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Would you like to work for a global leader in Assurance, Tax, Strategy and Transaction, and Consulting services with over 300,000 people around the world? Would you like to be part of a global Supply Chain Services team of approximately 400 professionals who manage an annual internal procurement spend in the billions? Would you like to play a role in building a better working world every day? If so, you will want to read this.
About Procurement
Our global Supply Chain Services team includes more than 400 people working across 33 countries and speaking 46 languages. We are relentless trendsetters, employing the latest in innovation and technology to better service the business. In a world of disruption, we embrace transformation and work to find best-in-class services and suppliers to help us stay ahead of the curve. We are responsible for sourcing across four categories of spend:
Real Estate (Including Workplace Services and Real Estate Technology and Innovation)
Technology and External Content
Travel, Meetings and Events
Talent Procurement and BMC (Brand, Marketing and Communications)
The opportunity
EY Canada is an organization of over 6,000 people and is looking to hire an experienced Procurement Professional with at least five (5) years of experience to join the Supply Chain Talent Procurement team. This role will have a key contribution to EY business by developing consistent strategies that drives the delivery of quantitative and qualitative value out of strategic procurement activities, reporting to a Senior Procurement Manager. The focus of this position will be mainly on Talent categories in Canada.
Your key responsibilities
Create, develop and implement end-to-end strategic sourcing activities as directed by the Procurement leads in accordance with the Procurement policy and provide excellence throughout the process, analysing information, identifying requirements and opportunities, negotiating terms and conditions, and contracting products and/or services.
Manage procurement projects in the approved tools (Ariba)
Build and foster collaborative working relationships with internal business partners and stakeholders
Act as an individual contributor and trusted business advisor and support EY stakeholders, aligning procurement projects with the business pipeline
Providing Exceptional Customer Service while delivery of both brand and quantitative value to the bottom line through cost savings and cost avoidance
Adherence to EY Procurement policy and processes, including collaboration with Legal (GCO), Risk Management and other EY support functions
Provide support to enable structured management and accurate progress reporting on all projects;
Drive an inclusive and sustainable sourcing mindset to build a better working world
Support the build and management of a pipeline of Procurement projects in support of category strategy/plan & in collaboration with Procurement leaders and stakeholders
Manage and support Request for Proposals (RFPs) including commercial contractual negotiations, while partnering with stakeholders and shared functions such as GCO, Risk Management and Vendor Assurance (information security)
Develop relationships with key EY business stakeholders and report procurement progress via regular meetings;
Minimize contractual risks to EY by identifying and working with relevant leads such as risk and legal
Support the collection of knowledge of key suppliers and their position in the market, in addition to working through current market intelligence resources and partners to perform the latest research;
Provide accurate reporting on deals and timely submission of savings forms as required.
Manage supplier relationships according to EY’s Procurement and Independence policies.
Skills and attributes for success
5+ years of experience in Strategic Procurement in a collaborative and high-performance environment; and minimum of 2 years of experience with the Talent category
Experience in virtual leadership and cultivating cross functional team collaboration
Has strong data analysis capability, which will be used for category spending analysis;
Strong organizational skills and teamwork collaboration.
A strong team player, key contributor, comfortable working collaboratively, virtually, and independently.
Excellent communication and networking skills – able to effectively manage and influence stakeholders.
Experience with Source-to-Pay (“S2P”) flows and familiar with RFx processes including execution of online RFx and e-Auctions.
Project management skill, and will take a supporting and/or leading role for regional project sourcing and work with stakeholders to ensure smooth implementation;
Negotiation and alignment of basic supplier terms and pricing with best practice and market conditions;
Global mindset, able to work collaboratively as part of a team at regional and global level.
Ability to work in an agile environment
High level of cultural awareness to build relationships.
The ability to independently manage and prioritize workload
To qualify for the role, you must have
Strong procurement expertise and commercial acumen to drive sourcing and demand management strategies across a broad array of category services.
Proven track record of leading procurement activities. Multi-regional or global projects will be a plus.
Ability to align efforts with key stakeholders and influence these leaders, as necessary, and possess a global mindset.
Experience on execution of online Rfx and e-Auctions preferably on Ariba
Proficiency in MS Office
Embrace agile environment
Education
Business degree or equivalent
Procurement certification e.g., CSCMP designation (preferred)
Other Requirements
Sourcing and stakeholder management preferably in the Talent (Human Resources) category
Excellent oral, written communication and presentations skills
What we offer
As part of this role, you’ll work in a highly integrated, global team with the opportunity and tools to grow, develop and drive your career forward. Here, you can combine global opportunity with flexible working. The EY benefits package goes above and beyond too, focusing on your physical, emotional, financial and social well-being. Your recruiter can talk to you about the benefits available in your country. Here’s a snapshot of what we offer:
Continuous learning: You’ll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
Success as defined by you: We’ll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.
Transformative leadership: We’ll give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
Diverse and inclusive culture: You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.
Please apply to this role only through the ‘Apply’ link (not through the local office). Your application will then be routed to the appropriate recruiting team.
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