Manager, Strategic Sourcing Services

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Position Highlights

ICBC’s Strategic Supply Management team provides leadership and expertise in supply chain management to ensure best value acquisitions for ICBC.

The team has sourcing and procurement specialists, who collaborate with internal stakeholders and external suppliers to co-ordinate and manage purchases, control costs, mitigate risks, and meet key corporate objectives. The variety of projects is diverse, with an emphasis on complex service delivery in areas such as automotive insurance claims, health services, information technology and professional services.

We are seeking an experienced procurement leader to develop and execute complex sourcing strategies, lead, and guide teams on procurement projects, be a leader with implementing contract management, to lead complex sourcing projects, provide contract and supplier management, and make a positive contribution in a leadership team navigating procurement teams through significant cross-functional initiatives.

If you enjoy building strong relationships, enabling business units to reach their goals, championing innovation and continuous improvement, we’d love to hear from you.

Position Requirements

To make an immediate contribution in this challenging role, you will draw upon you’re:

• Superior communication skills to obtain buy-in and support for procurement strategies from internal customers and senior management, and influence outcomes by providing consulting and guidance at all levels and across business divisions.

• Highly effective negotiation skills to obtain best value pricing, terms, and conditions for acquisitions; Success leading cross functional teams and stakeholders through the procurement process from source to contract execution.

• Contract management of critical contracts for business areas whose subjects include professional services, information technology, insurance claims suppliers.

• Previous leadership experience working with direct reports and others.

• Experience working in the public sector sourcing (Federal, Provincial or Municipal).

Your experience is supported by a post-secondary qualification, current knowledge of principles, theories and concepts of Strategic Sourcing and Supplier Relationship Management including requirements for public sector procurement. A Supply Chain Management Professional (SCMP) designation and postsecondary degree in commerce or related area would be an asset.

As a valued member of the ICBC team, you will thrive in a performance-driven environment that emphasizes employee leadership and accountability for delivering results.

About us: 

At ICBC, it’s our job to make sure the car insurance system works for all British Columbians, today and in the future. If you want to make the most of your skills and expertise while growing your career, we want you. A career at ICBC is an opportunity to be part of a talented, diverse and inclusive team that is driven to serve its customers and community. You can expect a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits and a collaborative work environment. If you are reliable and dependable, contact us today to be part of our talented and diverse team as we work together to create an insurance system we can all be proud of.

Work arrangements defined: 

• Hybrid 8 – you will work a minimum of 8 days in a 4-week period at your primary office headquarters (typically 2 days per week). The remaining days will be remote within British Columbia. 

ICBC provides comprehensive benefit coverage to all eligible employees including a defined benefit pension plan and 4 weeks’ vacation, plus Wellness Days.

• Three options available for your health and dental coverage.

• Employee and Family assistance program (wellness support).

• Basic group life insurance.

• Voluntary group life insurance.

• Critical Illness insurance.

• Sick leave plan – 100% of pay for a period of a maximum of 8 weeks.

• Long term disability plan.

• Pension plan – defined benefit pension plan that pays a benefit to you or your beneficiary upon termination, death, or retirement.

Employing a hybrid working model, this role combines on-site in office work with work from home flexibility.

Only candidates legally entitled to work in Canada will be considered for this position.

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