STRATEGIC SOURCING LEAD

Strategic Sourcing Lead Winnipeg, MB Manitoba Hydro is consistently recognized as one of Manitoba's Top Employers! We are a leader among energy companies in North America, recognized for providing highly reliable service and exceptional customer satisfaction. Join our team of Manitoba's best as we continue to build a company that champions safety, supports innovation, and delivers on our commitment to customer service - while actively fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace reflective of the communities we serve. Great Benefits Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package. Defined-benefit pension plan for long-term financial security. Enjoy a work schedule that typically provides every second Monday off (subject to location and operational requirements), supporting a balanced approach to work, family life and community. Position Overview: Reporting to the Manager of SCM - Strategic Sourcing, the Strategic Sourcing Lead, is responsible for the development and execution of sourcing strategies and complex procurement activities for Enterprise Goals and key external spend categories, including strategic contract and supplier relationship management activities. The Strategic Sourcing Lead is also responsible for performance management, development, coaching and mentoring direct reports. The candidate will collaborate closely with the other Strategic Sourcing Leads and Specialists, Procurement Operations, internal and external stakeholders to meet business requirements, while complying with Manitoba Hydro's purchasing policies, procedures, and applicable trade agreements. The candidate will perform duties in a manner that seeks to minimize the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and optimize product/service lifecycle value from an enterprise perspective. Responsibilities: Overall responsibility and accountability for complex spend categories – Enterprise Goals and sourcing initiatives with a combination of higher spend, organizational impact, risk, change, market complexity, and stakeholder considerations. Achieve financial, operational, and market targets for assigned categories. Provide leadership, coaching/mentoring to direct reports and business stakeholders to develop skills, knowledge and build capability and capacity within Strategic Sourcing, supply chain and business unit teams. Develops annual professional development plans, regularly monitors progress against plan and evaluates annual performance for all direct reports. Identify opportunities to generate value for Manitoba Hydro through the application of strategic methods, including spend analysis, consolidation, fostering increased competition, demand management, leveraging supplier/market economics, specification optimization, and lifecycle costing. Collaborate with internal customers to integrate procurement strategies and activities into Investment planning (both capital and operating), project execution plans, timeline planning and the identification of business supply and service requirements. Build and lead cross-functional strategic sourcing and category management teams focused on designing effective sourcing strategies for key spend categories and large/complex procurement (complex framework agreements, large capital project agreements, etc., including training, performance management, and development planning. Effectively executes complex procurement processes and leads team discussions relating to elevated risk, high value purchasing decisions, utilizing critical and strategic thinking to facilitate efficient procurement of material, equipment and services associated with large investments. Foster innovation and engage the internal customers in problem solving to increase the value derived from external expenditures. Analyze complex data and conduct external markets and competitive analysis based on enterprise investment plans. Drive end-to-end execution of complex sourcing events, leading cross-functional teams in the solicitation an…

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