Location: Montreal, Quebec
Permanent position (full-time)
Ranger Design is the lead manufacturer and service provider of innovative fleet upfit solutions and commercial van equipment across Canada and the United States. With our extensive range of innovative products and turnkey solutions, we empower distributors, fleets, OEMs and trade professionals to optimize their cargo space while enhancing productivity.
What is it like to work at Ranger?
Join our team and open the door to possibilities! At Ranger, we strive to offer you a fulfilling experience where you are challenged and can make a difference every day. We all work as one team at Ranger, dedicated to creating world class customer experiences in a dynamic, agile and transparent environment. Working with us, you can be innovative, grow, perform at your best and be proud of what we achieve as a company.
We are seeking an experienced Strategic Sourcing Manager to evaluate sourcing procedures and present improvement strategies.
This person will play a key role that will have a direct impact on several of our projects.
Are you up to the challenge?
Keep reading!
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:
Under the VP of Operation’s’ supervision, you will be responsible for the following:
- Analyzing and calculating procurement costs and developing cost reduction strategies.
- Driving purchasing decisions based on cost and scenario analysis, as well as market trends.
- Negotiating contracts with key suppliers, including costs and terms of supply, service, and quality.
- Ensure products launches within financial targets.
- Leading and pursuing new supplier opportunities.
- Conducting market research, as well as creating cost estimates and forecasts.
- Estimating risks and applying risk minimizing techniques, as well as negotiating contracts that comply with industry regulations.
- Maintaining strategic sourcing relationships and developing strong partnerships.
- Other duties as assigned.
POSITION REQUIREMENTS:
- Excellent analytical, quantitative reasoning, problem solving, creativity and strategic skills.
- Knowledge of an ERP (Epicor, would be an asset).
- SQL knowledge would be considered an asset
- Bilingual (asset).
- Outstanding communication skills and business acumen.
- Ability to manage priorities and work under pressure.
- Proficiency in Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint.
- At least four years’ procurement experience in a related industry.
- Advanced ability to collaborate and negotiate.
- Excellent organizational and time management skills.
- Exceptional analytical and strategic thinking abilities.
- Familiarity with quality and ISO and OEM standards.
- Comfortable to perform audits based on company’s needs.
- Capability to understand and analyze engineering drawings.
- Ability to build solid relationships by using strong interpersonal skills.
- Required to travel to develop, promote, and maintain strategic sourcing relationships
If you have the above-mentioned qualifications and are interested in this position, please use the form below.
We thank all applicants for their interest, but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
Candidates for this position must be legally entitled to work in Canada, hold a valid Passport and will be required to show proof as such. Ranger Design does not sponsor work permit applications.
All requests will be treated confidentially.