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About the Role

The Strategic Sourcing Specialist will support enterprise-wide sourcing, contracting, and negotiating activities for Technology and Marketing, including Media and Events. This role involves working with stakeholders to understand procurement needs and leading agile sourcing methodologies, including evaluation and negotiation strategies.

Responsibilities

• Support sourcing, contracting, and negotiating for Technology and Marketing purchases, including software, hardware, telecommunications, managed services, infrastructure, cybersecurity, consulting, media, advertising, sponsorships, events, print services, creative agencies, market research, promotional materials, venues, catering, audiovisual, event production, and related professional services.
• Lead sourcing and contracting processes for medium to high complexity tasks, including supplier investigation, strategy development, RFx, supplier evaluation, negotiation of pricing and terms, and contract documentation.
• Facilitate the contracting process with legal counsel, ensuring compliance with security, privacy, information governance, tax, risk, and bank compliance reviews.
• Collaborate with business units and the Technology organization to contract solutions and services that meet business priorities, acting as a liaison between internal units and external suppliers.
• Maintain ownership of specific supplier or business client portfolios.
• Contribute to demonstrating the value of Procurement services, ensuring the procurement lifecycle and best practices are followed.
• Ensure contract terms, service level agreements, deliverables, performance metrics, support models, and escalation procedures are understood.
• Negotiate pricing, rebates, service levels, deliverables, licensing, commercial terms, and contract structures to maximize value and mitigate risk.
• Manage governing agreements, transaction documents, and related commercial documents.
• Monitor supplier compliance with contractual obligations and enterprise policies, support supplier business reviews, resolve issues, and manage escalations.
• Analyze spend data and supplier portfolios to identify opportunities for cost savings, category optimization, supplier rationalization, value-added services, and process improvements.
• Provide subject matter expertise and support/training for new hires in Procurement.
• Identify opportunities for cost savings, cycle-time reduction, improved stakeholder experience, risk mitigation, and process improvements.

Requirements

• University degree, College/Technical Institute diploma, or equivalent work experience in Business, Supply Chain, Procurement, Marketing, Technology or a related field.
• Minimum three (3) years of experience in a Technology and/or Marketing, Procurement, Strategic Sourcing or Category Management role.
• Experience supporting Technology procurement categories, including software, SaaS/cloud, hardware, managed services, infrastructure, cybersecurity solutions, telecommunications and Technology consulting services.
• Experience supporting Marketing procurement categories, including media buying, creative and production agencies, sponsorships, event management services, market research, print services, promotional materials and related professional services.
• Strong leadership skills and presence, a remarkable sense of accountability, and a demonstrated ability to construct procurement strategies and solve problems.
• Outcome-focused critical thinker with the ability to analyze data, assess risk, identify opportunities and support continuous innovation.
• Collaborative team player with superior influencing, communication, presentation and negotiation skills, who builds relationships easily across cross-functional groups.

Skills

• Strategic sourcing
• RFx development and execution
• Supplier negotiations
• Contract review
• Commercial analysis
• Stakeholder management
• Agile sourcing methodology
• Technology procurement
• Marketing procurement
• Media buying
• Event management
• Data analysis
• Risk assessment
• Influencing
• Communication
• Presentation
• Negotiation

Location

• Canada

Work Type

• Full-time

Experience Level

• Minimum three (3) years of experience

Education Level

• University degree, College/Technical Institute diploma, or equivalent work experience

Salary/Compensations

• 64,000.00 - 106,000.00 CAD Annual
• 64,000.00 - 85,000.00 CAD per annum

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits and retirement programs
• Performance incentives
• Continuing Education Programs
• Other perks to support your well-being
• Career growth opportunities
• Product discounts
• Store discounts
• Supported learning through our Triangle Learning Academy
• Canadian Tire Profit Sharing
• Retirement and savings programs for eligible employees
• Mental health benefits in the amount of $5,000 per year for benefits-eligible employees and their families
• Total well-being, and mental health tools and resources for all employees

About the Company

• Canadian Tire Corporation, Limited (“CTC”) is one of Canada’s most admired and trusted companies.
• With more than 90 Owned Brands, over 1,600 retail locations, financial services, exemplary e-commerce capabilities, and exciting market-leading merchandising strategies.
• We dream big and work as one to innovate with purpose for our customers at every level of our business, investing in new technologies and products, and doubling down on top talent to drive the company forward.
• We offer competitive salaries and wages to CTC employees, as well as store discounts, supported learning through our Triangle Learning Academy, Canadian Tire Profit Sharing, and retirement and savings programs for eligible employees.
• As part of our enhanced flex benefits program, we offer mental health benefits in the amount of $5,000 per year for benefits-eligible employees and their families, including total well-being, and mental health tools and resources for all employees.
• Join us in helping to make life in Canada better through living and working our Core Values: we are innovators and entrepreneurs at our core, outcomes drive us, inclusion is a must, we are stronger together and we take personal responsibility.
• It is an especially exciting time to join CTC and its family of companies where career opportunities are wide-ranging!
• Join us, where there's a place for you here.

Equal Opportunity

• We are committed to fostering an environment where belonging thrives, and diversity, inclusion and equity are infused into everything we do.
• We believe in building an organizational culture where people are consistently treated with dignity while respecting individual religion, nationality, gender, race, age, perceived ability, spoken language, sexual orientation, and identification.
• We are united in our purpose of being here to help make life in Canada better.
• We stand firm in our Core Value that inclusion is a must.
• We welcome and encourage candidates from equity-seeking groups such as people who identify as racialized, Indigenous, 2SLGBTQIA+, women, people with disabilities, and beyond.
• Should you require any accommodation in applying for this role, or throughout the interview process, please make them known when contacted and we will work with you to help meet your needs.