Associate Director, Strategic Sourcing

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Canada.

📋 Description

• Lead and transform the Procurement organization, with an emphasis on optimizing processes and fostering continuous improvement.

• Develop and take ownership of proactive technology sourcing strategies.

• Utilize Ironclad, Productiv, AI, and other emerging technologies to boost procurement efficiency.

• Collaborate with the Finance team on annual and quarterly technology budget planning, forecasting, and expenditure analysis.

• Drive system consolidation, streamline the vendor portfolio, minimize redundancy, and renegotiate enterprise-wide contracts.

• Work alongside Legal, IT, InfoSec, and senior leadership to evaluate risks, ensure compliance, and enhance contract terms.

• Lead intricate vendor negotiations to obtain competitive terms, flexible licensing arrangements, and scalable contract frameworks.

• Oversee the assessment and adoption of procurement and vendor management tools and platforms.

• Act as a senior escalation point for vendor and stakeholder issues while managing relationships at the executive level.

• Establish and implement procurement training and change management initiatives.

• Manage daily operations for new vendors, renewals, and change orders in alignment with SLAs and stakeholder expectations.

⛳️ Requirements

• Demonstrated leadership experience in technology procurement, strategic sourcing, and senior-level vendor management.

• Experience in the implementation and management of procurement tools and contract management platforms (e.g., Ironclad/Docusign, SaaS Management, Orchestration tools).

• Extensive knowledge in system consolidation, technology budgeting, forecasting, and KPI management related to technology procurement.

• Strong understanding and practical experience with deploying AI applications and system consolidation.

• Excellent negotiation abilities with a proven record of achieving cost savings and value through complex agreements.

• Exceptional communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills, with the capacity to influence across all organizational levels.

• Strategic mindset with a commitment to continuous improvement and the ability to lead organizational change.

• Self-driven and entrepreneurial attitude, dedicated to maintaining high standards of operational excellence and data accuracy.

🏝️ Benefits

• Additional bonus based on the specific position ultimately offered.

• Comprehensive range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits.