Senior Specialist - Strategic Sourcing (IT)

Overview

Senior Sourcing Specialist for IT spend, providing sourcing support for lower-spend tactical purchases across the Asia/Canadian business, Corporate, and IT categories.

What you'll do

• Support and manage the sourcing process for primarily high volume, low risk engagements, with a goal for prompt turnaround.
• Lead clients through the sourcing process, including contract negotiations through to contract execution, risk and governance support, and approvals.
• Assess, define and resolve procurement issues, including contractual terms and conditions and escalations by internal stakeholders and suppliers.
• Apply project management concepts to the planning and execution of the sourcing process.
• Ensure all related governance processes and policies are adhered to and completed prior to final approval, covering legal, technical, financial and regulatory compliance.
• Support clients on related governance requirements for their deal, including third party risk management, AML screening, financial viability, etc.
• Identify and manage relationships with key internal stakeholders.
• Focus on the continuous improvement of various procurement processes.

What you'll need

• 5+ years relevant sourcing/procurement experience.
• Hands-on experience with data collection, cleansing and data analysis.
• Proven and extensive expertise leading sourcing initiatives, processes and developing strategies (e.g. deal management, contract review and negotiations).
• Proven skills and ability to work with internal stakeholders to drive the process.
• Comfort with ambiguity and uncertainty.
• Familiarity with vendor contract language, SAP Ariba Contracts and Sourcing Modules.
• Understanding of general procurement challenges and solutions.
• Proven ability to work and align with internal legal counsel and other governance stakeholders such as IT security and compliance.

Nice to have

• Effective client relationship management skills.
• Financial analysis skills, including advanced Excel skills.
• Confidence in ability to lead negotiations to conclusion.
• Proven ability to work with internal legal counsel and other stakeholders such as security and compliance.
• Demonstrated drive for results and sense of urgency.
• Excellent written and oral communication in English.
• Experience creating project plans, managing to plans, communicating effectively and engaging stakeholders in projects.
• Makes good decisions based on a mixture of analysis, common sense, experience and good judgment.
• Experience with SAP Ariba Contracts and Sourcing Modules.
• Familiarity with third party risk for Financial Service Institutions.

Details

• Role requires both independent contribution and team involvement.
• Posting end date: 04/11/2026.