City : Toronto

Category : Procurement

Industry : Finance

Employer : KPMG

At KPMG, you’ll join a team of diverse and dedicated problem solvers, connected by a common cause: turning insight into opportunity for clients and communities around the world.

Global Procurement (GP) provides procurement services to both KPMG International (KPMGI) and to member firms in situations where goods and/or services are being procured for multiple member firms

The Opportunity

The  Junior Manager, Global Procurement (Professional Services) is responsible for supporting the development and execution of the category plans for the assigned high value/high complexity and high-risk category/categories (for example – Marketing, Travel, Contingent Labor, BPO, IT Services and other Professional Services).  This role also leads the contractual and commercial negotiations with third parties on medium complexity/medium risk transactions and supports the negotiations on high value/high complexity/high risk transactions for the assigned category/categories.

• Supports the development of the category strategies and annual category plans for assigned high value/high complexity/high risk category/categories
• Supports stakeholder demand planning and reporting activities for assigned category/categories
• Leads all aspects of the sourcing and contractual and commercial negotiations with third parties for assigned requests
  • Gathers detailed requirements
  • Develops sourcing strategies and obtains approval from the appropriate governance forum
  • Establishes supplier selection criteria, metrics and measures based on business needs
  • Partners with stakeholders to source and select suppliers
  • Provides the analysis and response to the commercial proposal from suppliers
  • Negotiates contractual terms and conditions, detailed statements of work, pricing, service levels, and executes agreements
  • Engages subject matter experts and/or individuals who can best influence the outcome of supplier negotiations
  • Addresses the requirements of the various stakeholders, balancing the business need, the commercial value and risk mitigation
• Provides advice and counsel to member firms on procurement services provided by Global Procurement
• Participates in Global Procurement’s continuous improvement program by identifying opportunities to improve effectiveness and/or better align to stakeholder needs

• Be reasonably experienced (at least 5-7 years) in assigned category/categories (all aspects of Services Procurement).
• Understand supplier management (managing technical, schedule, commercial, and terms and conditions compliance)
• Have knowledge of sourcing and procurement principles and best practices
• Have sound commercial and contractual acumen - Be able to draft and negotiate strong contracts

Keys to your success

KPMG individuals Deliver Impact | Seek Growth | Inspire Trust and understand that a diverse workforce enables us to deepen relationships and strengthen our business.

Providing you with the support you need to be at your best

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Integrity, we do what is right | Excellence, we never stop learning and improving | Courage, we think and act boldly | Together, we respect each other and draw strength from our differences | For Better, we do what matters

KPMG in Canada is a proud equal opportunities employer and we are committed to creating a respectful, inclusive and barrier-free workplace that allows all of our people to reach their full potential. A diverse workforce is key to our success and we believe in bringing your whole self to work. We welcome all qualified candidates to apply and hope you will choose KPMG in Canada as your employer of choice. For more information about Inclusion, Diversity & Equity in Recruitment, please click here.

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