Kaiiro discovered PERSPECTIVE working at TJX

With honesty and teamwork, Kaiiro has emerged as a respected leader at TJX. We think that's the perfect environment for sharing fresh ideas! Here you can find your voice – and your impact. We want you to keep exploring – different roles, cities and opportunities with us.

What you’ll discover

Eligible Associates can look forward to:

• State-of-the-art amenities at our eco-friendly Home Office. Take a tour HERE!

• One-of-a-kind, inclusive culture
• Health benefits that take effect your first day
• Management Incentive and Stock Plans
• Retirement Savings Plan
• Dedicated training and on-the-job resources to enhance your development
• Three weeks' vacation with the option to buy an additional week through our Vacation Trade Program
• Merchandise discount for yourself and eligible family members at all TJX Canada stores
• Associate and Family Assistance Program to support healthy living

What you’ll do

It’s safe to say, there’s no shortage of variety in what we do. Here are some key accountabilities of the role:

• This position is accountable for leading and executing TJX Canada’s Distribution Services (DS) purchased services and technical portfolios to support network optimization and cost effectiveness to meet overall business objectives.
• Responsible for engaging in vendor selection and negotiation process, providing approvals of new vendors/ suppliers/ contractors and renewals of contracts in partnership with GS&P
• Accountable for ensuring contracts and technical requirements are executed successfully – meeting performance targets (Service Level Agreement) and compliance with TJX policies and procedures; partners with Engineering and 3PL teams
• Identifies risks and opportunities, develops recommendations, and provides direction on plans, communicating changes and updates to Leadership as needed
• Provides planning support to Engineering team on business case rationale and ROI’s for all large-scale engineering capital projects
• Develops and oversees department budget, business plans, financial analysis, and expense control monitoring, contract administration; responsible for ensuring budget within business plan; regularly reviews and provides recommendations on actual costs and against plan
• Collaborates with strategic sourcing counterparts locally and globally and is required to use defined strategic methodologies, tools and templates to achieve saving targets and annual objectives
• Provides leadership and support to Purchasing teams on cost optimization strategies, contract process, procedures and program implementation; collaborates closely with GS&P, Suppliers, DC/3PL, Purchasing and Finance to ensure requirements are accurately understood
• Partners as an internal consultant and DS representative for all DS sourcing events and oversees event transition and implementation from sourcing to procurement phases
• Partners with GS&P to secure supply vendors and second tier vendor support; reviews and manages vendor performance standards against Service level agreements; collaborates with GS&P to resolve vendor performance issues
• Leads a team, providing direction and guidance on department activities; reviews performance, provides continuous feedback, mentors and trains team members and is a resource to answer questions and discuss best practices

What you’ll need

To begin your career with us, we require the following:

• Designation/Certificate preferred in Canadian Institute of Traffic and Transportation (CITT) or The Logistics Institute (P.Log.)
• Minimum five (5) years of experience in procurement, strategic sourcing and progressive people management or leadership experience preferred 
•  Post-Secondary education in Supply Chain Management, Business or equivalent experience
•  Knowledge of procurement/sourcing systems such as Coupa, GEP, Ariba is an asset
• Solid management skills including organizational, facilitation, and negotiating skills including conflict management
• Demonstrated leadership skills with the ability to act as a collaborative partner with senior management and positively influence management and staff to act in the best interest of the Company
• Demonstrated ability to lead, motivate and direct a workgroup; people management skills including coaching, providing advice and guidance to Managers to resolve issues/problems; evaluating performance and providing feedback to team members; participate in the recruitment, selection and orientation of staff
• Demonstrated organizational development skills including change management, time management; ability to implement and manage details, prioritize, multi-task and sometimes under time pressure
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills to provide solutions; ability to leverage prior experience and adapt quickly to the changing work environment to make effective decisions, revise business strategies to support the vision of the organization
• Strong problem-solving skills including analysis of information (i.e. requirements; description of problems); provide solutions with cost implications to effectively resolve issues and execute strategic solutions
• Solid project management skills including structured project methodologies (i.e. determining needs, researching existing programs, etc.); utilizing multiple sources of information to develop well-structured business recommendations preparing and maintaining detailed development plans for projects
• Ability to maintain strict confidentiality and appropriately manage highly sensitive information

Salary Range: $85,430 - $129,188* year

  *This represents the expected hiring range and may not represent the full pay range for the position. The salary offered may be higher than the posted range depending on several factors such as relevant skills, qualifications, and experience.   

Posting details

• Application closing date: November 19th, 2024 
• Internal TJX Canada Associate to submit the completed and signed Internal Application Form and their resume through TMS. For more information, refer to the Internal Application Form Guide located on the Thread/HR Hub. In addition, please use your personal email address when submitting your resume and Internal Application Form.