Senior strategic buyer

Hello ! I'm Jérémy, Recruitment Consultant for the Fed Supply employment agency, specialist in the fields of supply chain, logistics, transportation and customer service - offering temporary and permanent jobs in the Greater Montreal area.

Our team of Supply Chain and Logistics experts speaks your language and operates in your world.

Hello ! I'm Jérémy, Recruitment Consultant for the Fed Supply employment agency, specialist in the fields of supply chain, logistics, transportation and customer service - offering temporary and permanent jobs in the Greater Montreal area.

Our team of Supply Chain and Logistics experts speaks your language and operates in your world.

I am currently recruiting a Senior Strategic Buyer for one of my clients, a specialized distribution company located in Boucherville.

Responsibilities :

• Represents the company on various purchasing group committees, ensuring that strategies and negotiations with suppliers are aligned with the company's overall objectives.
• Negotiate commercial agreements with suppliers, focusing on opportunities to maximize profitability.
• Identify negotiating levers based on market analyses, specific company needs, and direct or indirect categories involved.
• Carry out in-depth market research to identify best practices, market trends, as well as opportunities to optimize costs and improve commercial conditions with suppliers.
• Use these analyses to make informed decisions during negotiations.
• Actively participate in setting up calls for tender for the acquisition of goods and services, defining requirements, creating the necessary documents and conducting comparative analyses of the proposals received.
• Ensure rigorous management of the process to guarantee competitiveness and compliance with the company's strategic objectives.
• Transmit new commercial agreements, as well as renewals or adjustments during the year, to the Finance Department to ensure data integration in financial systems and monitoring of financial performance.
• Ensure optimal management of the life cycle of commercial agreements, including opening, closing, renewing and adjusting contracts according to internal standards.
• Participate in the annual evaluation of suppliers, analyzing their performance through key performance indicators (KPIs) and identifying areas for improvement to strengthen business relationships.
• Actively participate in weekly and monthly reviews of supplier performance and ongoing negotiations.
• Ensures continuous monitoring of best practices in its area of expertise, making recommendations for optimizing negotiation processes and supplier relationship management.

Skills required :

• Bachelor's degree in business administration or other relevant field
• Good knowledge of the Office 365 suite
• A minimum of 10 years' experience in contract negotiation in a similar sector
• Proficiency in Excel - (advanced)
• Knowledge of SAP (an asset)
• Knowledge of Power BI (an asset)
• Knowledge of retail (an asset)
• Bilingualism, French and English (spoken and written) - advanced level due to the nature of the role requiring interaction with unilingual French or English suppliers.
5 days ago