Director of Procurement | Quebec, Ontario & Eastern Canada

Job: Support Functions Finance Contract type: Permanent Location: Ontario Canada Offer ID: 93020 Equans is looking for a Director of Procurement | Quebec, Ontario & Eastern Canada! The Equans group is a world leader in the energy and services industry. The Group operates in 20 countries, with 90,000 employees working on 5 continents. Equans is a Bouygues group company. Equans designs, installs, and delivers customized solutions to improve its customers’ equipment, systems and technical processes and optimize their use in the context of their energy, industrial and digital transitions. Equans is a Bouygues group company. Active in Canada and the United States for more than 30 years, Equans Services is the partner of businesses, industries and institutions that want to move towards more connected buildings, manage their facilities efficiently and reduce their carbon footprint. We design, implement, and maintain custom solutions to improve our customers’ facilities, systems, and infrastructures. Our core offerings are focused on the following areas: Integrated Asset and facilities management; Operation and maintenance of buildings and equipment (including district heating and cooling); Energy efficiency solutions and execution of decarbonization roadmaps; Building automation and systems; Solutions for transportation and mobility. To learn more, visit www.equansservices.com/en Summary Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer, the incumbent defines procurement strategies in accordance with the rules and guidelines of the Equans Group. We believe Procurement is a strategic function that supports our clients and our growth. The function develops and executes a plan that creates value for both clients and shareholders. The incumbent defines and leads the strategy, governance framework and maturity development of the Procurement and Supply Chain function for Equans Services, in alignment with the Equans Group's directions. As a strategic partner to Operations, Business Development and Corporate Functions, they contribute to growth, margin improvement, management of supplier and contractual risks, and operational excellence. They lead a multidisciplinary team and oversee category strategies, requests for proposals, negotiations and supplier management. They are also responsible for the procurement operating model, spend and contract governance, supplier qualification, digital transformation of processes and measurement of value creation. They are involved throughout the entire business lifecycle, from commercial proposals and mobilizations through the operation of customer contracts, in close collaboration with Operations, Finance, Legal, IT and Group Procurement teams. This position is attached to our Montréal head office, where the Procurement team is based. We are also open to applications from individuals residing elsewhere in Canada within a time zone compatible with Montréal. The successful candidate must be available for regular travel to Montréal to participate in team meetings and head-office activities. Description Strategy and Value Creation Define the strategy, operating model and transformation roadmap for the Procurement function in alignment with growth, profitability, risk management and operational excellence priorities. Develop category strategies and prioritize initiatives according to their financial, operational and commercial impact. Identify, achieve and measure value creation levers, including savings, cost avoidance, margin improvement, rebates, payment terms, supplier rationalization and optimization of total cost of ownership. Develop framework agreements and preferred supplier pools at the local, national or Group level. Operations and Business Development Partnership Act as a partner to business units and operations in order to anticipate needs, define supplier strategies and support the performance of customer contracts. Participate upstream in commercial proposals, estimate…

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