Strategic Sourcing Analyst
Description
Job Posting: Strategic Sourcing Analyst
Status: full-time contract
Location: Brampton, ON (Hybrid 1-2 days a week in office and the rest of the time working from home)
Internal posting expires on Tuesday, December 3, 2024 at 5pm EST.
Where YOU work, makes a difference.
Life is precious and every moment matters. Dynacare is helping Canadians achieve a healthy future with care and wellness solutions that are convenient, understandable, and accessible. When you join our team, every day is an opportunity to get better and be inspired. It’s an environment where you can grow your career in any direction you choose. We’re evolving our technology and optimizing our processes, so you can do your best work, make a meaningful impact, and thrive.
Are YOU our next Strategic Sourcing Analyst?
As the Strategic Sourcing Analyst, reporting to the Manager, Strategic Sourcing, you will work with the Strategic Sourcing team to support executing strategic sourcing activities and bring the best value for money to the organization. You will be responsible for administering and driving improvements to the Strategic Sourcing activities for the organization. Pre contract, you will analyze and report procurement-related data and calculate the total cost of ownership for goods and services. You will also coordinate with suppliers on an as required basis to obtain quotes and required information and act as a bridge between internal and external stakeholders. Post contract, you will support to optimize contractual agreements and ensure efficiency is delivered to various aspects of our operations.
Why Dynacare is an amazing place for YOU:
· Join an award-winning "Top Employer" with meaningful and impactful career opportunities.
· Access a health and wellness benefits program that supports you and your loved ones.
· Grow and thrive with a dynamic, successful company through internal mobility opportunities.
· Invest in your future through RRSP match benefits and an employee stock purchase program.
· Experience a collaborative, diverse workforce that prioritizes dignity and respect for all.
How YOU will make a difference:
- Understand the business requirements by coordinating with internal departments and lead complex sourcing projects at the regional and national levels.
- Conducting supplier spend analysis on a regular basis and perform various analysis to get insights, and trends, converting data into meaningful information.
- Converting business requirements into solicitation documents i.e., RFP, RFQ, and RFI. Sharing solicitation documents with vendors and assisting the strategic sourcing team with the evaluation of the received bids/quotations.
- Support the strategic sourcing team in arranging meetings with internal technical departments and vendors for various business requirements.
- Conducting market research for industry trends and sourcing vendors for different goods and services.
- Preparation and dissemination of different category spend analysis and cost-savings reports for strategic sourcing projects.
- Updating and maintaining strategic sourcing project status reports and ensuring the report contains up-to-date information related to projects.
- Follow up with the internal business users for obtaining the required information and providing updates to the procurement team.
- Coordination with the strategic sourcing team to conduct quarterly business reviews with vendors.
- Preparing data analysis and generating spend reports. (25%)
- Provide assistance in preparing RFX documents and coordination with vendor for RFX process. (25%)
- Continuous market research to evaluate the organizational pricing positioning for various categories. (10%)
- Contract tracking (rebates/spend analysis) (15%)
- Arranging quarterly business review meetings with sourcing specialists and vendors. (25%)
What YOU bring to the role:
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Science or Business is preferred.
- Minimum of 1-2 years of experience in a strategic sourcing, operational procurement, or related environment.
- Advanced skills in data analysis are a must.
- Experience with MRP/ERP systems is an asset.
- Healthcare or life science-related experience is an asset.
- Advanced proficiency with MS Office, especially MS Excel (Advance level).
- Solid understanding of data analysis techniques.
- Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills.
- Learning, flexible, and adaptable behavior.
- Ability to perform under pressure, manage multiple projects, and respond to changing priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to effectively manage constraints and competing priorities.
- Strong business acumen.
- Ability to work independently as well as a part of a team.
- Demonstrated success at building strong relationships and collaborating with a network of internal and external Business Partners and subject matter experts
Passionate about supporting healthy lives with commitment and care? Please apply today and let us open the door to your extended career journey.
Dynacare has been a “Top Employer” for many years and there is a reason why. We are a great place to work. At Dynacare, we’re proud to hire the best people. If you are looking for a meaningful career where you can support healthy lives with commitment and care – we would like to meet you. We hope you will join us in our journey to become Canada’s health and wellness solutions leader.
Dynacare is proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to the attraction, selection, advancement, and fair treatment of all individuals. We believe that our diversity is our strength, so we employ a diverse workforce and respect the needs of all our employees.
In accordance with provincial legislation and our Accommodation Policy a request for accommodation will be accepted as part of the Dynacare hiring process.