A career in Procurement, within Internal Firm Services, will provide you with the opportunity to develop and manage the procurement of all goods and services required by PwC for operational and strategic purposes. As a part of the team, you’ll assist in developing our standard practices and compliance infrastructure, managing relationships for both internal clients and suppliers to aid in the strategic selection of suppliers, supplier diversity, and contract negotiations.

Meaningful work you’ll be part of

As a Strategic Sourcing Specialist, you'll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution. PwC Professional skills and responsibilities for this management level include but are not limited to:

• Overseeing a portfolio of cross-functional categories, with multiple concurrent projects

• Managing the portfolio spend, developing cost reduction strategies, conducting rigorous market analyses, recommending short-term and long-term sourcing opportunities, providing risk/benefit analysis, leading/facilitating supplier evaluations, negotiations, and change management efforts

• Managing cost reduction programs and transactional activities in pursuit of total cost of ownership savings and enhanced service levels for the category portfolio

• Managing supplier performance for the category portfolio as well as for meeting internal end user demands

• Tracking and reporting the performance of the category portfolio, as well as managing any modifications to the portfolio

• Leading or participating in supplier audit activities

• Conducting periodic portfolio spend analyses and develop sourcing strategies to drive cost reductions, and improved service levels and quality

• Managing cross-functional teams to execute the category-specific sourcing strategies, including the development of requirements, drafting of RFx documents, identification of supplier evaluation criteria, leading the negotiations process, and facilitating the contracting process

• Developing and sustaining processes and procedures for efficient sourcing in procurement

• Maintaining effective relationships with suppliers associated with assigned category portfolio

• Monitoring transactional activities and deliver to KPIs, manage supplier performance to contract, facilitate issue resolution and response to end user queries

• Developing and maintain necessary tools to track performance of category portfolio and associated suppliers

• Performing savings tracking and report realized savings on a continuous basis

• Setup and managing eSourcing

Experiences and skills you’ll use to solve

• Solid knowledge of market intelligence to provide category expertise and to interpret that knowledge to make change

• Traditional sourcing and purchasing skills such as numerical and negotiations skills

• Creative problem solving skills. Suggest alternatives to, and change current working processes, and suggest innovative approaches to adding value

• Flexibility to adapt to processes and working methods to the needs and motivation of stakeholders

• Ability to coordinate and manage a variety of activities/projects simultaneously

• Ability to drive consensus through effective communication and team building

• Excellent oral and written communication skills. Communicate to build relationships with diverse groups of people ( internal stakeholders, suppliers, senior management)

• A demonstrated commitment to valuing differences and working alongside diverse people and perspectives

Why you’ll love PwC
We’re inspiring and empowering our people to change the world. Powered by the latest technology, you’ll be a part of amazing teams helping public and private clients build trust and deliver sustained outcomes. This meaningful work, and our continuous development environment, will take your career to the next level. We reward your impact, and support your wellbeing, through a competitive compensation package, inclusive benefits and flexibility programs that will help you thrive in work and life. Learn more about us at http://pwc.com/ca/whypwc.

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