What are the responsibilities and job description for the Strategic Sourcing Specialist position at Pattison ID?
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Sourcing & Category Management
Maintain and enhance procurement dashboards and reporting tools, leveraging Excel, Power BI, and ERP (Kinetic) to support decision-making.
Pattison ID supports continued education and will reimburse training toward procurement certifications relevant to this role (CPSM, CPSP, etc.).
Strategic Sourcing & Category Management
- Develop and execute enterprise sourcing strategies for key raw materials, commodities, manufacturing services, and indirect spend categories.
- Lead tendering, cost analysis, negotiation, selection, and award processes for major goods and services across all Pattison ID locations.
- Manage assigned annual spend of >$150M, ensuring competitive pricing, supply continuity, and alignment with operational requirements.
- Conduct market intelligence, commodity price monitoring, risk assessments, and benchmarking to identify opportunities for cost reduction, supplier consolidation, and innovation.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with key suppliers to ensure consistent quality, service, delivery, and continuous improvement.
- Establish and monitor supplier KPIs including OTIF (On-Time, In-Full), quality performance, lead time adherence, and service levels.
- Partner with Quality and Operations to reduce non-conformances, manage corrective actions, and enhance supplier reliability.
- Support Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) programs and supplier business reviews.
- Drive measurable cost savings, price optimization, and total cost of ownership (TCO) improvements.
- Lead annual cost negotiations, cost variance management, and raw material price forecasting, including raw material price variance analysis.
- Develop spend analytics, cost-savings updates, and sourcing insights in weekly Operations and leadership forums.
- Partner with Finance on budgeting, inventory forecasts, and financial risk mitigation.
- Work closely with the BDI team to introduce new supplier partners, materials, and technologies that support customer projects, new product development, and emerging market opportunities.
- Collaborate with plant buyers to ensure alignment in supplier strategy, pricing, contracts, and purchasing execution.
- Participate in Operations Management meetings to present procurement KPIs, supply risks, and performance updates.
- Support value engineering and cost-out initiatives across business units.
- Work closely with Senior Director, Financial Planning & Operations Analytics to set lead time improvement & inventory reduction targets
- Support the development and rollout of procurement policies, processes, and compliance standards.
- Ensure adherence to ISO, Quality Assurance, and sustainability requirements across all sourcing activities.
- Manage contract development, renewals, and compliance in coordination with internal stakeholders.
- Identify and mitigate supply chain risks including single-source exposure, geopolitical risk, material scarcity, and logistics challenges.
- Verify compliance with business controls for purposes of external audit testing (KPMG)
Maintain and enhance procurement dashboards and reporting tools, leveraging Excel, Power BI, and ERP (Kinetic) to support decision-making.
- Champion digital procurement tools, AI-driven sourcing solutions, and automation opportunities to improve efficiency and visibility.
- Ensure data accuracy and integrity across procurement systems, analytics, and supplier records.
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, or related field.
- 5–7 years of procurement, strategic sourcing, or supply management experience (manufacturing required).
- CPSM/CPSP certification completed or in progress (preferred).
- ERP experience (Kinetic an asset).
- Advanced proficiency in Excel, Power BI (an Asset), data visualization, and procurement analytics.
- Familiarity with AI-based procurement tools and modern digital sourcing platforms an asset.
- Demonstrated success achieving cost reductions, improving gross margin, and managing category strategies.
- Experience in raw material sourcing, supplier performance management, and global sourcing.
- Strong analytical capability with proven success in KPI development and accurate spend reporting.
- Ability to influence cross-functional teams and collaborate effectively without formal authority.
- Strong negotiation, communication, and relationship-building skills.
- Continuous improvement mindset with a commitment to operational excellence.
- Customer-focused approach and strong problem-solving abilities.
- Chief Financial Officer
- Senior Director, Financial Planning & Operations Analytics
- Procurement Manager & Plant Buyers
- Business Development & Innovation (BDI)
- Operations & Quality
- Finance
- Sales
- Strategic suppliers and manufacturing partners
- Customers (RFP support)
- Certification bodies and industry associations
Pattison ID supports continued education and will reimburse training toward procurement certifications relevant to this role (CPSM, CPSP, etc.).
Salary : $150