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Salary: CAD 135,000 - 160,000 / annual
Aviso Wealth is a leading Canadian wealth management and investment services provider with approximately $145 billion in total assets under administration and management and over 1,000 employees. The company operates a comprehensive, technology-enabled, client-centric wealth services ecosystem serving credit unions, portfolio managers, investment dealers, insurance and trust companies, and introducing brokers across Canada.
The Director, Strategic Sourcing & Supplier Management will report to the VP, Enterprise Risk Management & Strategic Sourcing and lead Aviso's strategic sourcing and supplier management function across the entire supplier lifecycle. This is a leadership role responsible for setting strategic direction, advancing the operating model, governance, capabilities, and insights required to strengthen sourcing decisions, optimize commercial value, and improve supplier performance and oversight.
Key responsibilities include:
• Setting strategic sourcing direction by defining and advancing strategic sourcing practices using market intelligence, spend insights, and business priorities. Integrate responsible procurement considerations into sourcing practices and provide direct leadership on high-criticality, high-value, and complex sourcing initiatives, negotiations, and commercial decisions.
• Advancing supplier lifecycle management by leading the evolution of supplier lifecycle management across onboarding, performance, renewal, and offboarding. Establish scalable governance, decision criteria, and forward-looking planning that connect supplier performance, risk, commercial value, and business needs to lifecycle decisions.
• Strengthening supplier performance and value by leading the ongoing evolution of supplier performance management and strategic relationship oversight. Leverage supplier performance, risk, and commercial insights to identify improvement opportunities, inform renewal and sourcing strategies, strengthen accountability, and drive greater value across the supplier portfolio.
• Shaping commercial strategy and value realization by identifying and advancing opportunities to optimize costs, rationalize supplier relationships, improve contractual outcomes, and enhance commercial value through competitive sourcing, negotiation, and renewal planning.
• Influencing enterprise decisions and supplier relationships by advising senior leaders and business owners on sourcing, supplier, and commercial decisions, balancing value, service, risk, and strategic priorities. Establish governance for key supplier relationships and lead strategic engagements with suppliers.
• Elevating the function and building capability by advancing the function's strategic roadmap and leading continuous enhancement of its operating model, governance, methodologies, technology enablement, and organizational adoption. Lead, coach, and develop the team to build the capabilities required to strengthen sourcing and supplier management outcomes.
• Driving governance, insights, and continuous improvement by enhancing sourcing and supplier management policies, processes, tools, controls, metrics, and reporting. Translate sourcing, spend, renewal, supplier performance, and risk information into actionable insights and recommendations for senior leadership.
Aviso values leadership, innovation, partnership, responsibility, and community. The company culture emphasizes caring for clients, partners, and colleagues; daring to challenge the status quo; sharing knowledge and diverse perspectives; and delivering meaningful results with accountability.
REQUIREMENTS:
• Minimum 10 years of progressive experience in strategic sourcing, procurement, supplier management, or a related discipline, including experience leading complex sourcing and commercial negotiations.
• Post-secondary degree in a relevant discipline such as business, commerce, finance, supply chain management, economics, or law, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• Professional designation in procurement, supply chain management, contract management, or related designation (asset).
• Demonstrated experience leading and developing employees and building effective, accountable teams.
• Demonstrated experience setting functional direction and developing or materially enhancing sourcing and supplier management operating models, governance frameworks, performance programs, and lifecycle practices.
• Strong commercial and strategic acumen, with demonstrated ability to shape sourcing and renewal strategies, evaluate complex proposals, identify enterprise value opportunities, and balance cost, service, risk, and business requirements.
• Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities, lead complex initiatives, and exercise sound judgment in situations involving incomplete information or differing stakeholder perspectives.
• Strong analytical, stakeholder management, and communication skills, including the ability to influence decision-making and present recommendations, supplier performance information, and commercial considerations clearly to senior leadership.
• Experience leveraging AI-enabled tools and emerging technologies to improve efficiency, enhance insights, support decision-making, and streamline ways of working (asset).
• Experience advancing responsible sourcing or third-party risk management practices (asset).
• Fluent communication skills in English required; bilingual skills in French are an asset.
