Lead Strategic Sourcing and Contract Specialist

Description

• Conduct market studies, spend analysis, and cost modeling to assess supplier capability, competitiveness, and savings opportunities
• Partner with business units and supply chain teams to ensure benefits realization, manage demand, and align category strategies
• Support project startups and mobilization, including local vendor negotiations for partnered business units
• Lead and mentor the strategic sourcing team, overseeing workload distribution, performance, and issue resolution
• Identify procurement trends, inefficiencies, and category optimization opportunities across Ledcor’s spend
• Develop and issue RFPs, evaluate responses, and prepare recommendations for supplier selection
• Lead vendor negotiations, pricing discussions, and contracting to secure optimal commercial terms
• Build strong supplier relationships and oversee vendor management processes, including scorecards and business reviews
• Collaborate with Operations to understand needs, define sourcing objectives, and support procurement optimization
• Develop and execute implementation plans for new services, supplier partnerships, and sourcing strategies

Requirements

• Strong analytical and commodity expertise, including market analysis, cost modeling, and data-driven decision making
• Strong knowledge of supply chain best practices, category management, and adaptable sourcing strategies
• Solid understanding of contract law, procurement contracts, and negotiation of commercial and legal terms
• Demonstrated success delivering end-to-end sourcing projects with measurable results
• Experience in mid- to large-scale North American organizations; exposure to construction, infrastructure, mining, oil & gas, or telecom is an asset
• Advanced negotiation skills with suppliers, driving favorable commercial and relational outcomes
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, or Law; SCMP/PMP/CPCM or equivalent certifications preferred
• 6+ years’ experience in supply chain, with emphasis on strategic sourcing, procurement, or materials management
• Team leadership experience, including supervising 2–3 staff, setting goals, allocating workload, and evaluating performance
• Proficient with e-procurement systems, RFx tools, modern sourcing platforms, Excel, and Power BI

Benefits

• This is a hybrid role with 3 days per week in the office and having the flexibility to attend the office as business needs require​

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance