Title:  Senior Manager, Technology Sourcing

Requisition ID: 234277

Join a purpose driven winning team, committed to results, in an inclusive and high-performing culture.

The Senior Manager, Technology Sourcing is responsible for leading Bank-wide technology sourcing and project activities for assigned category portfolio while working closely with senior business unit leadership and other sourcing leaders. The Senior Manager will collaborate with senior business unit leadership and sourcing leaders in pursuit of improvements in quality, innovation, and service levels. The Senior Manager will have the opportunity to improve upon current processes with a goal of centralizing and consolidating company-wide supplier selection. The Senior Manager will consistently drive- reductions in the total cost of goods and services procured by contributing to a competitive marketplace environment

Is this role right for you? In this role you will:

• Directly lead and implement best practices in sourcing initiatives.
• Manage category within and across the Bank's business segments and serve as a key contributor to a well-developed and evolving supplier management process.
• Directly lead and implement best practices in sourcing initiatives
• Collaborate with Business Unit and Operations leaders to fully understand key business drivers, spend drivers, and achieve required support levels
• Lead business value through the development of high quality and cost-effective supply relationships, while pursuing and championing total cost of ownership (TCO) savings directly by savings captured through leveraging Bank-wide purchasing volume, strategic supplier relationships, demand management or indirect savings realized by driving innovation and or enhancing the overall effectiveness of the supply management process   Lead Top-to-Top Supplier Meetings for enterprise suppliers
• Contribute to a disciplined effort to influence spend and drive cost savings across all business segments
• Support consistent application of procurement policy and processes

Do you have the skills that will enable you to succeed in this role?  We’d love to work with you if you have:   

• Bachelor’s degree in management, engineering, business, or related field is preferred
• 5+ Years of Procurement experience within the Financial, Insurance, Government or related industries.
• Ability to bridge communications between Sourcing, business units, third-party risk management and legal with a focus on developing an understanding of how to structure contracts to deliver against bank’s needs
• Experience in leading RFx processes, 3rd party contract negotiations at a global level is considered an asset.
• Excellent change-leadership and conflict resolution management as well as advanced problem-solving skills
• Excellent stakeholder management skills and comfort in speaking with senior leaders at the Bank
• In addition to English, fluency in Spanish is an asset

What’s in it for you?

• A rewarding career path with diverse opportunities for professional development
• Lead strategic projects with a significant impact on business line growth.
• Opportunity to work with a very enthusiastic team that helps our clients by ensuring the Bank is able to continue to operate to deliver key business services.
• Perfect for problem solvers who love to scenario plan and work with a wide-ranging number of business partners and geographies.
• Potential to further evolve the function and take on more responsibility based on emerging risks.

Location(s):  Canada : Ontario : Toronto 

Scotiabank is a leading bank in the Americas. Guided by our purpose: "for every future", we help our customers, their families and their communities achieve success through a broad range of advice, products and services, including personal and commercial banking, wealth management and private banking, corporate and investment banking, and capital markets.  

At Scotiabank, we value the unique skills and experiences each individual brings to the Bank, and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment for everyone. If you require accommodation (including, but not limited to, an accessible interview site, alternate format documents, ASL Interpreter, or Assistive Technology) during the recruitment and selection process, please let our Recruitment team know. If you require technical assistance, please click here. Candidates must apply directly online to be considered for this role. We thank all applicants for their interest in a career at Scotiabank; however, only those candidates who are selected for an interview will be contacted.