Today Argentus is proud to present a new role with a top client in the Food Production space. This organization is one of the largest global producers in their category, with a long history of Food Production wedding large-scale producers with the marketplace. Today, they’re hiring for a highly strategic role: an IT Procurement Manager!
Working out of the company’s Montreal, QC location, this IT Procurement Manager will take on high-level strategic oversight of Procurement within the company’s Information Technology categories. The incumbent in this role will work on a $50M spend, particularly within the Software (SaaS, IaaS, Cloud, etc.), as well as IT professional services categories, to develop and implement an overall strategic procurement program for the categories. In this role, you will develop a deep understanding of the company stakeholders’ IT Procurement needs, and work to create a roadmap for procurement success, working to help centralize procurement as part of the company’s ongoing transformation to a centre-led model. You will execute RFPs and other sourcing events for high-complexity, high value projects within the category from end-to-end, including stakeholder needs analysis, bid solicitation, bid evaluation, supplier negotiation, onboarding and ongoing supplier relationship management. This role has a significant supplier relationship management component, as you’ll be working to monitor and improve supplier performance through KPIs and other continuous improvement avenues.
In short, this is an opportunity for a strategic IT procurement professional to step in, build strong relationships with stakeholders, and execute sourcing strategy, as well as supplier relationship management at a high level. The successful candidate needs to have at least 5 years of strategic sourcing experience, with at least 2 years of experience in Information Technologies (particularly Software—SaaS, IaaS, Cloud, etc. and IT Professional Services). French/English Bilingual is an asset but not mandatory. If this sounds like you, and you’re looking to move into a high-level strategic role at an excellent company, reach out to Argentus today! Call 416 364 9919 or send an email with your current resume to recruit@argentus.com.
A full written job description is available upon request.