Job Description

Job Title: Strategic Sourcing Lead for Technology
Job ID: 63550
Location: Burnaby, British Columbia

Overview:
The Supply Chain Professional is accountable for delivering assigned outcomes related to the development and execution of category/project supply chain strategies, sourcing strategies and/or sourcing activities following established processes and quality requirements. This role would generally be assigned medium complexity and/or risk work assignments with minimal oversight or medium to higher complexity and/or risk work assignments with more oversight.

What you will be doing:

Provide leadership, guidance, and advice to client groups within the line of business in sourcing, procuring, and managing a wide range of goods and services, particularly those with high value, high complexity, and/or high financial or political risk impacts.

Lead cross-functional evaluation teams through the sourcing, vendor negotiation, and contract transitioning stages.

Monitor processes with end-users to ensure services and materials are purchased effectively and in accordance with policies and directives across the company.

Develop relationships with key contacts at all levels within the organization and external to the company.

Accountable for determining appropriate sourcing methods, including the preparation and evaluation of contracting documents such as project procurement strategies, contracting plan, RFP\xe2\x80\x99s, RFEI\xe2\x80\x99s, RFSQ\xe2\x80\x99s, and RFQ\xe2\x80\x99s.

Accountable for maintaining integrity of Hydro\xe2\x80\x99s procurement practices.

May be required to manage the subsequent contracts.

May provide work direction to a team of procurement analysts and administrative support staff.

As a member of the Business Group\xe2\x80\x99s professional sourcing, procurement and contract management team, participates in the identification and development of business process improvements to enhance operational efficiency within the Business Group\xe2\x80\x99s procurement and sourcing function.

What you must have:

Bachelor\xe2\x80\x99s degree in a business-related field such as Economics, Finance, Accounting, Business, Supply Chain or in an equivalent field, and a combination of one of the following:

Completion of a professional designation such as SCMP, ISM, PMP or CPA

Enrollment in advanced degree program such as MBA or equivalent

Completion of a business-related continuing development program

Excellent interpersonal, communications, negotiating, project management, planning and organizational skills

Solid understanding of contract development, competitive bid law and contract law.

Ability to successfully manage large procurement projects, including those of a complex nature

Ability to lead complex negotiations with large vendors

Experience in crown corporations or government environments, an asset

Term: 12-month contract; most likely to extend

Salary/Rate Range: $60.00 \xe2\x80\x93 $73.00

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