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Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is an equal opportunity employer, and embraces diversity in race, nationality, ethnicity, gender, age, physical ability, neurodiversity, and sexual orientation, to create a workforce that reflects the societies we operate in. Our continued commitment to Culture and Diversity is reflected in our people stories across our workforce and implemented through equitable workplace policies and processes.
TCS has been serving the Canadian marketplace for more than 35 years and today is the technology partner of choice for many of the country's leading organizations. As one of the largest IT services providers in Canada and globally, TCS is aiming to become the world's largest AI-led technology services company and is enabling its clients to transform themselves across the full AI stack, from infrastructure to intelligence.
Rooted in the heritage and values of the Tata Group, TCS is focused on creating long-term value for its clients, investors, employees, and the communities it serves. With a highly skilled workforce supporting customers from coast to coast, TCS has consistently been recognized as a Top Employer by the Top Employers Institute, including a recent top ranking at the country level.
TCS also sponsors 14 of the world's most prestigious marathons and endurance events, including the TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon, reflecting its commitment to health, sustainability, and community empowerment.
Job Description :-
Must Have Technical/Functional Skills
- Senior years of experience in strategic sourcing – direct material, procurement, supplier development, or category management.
- Strong sourcing knowledge across mechanical manufactured components.
- Hands-on experience managing RFQs, from requirement gathering through supplier response and sourcing recommendation.
- Proficiency in supplier capability assessment, supplier performance reviews, qualification, consolidation, development, and alternate sourcing.
- Ability to review drawings, prepare RFQ packages, analyze quotations, and create techno-commercial comparisons.
- Experience working with global suppliers and cross-functional stakeholders across North America, Mexico, China, and Europe.
- Working knowledge of sourcing dashboards, supplier scorecards, industrialization tracking, and Jaggaer or comparable sourcing platforms.
Roles & Responsibilities
- Serve as the primary onsite interface between customer stakeholders, suppliers, and the offshore sourcing team.
- Lead strategic sourcing initiatives for mechanical, electrical, and electronic commodities and support supplier identification across the USA, Mexico, China, and Europe.
- Manage end-to-end RFQ, execution, including drawing review, package preparation, supplier communication, quotation collection, commercial comparison, and sourcing recommendations.
- Build and maintain supplier relationships; conduct capability assessments, performance reviews, supplier development, consolidation, and readiness activities.
- Collaborate with Manufacturing, Product Owners, Engineering, Quality, Strategic Sourcing, and Finance to align priorities, timelines, risks, and issue resolution.
- Track project milestones, service-level commitments, supplier readiness, industrialization, savings, and productivity goals.
- Provide daily updates, weekly executive status reports, sourcing dashboards, supplier scorecards, and category strategy updates.
- Own escalation management, governance reviews, and risk mitigation for supplier delays, sourcing risks, and critical project issues.
Generic Managerial Skills
- Excellent stakeholder management, supplier relationship, communication, negotiation, and presentation skills.
- Strong ownership, governance, prioritization, and escalation-management capability.
- Analytical and commercially focused, with the ability to translate sourcing data into clear recommendations.
- Ability to work effectively with global, cross-functional, and offshore teams.
- Results-oriented and capable of managing multiple sourcing projects, timelines, and annual savings targets.
Thank you for your interest in TCS. Candidates that meet the qualifications for this position will be contacted within a 2-week period. We invite you to continue to apply for other opportunities that match your profile
