Argentus is excited to be working with another brand new client, this time in the technology space, on an impactful procurement role! This company is a global leader in their category, with a proud culture of innovation and collaboration. Today, they’ve tapped Argentus to hire a Procurement Specialist on contract to manage their IT and other indirect categories!
This individual will work remotely from within Canada to support the company’s offices in Toronto or Vancouver, and will work on a 6 month contract basis with the potential to go permanent. In this role, the successful candidate will manage end-to-end procurement for a variety of indirect products and services for the company’s operation, with an emphasis on IT categories (e.g. software, SaaS). This individual will act as the first point of contact procurement for stakeholders across the organization, working to enable their goals through a strategic, competitive sourcing process. In this role, you will project manage a variety of purchases across the organization for IT and other goods and services, working to deeply understand stakeholders’ needs before going to market with procurement processes, engaging in supplier evaluations, negotiating with suppliers to minimize cost while maximizing effectiveness and innovation from supplier relationships. In addition, you will develop and implement processes to improve procurement’s agility and effectiveness in responding to stakeholder needs.
In short, this is a great front line procurement contract, with potential to go permanent for the right individual. We are looking for individuals located in Canada, with strong indirect procurement experience at a services-based organization, including experience with IT categories including Software and SaaS. This is a fast-paced organization that requires an entrepreneurial mindset, and the ability to manage multiple priorities and fast-moving projects, especially in the IT space, so we are looking for candidates who have a demonstrated track record of independently managing procurement projects and delivering successful outcomes for stakeholders.
If this description matches your background, and you’re looking to move into a great new opportunity, reach out to Argentus today! Send an email with your resume to recruit@argentus.com, outlining your strategic Indirect Procurement experience, including your experience with Information Technology and other indirect categories.
Please note: this capsule job description is meant to give candidates a high-level overview of the role. A full written job description is available upon request. We regret that only candidates already located in Canada are eligible to apply.