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Manager, Technology Sourcing

Requisition ID: 103773Join a purpose driven winning team, committed to results, in an inclusive and high-performing culture.

 

 

 

 Purpose

 

The Sourcing Manager is responsible for leading Bank-wide Technology Sourcing and project activities for IT Infrastructure while working closely with senior business unit leadership and other sourcing leaders. The Technology Sourcing Manager will collaborate with senior business unit leadership and sourcing leaders in pursuit of improvements in quality, innovation, and service levels. The Technology Sourcing Manager will have the opportunity to improve upon current processes with a goal of centralizing and consolidating company-wide supplier selection. By contributing to a competitive marketplace this role will consistently drive reductions in the total cost of ownership for products and services procured. Manage and own the category activities within the Bank related to IT Infrastructure.

 

 

Accountabilities

 

Manage business value through the development of high quality and cost effective supply relationships, while pursuing and championing total cost of ownership (TCO) savings directly by savings captured through leveraging Bank-wide purchasing volume, strategic supplier relationships, demand management or indirect savings realized by driving innovation and or enhancing the overall effectiveness of the supply management process   
Create relationships with IT leaders to support enterprise objectives, influence key stakeholders and jointly develop strategic sourcing strategies while collaborating on sourcing initiatives and projects
Collaborate with Business Unit and Operations leaders to fully understand key business drivers, spend drivers, and achieve required support levels
Directly manage and implement best practices in sourcing initiatives related to IT Infrastructure
Manage category within and across the Bank’s business segments, and serve as a key contributor to a well-developed and evolving supplier management process
Track sourcing initiatives for multi-functional stakeholder teams, ensuring effective strategy development, market assessments, RFP processes, contract and supplier negotiation, and supplier management while enabling collaboration and innovation between stakeholders and suppliers
Establish and develop on-going strategic relationships with key suppliers during major sourcing/project initiatives
Proactively work with the Business Line VMOs and contract owners to understand business needs, business strategy, and pipeline of contract renewals to build an overall supplier contract strategy (consolidate and reduce contracts where opportunity exists)
Consolidate information around performance and renewals and support Category Sourcing leads to inform category sourcing and supplier strategies
Act as the issues/incident escalation point for the supplier that may have an enterprise wide impact or not resolved at the business level
Contribute to a disciplined effort to influence spend and drive cost savings across all business segments
Support consistent application of procurement processes and TPRM across constituent groups
Champions a customer focused culture to deepen client relationships and leverage broader Bank relationships, systems and knowledge
Understands how the Bank’s risk appetite and risk culture should be considered in day-to-day activities and decisions
Actively pursues effective and efficient operations of his/her/their respective areas, while ensuring the adequacy, adherence to and effectiveness of day-to-day business controls to meet obligations with respect to operational risk, regulatory compliance risk, AML/ATF risk and conduct risk, including but not limited to responsibilities under the Operational Risk Management Framework, Regulatory Compliance Risk Management Framework, AML/ATF Global Handbook and the Guidelines for Business Conduct
Champions a high-performance environment and implements a people strategy that attracts, retains, develops and motivates team members by fostering an inclusive work environment; communicating vison/values/business strategy and managing succession and development planning for the team
 

Experience/Education

 

Bachelor’s degree in management, business, or related field
Minimum of 3 to 5 years progressive IT sourcing experience
IT Infrastructure experience is an asset
Previous Financial Industry experience is an asset
 

Location(s):  Canada : Ontario : Toronto Scotiabank is a leading bank in the Americas. Guided by our purpose: “for every future”, we help our customers, their families and their communities achieve success through a broad range of advice, products and services, including personal and commercial banking, wealth management and private banking, corporate and investment banking, and capital markets.  At Scotiabank, we value the unique skills and experiences each individual brings to the Bank, and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment for everyone. If you require accommodation (including, but not limited to, an accessible interview site, alternate format documents, ASL Interpreter, or Assistive Technology) during the recruitment and selection process, please let our Recruitment team know. If you require technical assistance, please click here. Candidates must apply directly online to be considered for this role. We thank all applicants for their interest in a career at Scotiabank; however, only those candidates who are selected for an interview will be contacted.

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