Strategic Sourcing Assistant

Company Description

We are SGS – the world's leading testing, inspection and certification company. We are recognized as the global benchmark for sustainability, quality and integrity. Our 99,600 employees operate a network of 2,600 offices and laboratories, working together to enable a better, safer and more interconnected world. 

Job Description

The Strategic Sourcing Assistant supports the Vice President, Procurement with administrative, P2P, analytical, review, evaluation, and coordination activities, and supports the Procurement Manager with sourcing data, RFx events, supplier reviews, and assigned procurement categories.

• Strategic Sourcing Support: Supports the Vice President with administrative coordination, P2P activities, reviews, quick evaluations, follow-up actions, and procurement communications.
• Supports the Procurement Manager by collecting and analyzing spend, supplier, pricing, and category data and preparing summaries and recommendations.
• Coordinates RFx activities by gathering requirements, preparing documents, supporting RFI, RFP, and RFQ launches, and tracking responses, clarifications, deadlines, and approvals.
• Assists with real estate, travel, fleet, facilities, operating supplies, logistics, and other categories through research, benchmarking, evaluations, and stakeholder coordination.
• Supports requisitions, purchase orders, invoice issue resolution, trackers, reports, dashboards, presentations, and procurement file maintenance.
• Assists with supplier evaluations, bid comparisons, savings validation, sourcing implementation, and action-item follow-up.
• Adheres to internal standards, policies and procedures.
• Supplier Management: Supports supplier relationship and performance reviews by compiling reports, issues, action items, and evaluation information.
• Coordinates review meetings, collects information, documents decisions, and tracks agreed actions.
• Reviews supplier reporting to help validate Service Level Agreements (SLAs), pricing, and key performance indicators.
• Maintains issue logs, follows up on open items, and escalates material concerns.

Qualifications

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent.
• 2-3 years of procurement-related experience.

Licenses and Certifications

• Certified Professional in Supply Management (CPSM). (Preferred)

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Strong planning, organization, analytical, and problem-solving skills with the ability to handle multiple concurrent projects
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, virtual and dynamic environment
• Must be detail-oriented and comfortable working on your own initiative
• Excellent MS Office Excel skills, including creating and manipulating pivot tables
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Familiarity with eSourcing and eBuying tools, SharePoint
• Analysis and Problem Solving – Strong analytical skills with the ability to turn findings into executable plans to meet business objectives
• Teamwork – Ability to work collaboratively with both suppliers and key stakeholders. To influence successfully within a matrix environment and build effective business partnerships with all levels of team members
• Customer Focus - Ability to provide excellent customer service, identifying, understanding and meeting internal/external stakeholder expectations

Additional Information

Salary: $64,900 to $72,000 CAD

Some benefit highlights:

• 80% coverage Health, Dental and Vision 
• Paid time off
• RRSP Program Eligibility 

SGS is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and as such we recruit, hire, train, and promote persons in all job classifications without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetics, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristics protected by law.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily with or without reasonable accommodations. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required.

This job description should not be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or requirements, but a general description of the job. Nothing contained herein restricts the company’s rights to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.