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Toronto, On, Ca

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Toronto, Canada Area

Toronto, Canada

Toronto, Canada

Toronto, Canada

Develop and manage large scale strategic sourcing initiatives across all of the 12 Plexxus member hospitals, driving cost savings and process efficiencies.Responsible for the development and management of the Requests for Proposal process for high spend ($5-$35 million) category segments ensuring compliance to broader public sector guidelines. Manage complex initiatives by meeting with key stakeholders to identify requirements, determine market strategy and ensure mutually beneficial solutions for member hospitals and suppliers. Lead and facilitate multidisciplinary committees in the development and execution of sourcing strategies.Negotiate contracts in conjunction with internal and external stakeholders.

Toronto, Canada

Lead the category management acquisition strategy for defined set of indirect procurement categoriesWork with partners to identify, prioritize and capture cost savings opportunities, developing innovative solutions in order to achieve savings targets.Develop sourcing strategies, prepare recommendations and effectively negotiate and implement agreements while ensuring the procurement process and best practices are being followed on all initiativesManage the defined categories after implementation through supplier performance reviews and measurements.

London, United Kingdom

Strategically managed various categories and supplier relationships within the indirect (non-clinical) portfolio worth $60 million to identify opportunities and to reduce total costs for a 56 hospital private healthcare groupCoordinated the tendering, competitive bid process, supplier selection, price negotiation, e-procurement activities and contract management for range of diverse indirect product and service categories driving best valueIdentification of new projects and operational roll-out of new supply and service agreements to deliver commercial savings and operational efficienciesDecreased purchasing costs through standardization and consolidation of activities across the group

Montreal, Canada

Collaborated in the management, implementation, and measurement of supplier/contract-related responsibilities within the indirect procurement teamDetermined potential commodity and supplier opportunity areas (i.e. standardization, supplier consolidation) and initiated appropriate activities to reduce costs and increase efficiencyDrove supplier rationalization and best value across multiple sitesParticipation in negotiations of key contracts and service agreements