What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Sourcing Specialist - 12 Month Term position at Kinaxis Inc.?
About Kinaxis
Elevate your career journey by embracing a new challenge with Kinaxis. We are experts in tech, but it’s really our people who give us passion to always seek ways to do things better. As such, we’re serious about your career growth and professional development, because People matter at Kinaxis.
In 1984, we started out as a team of three engineers. Today, we have grown to become a global organization with over 2000 employees around the world, with a brand-new HQ based in Kanata North in Ottawa. As one of Canada’s Top Employers, we are proud to work with our customers and employees towards solving some of the biggest challenges facing supply chains today.
At Kinaxis, we power the world’s supply chains to help preserve the planet’s resources and enrich the human experience. As a global leader in end-to-end supply chain management, we enable supply chain excellence for all industries, with more than 40,000 users in over 100 countries. We are expanding our team as we continue to innovate and revolutionize how we support our customers.
About the team
Location
This is a remote position. You can work from home and be located anywhere in Canada.
About the team
The Senior Sourcing Specialist is a pivotal member of the Talent Acquisition team, responsible for driving the proactive identification and engagement of high-potential talent across the organization. This plays a central part in ensuring the company remains competitive by building and maintaining a strong pipeline of future-ready candidates. This role supports hiring across technical and non-technical functions and helping to shape the future of the workforce.
This position goes beyond traditional recruitment—it is focused on anticipating business needs, understanding evolving workforce dynamics, and contributing to long-term talent strategies by partnering closely with internal stakeholders to align sourcing efforts with organizational goals, ensuring hiring teams are equipped with the insights and talent connections needed to scale effectively.
About the role
What you will do
- Develop and execute sourcing strategies to attract high-quality candidates for a variety of roles, including engineering, product, sales, and customer success.
- Utilize a range of sourcing tools and platforms (e.g., LinkedIn Recruiter, GitHub, Stack Overflow, Boolean search) to identify and engage passive talent.
- Conduct talent market mapping and competitor analysis to support workforce planning and competitive intelligence.
- Build and maintain talent pipelines for current and future hiring needs, aligned with business growth and succession planning.
- Collaborate with recruiters and hiring managers to understand role requirements and define ideal candidate profiles.
- Screen and assess candidates for qualifications, experience, and cultural alignment.
- Maintain accurate records in the applicant tracking system (ATS) and provide regular reporting on sourcing metrics and performance.
- Stay current with industry trends, sourcing technologies, and best practices in talent acquisition.
- Support long-term talent strategies by identifying future hiring needs and contributing to succession planning initiatives.
What we are looking for
Post secondary education in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related
5 years’ experience in a sourcing or talent research role, preferably within a SaaS, tech, or high growth environment.
Proven ability to source for a variety of functions with an emphasis on GTM and technical roles
Strong command of sourcing tools, techniques, and platforms
Experience working with modern applicant tracking systems (iCIMS, Greenhouse etc.)
Ability to build trusted relationships with recruiters, hiring managers, and senior leaders
Metrics-driven mindset and experience using data to inform strategies and track performance
Strong written and verbal communications skills
Passionate about candidate experience and proactive talent engagement
Experience sourcing globally or in multiple regions (e.g., North America, EMEA, APAC).
Knowledge of SaaS business models and talent market trends.
Familiarity with DEI-focused sourcing practices and communities.
Experience supporting high-volume or rapid-scaling hiring environments.
Why join Kinaxis?
Work With Impact: Our platform directly helps companies power the world’s supply chains. We see the results of what we do out in the world every day—when we see store shelves stocked, when medications are available for our loved ones, and so much more.
Work with Fortune 500 Brands: Companies across industries trust us to help them take control of their integrated business planning and digital supply chain. Some of our customers include Lockheed Martin, Yamaha, P&G, Honda, and more.
Social Responsibility at Kinaxis: Our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee weighs in on hiring practices, talent assessment training materials, and mandatory training on unconscious bias and inclusion fundamentals. Sustainability is key to what we do and we’re committed to net-zero operations strategy for the long term. We are involved in our communities and support causes where we can make the most impact.
People matter at Kinaxis and these are some of the perks and benefits we created for our team:
- Flexible vacation and Kinaxis Days (company-wide day off on the last Friday of every month)
- Flexible work options
- Physical and mental well-being programs
- Regularly scheduled virtual fitness classes
- Mentorship programs and training and career development
- Recognition programs and referral rewards
- Hackathons
Kinaxis welcomes candidates to apply to our inclusive community. We provide accommodations upon request to ensure fairness and accessibility throughout our recruitment process for all candidates, including those with specific needs or disabilities. If you require an accommodation, please reach out to us at recruitmentprograms@kinaxis.com. Please note that this contact information is strictly for accessibility requests and cannot be used to inquire about application statuses.
Kinaxis is committed to ensuring a fair and transparent recruitment process. We use artificial intelligence (AI) tools in the initial step of the recruitment process to compare submitted resumes against the job description, to identify candidates whose education, experience and skills most closely match the requirements of the role. After the initial screening, all subsequent decisions regarding your application, including final selection, are made by our human recruitment team. AI does not make any final hiring decisions.