WE ARE SGS – THE WORLD’S LEADING TESTING, INSPECTION AND CERTIFICATION COMPANY. WE ARE RECOGNIZED AS THE GLOBAL BENCHMARK FOR QUALITY AND INTEGRITY. OUR 89,000 EMPLOYEES OPERATE A NETWORK OF 2,600 OFFICES AND LABORATORIES, WORKING TOGETHER TO ENABLE A BETTER, SAFER AND MORE INTERCONNECTED WORLD. 

• Responsible for Strategic Sourcing of various categories, (focused on Laboratory Category) negotiating purchases, developing supplier agreements, and delivering financial savings for SGS.
• The person will also be responsible for contract negotiation to generating cost savings, revenue rebates and assurance of quality supply.  This will include but is not limited to offline and online sourcing processes such as RFP’s on various SGS categories.  
• Leads strategic sourcing of multiple sourcing categories. Responsible for source selection, contract negotiations and administration of complex multi-million-dollar contracts.
• Performs internal spend analysis, preparation of bid packages, proposal analysis and evaluation, contract provision negotiation, supplier selection/recommendation, contract award and administration.
• Acts as the regional Relationship Manager for key Business Units and aligns procurement goals with Business Unit objectives
• Establishes and maintains regional business partner relationships with key stakeholders to ensure deep understanding of needs and strategies
• Manages the strategic sourcing of professional services and revenue generating contractor services across multiple business lines; performs the end-to-end sourcing and stakeholder engagement process.
• Develops and drives regional category strategies including market assessment, internal and external influences, pricing drivers etc
• Partners, interfaces, and builds relationships with internal customers to understand their requirements for products and services. 

• Bachelor’s degree in Procurement and Supply Management, or Business Administration, or in a related discipline AND
• 10+ years of Strategic Sourcing experience
• SCMP Supply Chain Management Procurement Certification or equivalent
• Preferred
• Outlined above education and experience with a concentration in Professional Services, including HR, Legal, etc. Experience working in E-Sourcing tool, Oracle iProcurement
• Experience of working with Vendor Managed Systems (VMS) e.g. (Beeline, Fieldglass etc)
• Experience of rolling out VMS tools regionally/globally

SGS Canada is an equal opportunity employer and we are committed to achieving greater accessibility by providing accommodation for people with disabilities during our hiring process. Accommodations are available on request for qualified candidates during each stage of the recruitment process.

Please note that candidates applying for Canadian job openings should be authorized to work in Canada.

Job Type: Full Time

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