourcing initiatives, supplier governance, risk management activities, and stakeholder engagement across key Indirect Spend categories.
Reporting to Enterprise Procurement leadership, you will play a critical role in maintaining excellence procurement, advancing strategic sourcing objectives, supporting third-party risk governance, and delivering measurable business value through effective supplier management and commercial negotiations.
Establish transparent goals, priorities, and performance expectations aligned with Enterprise Procurement objectives.
Conduct regular one-on-one meetings to review workloads, address challenges, provide coaching, and support professional development.
Mentor team members on sourcing strategy development, negotiations, executive presentations, stakeholder engagement, and procurement best practices.
Deliver timely performance feedback and conduct mid-year and year-end performance reviews.
Support succession planning, capability development, and continuous learning initiatives within the team.
Sourcing Leadership & Delivery Excellence Provide leadership and guidance on complex sourcing events, including RFIs, RFPs, RFQs,



contract negotiations, supplier evaluations, and commercial assessments.
Review and approve procurement deliverables, including business cases, recommendation presentations, negotiation strategies, contract summaries, and executive briefing materials.
Drive commercial value through supplier rationalization, competitive sourcing initiatives, contract optimization, cost savings, cost avoidance, and demand management strategies.
Lead strategic sourcing initiatives and special projects as required.
Manage escalations involving stakeholders, suppliers, contractual disputes, capacity constraints, or sourcing risks.
Serve as a trusted advisor and primary procurement partner to senior business leaders across Personal Insurance, Commercial Insurance, Human Resources, Marketing, Finance, and other corporate functions.
Provide market intelligence, sourcing expertise, supplier insights, and commercial recommendations to support business decision-making.
Develop and oversee category strategies that align with organizational priorities, business objectives, and long-term procurement goals.
Represent Enterprise Procurement in leadership forums, steering committees, governance meetings, and executive updates.
Build strong relationships across the organization to promote procurement engagement, compliance, and value creation.
Ensure adherence to procurement policies, regulatory requirements, documentation standards,



and third-party risk management frameworks.
Partner closely with Legal, Privacy, Compliance, Technology Security, Risk Management, and Vendor Management teams throughout the sourcing and contracting lifecycle.
Oversee third-party risk assessments and ensure appropriate security, privacy, business continuity, regulatory, and operational risk considerations are incorporated into sourcing decisions.
Support governance activities related to material and critical suppliers, including risk mitigation, remediation tracking, and issue escalation.
Ensure contract renewals, amendments, and lifecycle management activities are completed proactively and within established timelines.
Support the evaluation and governance of emerging technologies, including AI-enabled solutions, to ensure alignment with enterprise risk and regulatory expectations.
Supplier Performance & Value Realization Oversee strategic supplier performance management activities, including supplier business reviews, performance scorecards, issue resolution, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Monitor supplier performance, contractual obligations, and service delivery outcomes to ensure expected value is achieved.
Identify opportunities to improve supplier relationships, service quality, operational efficiencies, and commercial performance.
Oversee procurement reporting, project dashboards, and leadership updates.
Ensure accurate tracking and reporting of sourcing progress, savings, cost avoidance, supplier rationalization activities, contract compliance, and procurement KPIs.
Develop and present executive-level reports, business cases, sourcing recommendations, supplier performance updates, and risk assessments.
Support leadership reporting on vendor harmonization, strategic sourc

📌 Head of Procurement (Winnipeg)
🏢 Economical
📍 Winnipeg