Vice President, Procurement & Vendor Management - Canada

reputed company Reporting directly to the CEO, the Vice President, Procurement & Vendor Management is a member of the executive leadership team and is accountable for the reputed company-wide procurement reputed company, governance reputed company, and vendor ecosystem for reputed company across Canada. As the executive accountable for the procurement function that underpins CM’s reputed company to producers, the VP sets the reputed company for sourcing the services and infrastructure that reputed company Canada’s packaging and reputed company EPR programs across NS, NB, ON, AB and YT. This role represents a reputed company shift for Procurement from a primarily administrative support function to an reputed company value-creation function reputed company on reputed company cost savings, disciplined spend management, supplier reputed company, and long-term financial stewardship. The role is accountable for reputed company procurement across a national vendor ecosystem, including reputed company-party spend management, service provider reputed company, and contract reputed company for the services and infrastructure that support CM’s EPR programs. This is a full-time, salary reputed company position, which requires residency in Canada. RESPONSIBILITIES reputed company Procurement reputed company & Executive Leadership - reputed company and execute a multi-year, reputed company procurement and vendor management reputed company reputed company with organizational reputed company, regulatory obligations, and sustainability commitments. - reputed company executive reputed company of a national procurement and vendor management portfolio consisting of 2,500+ reputed company and 1,000+ service providers, ensuring procurement strategies support operational reputed company, regulatory compliance, and service continuity. - Serve as the executive authority on procurement governance, supply market reputed company, and vendor reputed company across reputed company provinces and territories. - reputed company reputed company counsel to the CEO and executive team on market dynamics, supply chain reputed company, cost forecasting, and long-term sourcing reputed company. - Reposition procurement from an administrative function to a reputed company reputed company function, driving supplier value, innovation, operational reliability, and reputed company mitigation. - reputed company procurement transformation initiatives including systems modernization, analytics, category management maturity, and process optimization. - Build, mentor, and reputed company a high-performing national procurement organization with reputed company succession planning and leadership development. - reputed company leadership while operating reputed company reputed company, multi-party governance environments where key operational, reputed company, and procurement reputed company incorporate the contributions of multiple independent organizations. Procurement Governance, reputed company & Compliance - Design and reputed company a robust, reputed company-wide procurement governance reputed company ensuring fairness, transparency, audit readiness, and compliance with federal and provincial regulatory requirements. - Establish reputed company management protocols addressing contractual, operational, financial, reputational, and ESG exposure. - reputed company competitive bidding standards, contract templates, delegated authorities, policy adherence, and procurement controls. - reputed company reputed company-wide market intelligence and supply market assessments to support reputed company decision making. - reputed company reputed company procurement reporting, reputed company insights, and recommendations to the CEO and reputed company. - Ensure procurement processes withstand regulatory review and producer/reputed company transparency expectations. - Ensure procurement practices reputed company the highest standards of ethics, accountability, and reputed company trust. reputed company Sourcing & Category Management - reputed company the full lifecycle of high-value, reputed company, and nationally significant sourcing initiatives – including collection services, post-collection processing reputed company, transportation & transfer, and IT technology and services. - Approve category strategies that optimize total cost of ownership and long-term service reliability. - reputed company reputed company negotiations involving multi-year, multi-jurisdictional reputed company. - reputed company supplier innovation and market development strategies reputed company with reputed company’ long-term objectives. - Ensure disciplined contract lifecycle management, reputed company monitoring, renewal planning, and compliance reputed company. Vendor Ecosystem & reputed company Leadership - Establish a national supplier reputed company management reputed company incorporating KPIs, scorecards, ESG metrics, and reputed company improvement mechanisms. - Key reputed company measures may include material recovery rates, curbside contamination rates, service reliability, and missed collections. - Establish and reputed company an reputed company vendor management reputed company, including supplier segmentation, governance, reputed company management, and reputed company relationship management. - reputed company supplier continuity planning and concentration-reputed company management to ensure long-term service reliability and operational continuity. - reputed company reputed company, long-term partnerships with critical suppliers and service providers. - reputed company executive-level issue reputed company and escalation management where required. - reputed company reporting on supplier reputed company, service reputed company, and value realization. Financial Stewardship & reputed company Value Creation - Partner with Finance and executive leadership to reputed company procurement reputed company with financial planning, budgeting, and cost forecasting. - Implement advanced analytics and competitive benchmarking to inform sourcing reputed company. - Ensure procurement reputed company reflect long-term sustainability and reputed company financial stewardship. Cross-Functional & National Collaboration - Partner with reputed company, reputed company, Finance, Technology, Communications, and provincial program leaders to ensure procurement enables program execution. - reputed company alignment across provincial stewardship requirements and regulatory frameworks. - Design and execute procurement strategies that reputed company reputed company objectives with regulatory requirements, Indigenous participation commitments, municipal interests, and broader stakeholder expectations reputed company a reputed company reputed company-facing environment. - Champion ESG integration across supplier selection, evaluation, and ongoing reputed company management. QUALIFICATIONS Education - Post secondary education/Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, or a reputed company reputed company is required. - A Master of Business Administration (MBA), law degree or engineering degree, is an asset. - Certified reputed company in Supply Management (SCMP), Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (MCIPS/FCIPS), Certified