Head of Procurement Canada

Key Responsibilities:

• Prepare an annual purchasing strategy for of a small division or BU or country /region and ensure it is aligned to Global Procurement Strategies.
• Direct the development of annual Procurement business plans and tactical plans in line with agreed sourcing strategy, ensuring full alignment with divisional and group targets, and set stretch targets for the team, benchmarking versus best-in-class external organizations, and measure achievement of objectives against KPIs.
• Direct the identification of sourcing strategies (preferred suppliers, outsourcing) and identify, engage and manage the relationships with key internal clients and external suppliers, and exert significant influence to drive Procurement projects.
• Direct the negotiation of agreements and lead the establishment of contracts to decrease total cost with specified quality and service levels and ensure supply security, and ensure that savings are tracked according to group guidelines ($100-$750m).
• Direct the implementation and utilization of Procurement systems and tools in Countries, and ensure consistent tracking of savings and other Procurement KPIs, according to group policies.
• Demonstrate thought leadership related to the identification, implementation and continuous improvement of sourcing best practices, systems and processes and policies alignment.
• Direct the preparation and finalization of Procurement investments plans and budgets.

Education​

• Bachelor degree​​
• Advanced English and French.

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Experience​

• Cross Cultural Experience.
• Collaborating across boundaries.
• Critical Negotiations. Strategy Development.
• People Leadership.Project Management.
• Experiences: Pharmaceutical or equivalent experience
• 10 years' experience in Procurement.

• Skills:
• Effective Communication.
• Finance Management.
• Internal And External Customer Needs Analysis & Satisfaction Studies.

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