The Procurement Business Partner role is appealing for various reasons. Benefits Strategic Influence: Candidates have the opportunity to have a significant impact on CGI’s strategy by influencing procurement decisions that affect the company's bottom line and competitive position. Diverse Exposure: Working across various departments and with different stakeholders provides a broad exposure to business operations, which can be a valuable learning experience and enhance one’s professional versatility. Team Environment Collaborative Culture: Candidates will appreciate a team environment that values collaboration and teamwork, where they can work closely with cross-functional teams, such as finance, operations, and legal, to achieve common goals. Supportive Leadership: Having access to experienced mentors and supportive leaders who are invested in their professional growth. Diverse Team Composition: The Global Procurement team are a diverse team in terms of background and expertise can offer a rich work experience.
Work Environment
Autonomy and Empowerment: The role comes with a degree of autonomy to support decisions, develop stakeholder relationships and drive procurement strategies, which can be appealing for those who enjoy having ownership over their work Dynamic Challenges: The procurement field frequently presents new challenges and requires problem-solving skills, which can keep the work engaging and intellectually stimulating
In summary, the combination of strategic influence, career development opportunities, a supportive and collaborative team environment, and a flexible and dynamic work setting makes the Procurement Business Partner role highly appealing to candidates.
This role can be located in any CGI office in the U.S.
Internal Client Relationship & Business Development Support
• Serve as the primary point of contact for all procurement-related matters within the SBU/BU, acting as a trusted advisor.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with SBU/BU leaders, aligning procurement activities with global strategy and programs.
• Partner with stakeholders to develop innovative procurement strategies, supply arrangements and negotiating plans to deliver value for money outcomes
• Support business development activities with third-party providers to meet internal client needs.
• Represent CGI's procurement practices in client interactions when needed.
• Apply the Third Party Management Framework to ensure compliance, manage risk and improve procurement activity and performance
Service Delivery
• Develop and implement annual global sourcing strategies and plans for the SBU.
• Deliver strategic analytics (KPIs) periodically to provide insights into procurement performance.
• Ensure high-quality service delivery from the global procurement team to the SBU/BUs.
• Recommend CSR and financial risk mitigation plans, following up until resolution.
• Assist in bid support for third-party requirements, subject to qualifying criteria.
• Execute sourcing activities for the SBU/BUs as needed.
• Provide guidance to the business on procurement challenges, issues, and negotiations with third parties.
• Support sales teams in forming local procurement alliances with key partners and promote the benefits of global partner agreements.
• Demonstrate proactive leadership, ownership, and accountability for procurement activities within the SBU.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with SBU/BU leaders and Corporate Services to become the recognized procurement expert in the SBU.
• Manage and optimize spending within the assigned contract, identifying cost-saving opportunities without compromising quality or service.
Operations Management
• Update preferred supplier information for the SBU on the Global Procurement Intranet Page.
• Support mergers and acquisitions for the procurement tower.
• Support ISO and internal audits at the SBU level and follow up on management commitments.
Bachelors degree plus five years of directly related experience or additional experience in lieu of education. Experience in procurement strategy, sourcing, supplier, and stakeholder management. Experience in Business Operations as a Service Delivery Manager or Client Engagement Manager. In addition:
• Strong ability to drive value and model outcomes based on business requirements.
• Understanding of business operations and the ability to translate business needs into procurement elements.
Stakeholder Management/Relationship Management
• Highly effective at building relationships at senior levels; strong influencing skills and credibility with stakeholders and colleagues.
• Capable of addressing customer needs effectively, maximizing synergy and leverage across CGI to promote profitable growth.
Strategic Vision & Planning
• Ability to understand supply markets and business needs to identify and exploit opportunities for spend optimization.
• Able to enhance the adoption and compliance of procurement programs.
• Strong data mining and data management skills; able to anticipate future needs.
Financial Skills
• Solid understanding of P&L and business figures logic.
• Ability to apply a broad understanding of financial management principles to ensure decisions are financially responsible.
Other Competencies
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Able to work under pressure, demonstrating autonomy, initiative, and rigor.
• Knowledge of procurement systems (Oracle Eproc is an asset).
Desired
Experience in a Vendor Contract Management Office (VCMO) or in Supplier Contract Management. Proficiency in MS Office tools, especially Excel and PowerPoint
“CGI is required by law in some jurisdictions to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. The determination of this range includes various factors not limited to skill set, level, experience, relevant training, and licensure and certifications. To support the ability to reward for merit-based performance, CGI typically does not hire individuals at or near the top of the range for their role. Compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range for this role in the U.S. is $76,300 - $202,700.”
CGI’s benefits are offered to eligible professionals on their first day of employment to include:
Competitive compensation including profit participation program
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits
• Basic life and accidental death & dismemberment insurance
• Matching contributions through 401(k) plan, and CGI share purchase plan
• Flexibility and paid accrued vacation leave, ranging from 10 to 20 days per year, based on job level, years of relevant prior experience, and years of service
• 10 paid holidays per year
• At least 80 consecutive hours of paid sick/safe leave (except where applicable state/local law requires more)
• Paid parental leave, ranging from 20 to 70 consecutive business days based on circumstances of leave and applicable laws
• Bereavement leave, ranging from 1 to 7 days per year based on relationship.
• Paid jury duty leave, up to time summoned
• Learning opportunities and tuition assistance
• Wellness and Well-being programs
For more detailed information about our benefits offerings visit Benefits | CGI Careers
Please note that the benefits listed above are subject to change based on the specific terms and conditions of the contract being supported.
CGI anticipates accepting applications for this position through September 30, 2024.
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