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Senior Procurement Manager
- Vaughan, ON, Canada
Full-time
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Large corporation located in Vaughan requires a hands-on Procurement Manager.
Responsibilities:
Financial Oversight & Gross Profit Management
- Monitor gross profit (GP) daily and weekly across food product categories
- Identify root cause of loss in real time
- Accrue losses throughout the season and maintain accurate running totals by commodity group
- Provide financial support and guidance to category directors/managers to ensure weekly GP targets are met
- Report directly to CEO and senior executives on category financial performance and recovery status
Vendor Management on any Claim
- Build, support, and execute any vendor claims to recover losses resulting from quality failures, spec deviations, poor pack-out performance, and other claimable events
- Conduct end-of-season reconciliations, coordinating multi-million-dollar settlements with key vendors
- Maintain thorough documentation, evidence packages, and support files for all submissions
- Negotiate any claim outcomes in partnership with category directors and senior executives for cause
Purchase Order Review & Sign-Off
- Review and sign-off for all Purchase Orders (PO) prior to payment
- Verify accuracy of freight charges, currency allocations, and cost line items on every PO
- Identify and correct invalid charges that would impact gross profit
- Liaise with logistics and category teams to ensure POs reflect actual contracted terms
Vendor Advance & Payment Management
- Manage vendor advance payment schedules, aligning advances with loading schedules and product receipt
- Monitor payables and inbound loading activity to ensure advances are appropriately backed by product flow
- Manage advance commitments and accruals to established programs
Offshore Program Planning
- Support the planning and development of the offshore procurement program (Peru, Chile, Brazil, etc.)
- Analyze historical data year-over-year to inform volume planning and vendor allocation decisions
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Responsibilities
Oversee gross profit performance, identify and accrue losses, support category teams in meeting financial targets, and report performance and recovery status to senior executives. Manage vendor claims and settlements, review and approve purchase orders, coordinate vendor advances and payments, and support offshore procurement planning.
Requirements
The posting does not specify formal education, certifications, or a required number of years of experience. Its director-level seniority and responsibilities indicate a need for extensive procurement and financial oversight experience, strong vendor negotiation and claims management capabilities, and the ability to coordinate with executives and cross-functional teams.
Skills
- Procurement Management
- Gross Profit Management
- Financial Analysis
- Vendor Claims
- Vendor Negotiation
- Purchase Order Review
- Freight Charge Verification
- Currency Allocation
- Vendor Payment Management
- Accrual Management
- Offshore Procurement Planning
- Volume Planning
- Vendor Allocation
- Cross-Functional Coordination
- Executive Reporting
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Categories
- Management & Leadership
- Finance & Accounting
- Logistics
- Food & Beverage
Keywords
- Procurement
- Gross Profit
- Financial Oversight
- Category Management
- Vendor Claims
- Quality Failures
- Specification Deviations
- Pack-Out Performance
- End-of-Season Reconciliation
- Vendor Settlements
- Purchase Orders
- Freight Charges
- Currency Allocation
- Contracted Terms
- Vendor Advances
- Payables
- Accruals
- Loading Schedules
- Product Receipt
- Offshore Procurement
- Volume Planning
- Vendor Allocation
- Peru
- Chile
- Brazil