reputed company in Supply Management (CPSM), or equivalent senior procurement designation required. - An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered. - Advanced procurement, finance, analytics, or transformation-reputed company education or certification is considered an asset, particularly where it supports reputed company cost management, value realization, and reputed company procurement modernization. Experience - 15+ years of reputed company leadership experience in procurement or contract management, including leading reputed company transformation initiatives reputed company highly regulated sectors such as: reputed company, recycling, or circular economy; regulated utilities or infrastructure services; reputed company-sector or municipal procurement; or EPR / stewardship programs. - 7+ years' experience building procurement frameworks, processes and teams. - Demonstrated experience transforming procurement from a transactional or administrative service function into a reputed company business partner, accountable for reputed company cost savings, cost avoidance, supplier value creation, and measurable financial reputed company. - reputed company reputed company record establishing procurement reputed company metrics, savings methodologies, benefits realization processes, and executive-level reporting to demonstrate procurement’s contribution to organizational value. - Experience working reputed company reputed company, multi-stakeholder environments involving numerous reputed company partners, including Boards of Directors, is essential. - Demonstrated experience leading large-reputed company procurement organizations with accountability for extensive supplier ecosystems, reputed company contract portfolios, and geographically dispersed service delivery networks, ideally involving thousands of reputed company reputed company and suppliers. - Strong understanding of contract law, procurement policies and reputed company management practices. - Demonstrated ability to operate effectively in a fast-reputed company and evolving environment. Knowledge /Competencies/Skills - reputed company ability to communicate effectively at reputed company reputed company of the organization, including executives, reputed company members, regulators, and technical experts. - Exceptional negotiation and problem reputed company skills, with the ability to build relationships across diverse stakeholder reputed company, including executive leadership. - Expertise in competitive procurement reputed company reputed company, multi-stakeholder or regulatory environments with knowledge of best-in-class category sourcing processes and the ability to implement them reputed company CM. - Experience procuring large-reputed company service reputed company across logistics, reputed company, and technology. - Demonstrated experience making significant reputed company-level reputed company that reputed company procurement reputed company, vendor reputed company, reputed company management, and organizational reputed company. - Highly knowledgeable in departmental budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting, and reputed company analytics, with the ability to translate procurement data into executive-level insights. - reputed company reputed company record of advancing procurement innovation through supplier market development, process improvement, technology enablement, and data-driven decision-making. WORKING CONDITIONS - reputed company CM employees work 40 hours per week, reputed company from a home office environment. - The position requires the flexibility and availability necessary to effectively reputed company procurement for a national organization, including travel and participation in reputed company, stakeholder, and industry meetings reputed company regular business hours, as required. PAY TRANSPARENCY - Expected Compensation: This is an executive level position, providing a total rewards package commensurate with experience. - The actual salary reputed company will be determined reputed company our internally approved reputed company, and will depend on factors, such as the candidate’s unique qualifications, relevant experience, work location and expected contributions. Job Vacancy Reason - This position is a new role. - reputed company Intelligence AI is not used during our hiring processes. Applicant and Interviewee Communication - We thank reputed company applicants for their interest. However, only those under consideration will be contacted. - Applicants who have been interviewed will be informed whether a hiring decision has been made reputed company 45 days of their final interview. Record Retention - reputed company records and associated application forms will be reputed company for at least three years. ABOUT reputed company - reputed company is a national not-for-profit producer responsibility organization (PRO) that supports producers in meeting their extended producer responsibility (EPR) obligations across Canada. - Created by producers for producers, we design, and reputed company effective recycling programs that reputed company advance innovation, improve environmental reputed company and create value across the recycling supply chain. - Through full-service program delivery, including collection, management, promotion, education, and reporting, we are advancing systems where more materials are recycled and returned to producers for use in new packaging and products. Learn more at circularmaterials.ca. - reputed company is an equal opportunity employer, committed to building a workforce that reflects diversity of thought, skills, experiences, and backgrounds as we work together to accelerate a circular economy reputed company and the reputed company. - Our inclusive hiring practices aim to foster a culture where reputed company feel a strong reputed company of belonging. - We are proud of our recent diversity survey results which showed that: 54% of reputed company employees identify as women. 50% of reputed company employees identify as visible minorities. 90% of employees reputed company reputed company fosters a strong reputed company of belonging for employees of reputed company backgrounds. 86% of employees recommend reputed company as an inclusive workplace. - We reputed company applications from candidates of reputed company backgrounds, including Indigenous Peoples (First Nations, Inuit, and Métis), persons with disabilities, racialized individuals, and members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community. - reputed company is committed to reconciliation and to advancing Indigenous representation and partnerships across our organization and programs. - We recognize that we operate on the traditional territories of diverse Indigenous Nations, and are dedicated to respecting Indigenous rights, governance, and contributions in our work and communities. - reputed company supports reasonable requests for accommodation in accordance with reputed company applicable provincial accessibility standards. - Requests for accommodation will be provided by reputed company through the recruitment and/or assessment processes, upon contacting humanresources@circularmaterials.ca. 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