Procurement Vendor Manager
MealSuite, Canada
Job Description
MealSuite, an Inc. 5000 Fastest-Growing Company, is a privately owned SaaS organization with 130 team members across Cambridge, ON, Canada, Dallas, TX, USA, and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Our suite of end-to-end foodservice technology solutions helps professionals across healthcare and aging services streamline their operations, save time, reduce food waste, and meet regulatory requirements, so they can focus on what matters most: improving the quality of patient and resident care.
We’re looking for our first Procurement amp; Vendor Manager to join our Finance team. Reporting to the VP, Finance you’ll be managing tracking, documentation, negotiation and procurement of both hardware and software systems.
A day in the life as Procurement amp; Vendor Manager:
- Manage relationships with our vendors and suppliers(hardware amp; software)
- Partner with internal stakeholders to understand and fulfill their systems needs
- Take a proactive and well-documented approach to vendor/contract lifecycle management to maximize value and efficiency
- Perform regular reviews of existing contracts; track deadlines, validate and approve spending, research alternatives, and identify cost-saving opportunities
- Facilitate contract negotiations and structure deals with new and existing vendors
- Communicate relevant contract details to key stakeholders as required
In the first 6 months, you’ll be successful at reaching these milestones:
- Establish and document a standardized procurement and vendor/contract management process based on best practices
- Establish efficient demand forecast processes, enabling on-time delivery of hardware to customers
- Research, identify, and implement a Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) tool
If the below describes your knowledge, experience and character, then this role could be for you:
- I have knowledge of procurement, vendor/contract management and software licensing
- I gained my knowledge through 5+ years of direct experience in a related role
- I have experience with contract lifecycle management tools amp; processes
- I have proven experience establishing and maturing processes with a focus on operational efficiency
- I’m exceptional at building relationships and am a skilled negotiator
- I am able to work autonomously
- I have exceptional attention to detail and organizational skills
- I’m willing to occasionally travel and have a valid passport and no travel restrictions that limit my ability to cross the border between Canada and the USA
- I thrive in an agile environment that is constantly changing and encourages team members to collectively collaborate and communicate
- I love to be directly involved in projects and initiatives that offer continued learning and endless opportunity to express my ideas and build my leadership skills
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More to love about working at MealSuite:
- We are passionate people that care about others.The heart of what we do comes down to our mission to Deliver smiles and satisfaction to the continuum of care through an all-in-one foodservice management technology.Learn more about what we do here.
- We’ve built a progressive culturethat values teamwork and innovation. We listen to all voices and entrust team members with tasks that make a significant impact on the communities we serve.
- We’re growing sustainably.A career with MealSuite offers the innovation and agility of a startup matched with the stability of an established company in a growing industry.
We take care of our employees too! Here are just a few of the great things we offer:
- Unlimited paid time off yeah, you read that right! We trust our employees to build their own version of balance so they can feel rejuvenated to bring their best every day.
- Healthcare benefits extended health, vision, dental, and paramedical coverage, critical illness, life and disability insurance, travel medical insurance, access to Teladoc medical experts, and a discounted gym membership.
- Hybrid flexibility we value the collaboration, mentorship and learning that come from physically working next to one another, as well as the benefits that remote work can offer.
- Work-life balance this is supported by the fact that more than 90% of current employees agree that their leader supports their wellbeing.
- An inclusive workplace women account for