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Position: Procurement Manager
Reports to: Director, Finance
Company: Porsche Cars Canada Limited
Location: Toronto, ON
Date Posted: September 2017

Position Description:
Extend the success of Porsche by leveraging spend where appropriate, minimizing total cost of ownership, managing risk, and providing a valuable service to Porsche’s internal customers.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Develop request for proposal (RFP) and quote (RFQ) documents in conjunction with PCL and PCNT business department requirements for obtaining “indirect” goods and services.
• Analyze and evaluate vendor quotes and proposals to determine the most desirable suppliers. Critical evaluations are performed to analyze price, quality, experience, and capabilities of each supplier.
• Facilitate interdepartmental relationships to achieve both corporate and Procurement objectives
• Work directly with all PCL and PCNT business departments to gain an in-depth understanding of their core business in order to help identify and solve complex problems.
• Facilitate the overall project management of strategic supplier reviews up to and including vendor implementation. Given equal qualifications in the decision, price is always a factor.
• Pre-negotiate and incorporate terms, conditions, key performance indicators, and service level metrics into vendor contracts.
• Work directly with internal business departments to run major RFP/RFQ projects, process agreements, and assure certain metrics are present in supplier agreements.
• Prepare vendor recommendations for decision-making; including Management meeting recommendations and Global Procurement approval documentation.
• Create purchase orders using the SAP workflow process and departmental policies and procedures. Maintain the workflow process training and coordination with all departments that are supported.
• Monitor and support Procurement document workflow in Zycus system and continually recommend and support introduction of system improvements.
• Evaluate vendor performance in relation to established service level objectives.
• Manage all vendor files, NDA agreements, and required accounting forms for new suppliers.
• Liaise with vendors and keep current with market pricing and offerings.
• Assess, develop, and implement procurement strategies for a multitude of products and services.
• Create, maintain and train PCL employees on a PCL-specific Procurement Policy & Procedures Manual.
• Obtain prior approvals throughout the areas of Finance, Accounting, Management and supporting departments while enforcing appropriate internal controls.
• Responsible for the proper usage of, awareness of, and compliance with Information Technology security policies at Porsche.
• Work proactively and collaboratively with PCNA Procurement to ensure local implementation of new policies, procedures and tools as well as coordination of regional contracts and strategies.
• Ensure proper retention of contracts, electronic documents, business confidential information, and actively demonstrate an understanding of the need to safeguard competitive information in both electronic and non-electronic formats

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration or equivalent background in a related field of study

Experience:

• 5+ years of total experience in procurement/purchasing/buyer areas
• 5+ years automotive manufacturer or industry related experience preferred
• Experience with SAP and/or Zycus systems a significant advantage
• Automotive Retail Procurement experience an advantage

Skills:

• Comprehensive knowledge of business principles, strategies and practices
• Ability to interact and communicate with individuals at all levels both inside and outside the organization, up to and including Executive Management.
• Ability to manage and lead meetings, presentations, and complex time lines.
• Strong PC literacy to include MS Office software
• Ability to gain working knowledge from a broad base of products and services throughout the entire organization
• Demonstrated experience working on cross-functional projects and work teams
• Ability to read and interpret contract terms and conditions

Competencies:

• Flexible and able to adapt to immediate business area needs and timelines
• Professionalism
• Negotiation
• Initiative
• Fluent English Communication (Oral and Written) a requirement; in addition, French language skills would be an advantage
• Relationship Management
• Consultative Selling Skills
• Exceptional time management
• Strong attention to detail