Pay Rate: $48
Location: Toronto ON
Job Type: Contract
Our client, a financial institution is looking to hire a Manager, North America Procurement team for an initial 12-month contract with a high possibility of extension and conversion. This role is 3 days a week in the office in downtown Toronto.
  • Sourcing Strategy and Execution: Lead cross-functional teams to manage low-to-medium value sourcing projects, including baseline and market analysis, strategy development, and contract negotiations.
  • Influence business partner requirements to evaluate and select suppliers effectively.
  • Contract Management: Read, understand, and negotiate supplier contracts, ensuring alignment with legal, risk, and business objectives.
  • Track contract expirations, manage renewals, and collaborate with legal and drafting teams to finalize documentation.
  • Procurement Oversight: Provide oversight for sourcing resources and ensure contract archive accuracy.
  • Apply sourcing principles and best practices in day-to-day operations.
  • Vendor and Stakeholder Management: Maintain strong relationships with key business partners, project owners, and vendor managers to support business-led initiatives.
  • Analytics and Reporting: Deliver supporting analytics to validate realized savings and provide insights to finance teams.
  • Risk Mitigation: Ensure supplier contractual terms mitigate legal and business risks while adhering to procurement systems and tools.
Must-Have Skills:
  • 6+ years of progressive business experience in global supply chain management and/or vendor management and/or contract management
  • 6+ years of experience and expertise with supplier contractual terms and conditions to mitigate legal and business risk
  • 3+ years of IT Infrastructure contracts/sourcing experience
  • 3+ years of extensive knowledge of IT software/SaaS solutions/vendor
  • Solid knowledge of sourcing and procurement principles and best practices
  • Experience with sourcing and procurement systems and tools
  • Solid analytical skills.
Nice to have skills:
  • Graduate degree (business preferred)
  • CPSM (supply chain certification)
  • Knowledge of relevant legislative and regulatory requirements relating to management of third-party outsourcing in the jurisdictions in which Manulife operates
  • Knowledge of financial, actuarial and insurance systems
  • Familiar with Manulife's business operations, strategies and financial environment.
If you are interested & qualified for this opportunity, please send your updated resume in MS Word format to fouzan@ifgpr.com If this is not the right opportunity for you, let's connect and I can share with you how IFG can help advance your career!