Strategic Sourcing IT Manager
Requisition ID: 192119
Career Group: Corporate Office Careers
Job Category: Strategic Sourcing E-commerce & IT
Travel Requirements: 0 - 10%
Job Type: Full-Time
Country: Canada (CA)
Province: Ontario
City: Mississauga
Location: Tahoe Office
Embark on a rewarding career with Sobeys Inc., celebrated among Canada’s Top 100 employers, where your talents contribute to our commitment to excellence and community impact.
Our family of 128,000 employees and franchise affiliates share a collective passion for delivering exceptional shopping experiences and amazing food to all our customers. Our mission is to nurture the things that make life better – great experiences, families, communities, and our employees. We are a family nurturing families.
A proudly Canadian company, we started in a small town in Nova Scotia but we are now in communities of all sizes across this great country. With over 1,600 stores in all 10 provinces, you may know us as Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, Foodland, FreshCo, Thrifty Foods, Lawtons Drug Stores or another of our great banners but we are all one extended family.
Ready to Make an impact?
We’re looking for a Strategic Sourcing IT Manager to lead sourcing, negotiation, and supplier management for a dynamic portfolio of IT services. This role is key to driving value, reducing total cost of ownership, and mitigating risk across Sobeys’ technology landscape. You’ll work closely with internal stakeholders and external partners to deliver sourcing solutions that support business goals.
Here’s where you’ll be focusing:
- Develop and execute category strategies end-to-end
- Strategically source a complex portfolio of services with emphasis in IT using tools, processes, and strategies
- Set direction and priorities for team on projects
- Lead and/or support multiple projects simultaneously
- Achieve stakeholder business requirements, scope of work, and budget while effectively capturing spend and savings
- Be a trusted advisor by developing and maintaining strong relationships with stakeholders, with forward-looking planning to anticipate and support business needs
- Develop, lead, and maintain effective relationships with vendors
- Demonstrate strong proficiency in 7-step sourcing processes
- Train and coach team on sourcing best practices to achieve desired outcomes
- Support consistency, transparency, alignment, and synergies among all Sourcing and Category Management teams, creating an environment to remove silos in sourcing execution
- Build and maintain deep subject matter expertise and industry knowledge within the established portfolio of products and services
- Drive sourcing best practices and enterprise value through cross-functional engagement including stakeholders, legal, and other key partners
- Support communications with cross-functional areas in establishing and sustaining this centralized sourcing function, ensuring compliance in the use of sourcing services
- Closely partner with the IT team to ensure a total sourcing solution is delivered
- Support end-to-end source-to-pay process by driving purchases through the e-Procurement tool
What you have to offer:
- Minimum 8 years of experience in strategic sourcing, procurement, or merchandising—ideally within IT or retail environments
- Proven expertise in sourcing IT services and navigating the Canadian vendor landscape
- Strong strategic thinking and ability to articulate sourcing plans both verbally and in writing
- Demonstrated success leading procurement initiatives and delivering cost savings
- Deep understanding of cost structures, operating plans, and value creation in sourcing
- Ability to build and maintain strategic relationships with functional leaders and external partners
- Experience developing and mentoring talent within a sourcing or procurement team
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with a collaborative and results-driven mindset
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At Sobeys we require our teammates to have the ability to adhere to a hybrid work model that requires your presence at one of our office locations at least three days per week. This requirement is integral to our commitment to team collaboration and the overall success of our office culture.
We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package, which varies by role and designed to help our teammates to live better – physically, financially and emotionally.
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We will consider factors such as your working location, work experience and skills as well as internal equity, and market conditions to ensure the selected candidate is paid fairly and competitively. We look forward to discussing the specific compensation details relevant to this role with candidates who are selected to move forward in the recruitment process.
Our Total Rewards programs, for full-time teammates, goes well beyond your paycheque:
- Competitive Benefits Package, tailored to meet your needs, including health and dental coverage, life, short- and long-term disability insurance.
- Access to Virtual Health Care Platform and Employee and Family Assistance Program.
- A Retirement and Savings Plan that provides you with the opportunity to build and add value to your savings.
- A 10% in-store discount at our participating banners and access to a wide range of other discount programs, making your purchases more affordable.
- Learning and Development Resources to fuel your professional growth.
- Parental leave top-up
- Paid Vacation and Days-off
We are committed to accommodating applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process and will work with applicants requesting accommodation at any stage of this process.