This role leads procurement for indirect categories, focusing on strategic sourcing, supplier management, and cost optimization initiatives for McCain Foods.
Position Title: SCA Program Lead & Indirect Proc Sr. Buyer
Position Type: Regular - Full-Time
Grade: Grade 04
Requisition ID: 39463
In every role, McCainers are ambitious, curious, and passionate about creating exceptional work experiences - together. With a customer-first mindset, we make doing business with McCain easy.
About the role .
This role is responsible for supporting procurement across the portfolio of indirect categories (freight & logistics, facilities management, co-manufacturing, energy, and business services) as part of McCain North American procurement team.
This includes but is not limited to market and industry dynamics, supplier research and evaluations, supply chain risk, energy & services spend and price variances. In addition, the role will also support and facilitate the strategic sourcing of over $500 million in indirect spending for the McCain Foods company. The role will also support initiatives and sourcing activities across a portfolio of indirect categories. The scope of this position includes category strategy development, ongoing category management, contract negotiations and supplier relationship development and management.
Drive leadership on specific sub-categories sources and market knowledge, influencing business needs and commercial results to the company. Will develop a broad understanding of:
• Renewable electricity and sustainability initiatives
• Conventional energy (electricity & Natural Gas)
• Freight & Logistics
• Facilities Management and Real Estate
• Co-Manufacturing
• Business Services
Communications and Interactions - The person will manage multiple internal and external organizational relationships. They will lead the overall supplier relationship strategy for spend areas, ensuring proper commercial treatment of suppliers by reinforcing policy, ethics and our strategic approach with suppliers and with other company departments.
This role is also responsible for managing the North American Procurement SCA initiative pipeline, supporting the Director NA SCA and NA procurement team in identifying, securing cross functional alignment, and executing cost optimization big bets within the SCA (Sustainable Cost Advantage) pipeline as well as supporting overall tracking of the NA Procurement SCA Pipeline across the NA Procurement, R&D, Supply Chain, Manufacturing and Finance teams.
Engage and collaborate cross functions and other team members to deliver best practices and accelerated results.
What you'll be doing .
• Drive cost and value focused strategy for applicable spend areas
• Build and leverage supplier relationship for the relative markets to deliver value to company
• Ensure company purchases in the spend categories comply with company internal controls requirements
• Responsible for category financial planning, budget and PPV management
• Build up strong and effective relationships with McCain cross functional teams to deliver initiatives supporting company priorities such as savings, sustainability, cash improvement, and supply assurance
What you'll need to be successful .
Academic:
Must have: Bachelor's degree preferably in Business, Engineering, or Finance
Nice to have: MBA
Professional/Technical:
Must have:
• Experience with MS Office suite
Nice to have
• Experience in SAP, Coupa, ARIBA
Related work experience:
Must Have:
• Requires having 1-5 years industry experience.
Nice to have:
• Project Management Experience
• Procurement or related industry Experience
• Food Industry or CPG Experience
• Commodity market experience
Other technical/ behavioral competencies:
• Core Procurement Experience & Skills
o Linking business needs to leverage scale
o Project Management Skills
o Stakeholder & Cross Functional Management
o Sourcing strategy development
o Strong supplier management skills
o Negotiating / Influencing skills
o Client relationship management
o Financial analysis skills
o Industry analysis skills
o Commodity sourcing and risk management skills
• Capacity: Proven ability to plan, organize and manage multiple priorities in a dynamic business environment, operating with a "Bias for action"
• Business thinking: Able to connect business needs with external capabilities
• Organizational Leadership: Able to lead the organization and supply base to maximize results
• Collaboration: Regarded as a constructive team player and have a strong sense of partnership behavior while influencing without authority with internal stakeholders and external parties
• Analytical thinking: Disciplined and data oriented to gain competitive advantage
• Strategic thinking: Able to think strategically and plan for the long term
• Communication: Ability to communicate objectives clearly both in writing and orally with a variety of internal stakeholders and external parties
• Creative & Flexible: Able to evaluate opportunities and respond to changing requirements
• Ability to work independently when needed, to make sound business decisions, and can accurately balance risks with business needs
• Diversity mindset: Ability to manage in a matrix organization and across regions and cultures
About McCain .
Click Here to learn more about McCain and how we provide you with opportunities to make an impact that matters.
Leadership principles .
At McCain, our leadership principles guide how we engage with customers, collaborate as a team, and achieve success. We focus on understanding customer needs, driving innovation, empowering people, and taking ownership to clear obstacles and deliver results.
The McCain experience .
We are McCain. This statement is a testament to our collective strength and our individual value. Your contributions play a vital role in our success. Our winning culture is rooted in authenticity and trust, empowering us to bring out the best in one another. Here, you'll find opportunities to learn, grow, and thrive. Join us and experience why we're better together.
Our purpose is grounded in building meaningful relationships. We're big believers in the power of working together in person-it helps us stay connected, collaborate more effectively, and grow as a team. At the same time, we recognize the importance of flexibility. Most office-based roles follow a hybrid model, with the option to work remotely two days a week. There may be exceptions depending on the role and location, so we encourage you to speak with your recruiter for more details.
Compensation Package : $65,500.00 - $87,400.00 . CAD annually + Bonus Eligibility
The above reflects the target compensation range for the position at the time of posting. Hiring compensation will be determined based on experience, skill set, education and training, and other organizational needs.
Benefits: At McCain, we're on a mission to create a winning culture that puts employee safety and well-being at the heart of what we do, every day. We understand and appreciate that each person's needs are unique and ensure our benefits & well-being programs reflect that. Employees are eligible for the following benefits: health coverage (medical, dental, vision, prescription drug), retirement savings benefits, and leave support including medical, family and bereavement. Well-being programs include vacation and holidays, company-supported volunteering time, and mental health resources. Coverages are aligned with country, provincial and state governing plans and can vary by work level, location and nature of the role. Additional benefit detail available during the application process.
Your well-being matters to us, and we're here to provide you with the necessary resources to support you in being your best self at work - and at home.
McCain Foods is an equal opportunity employer. As a global family-owned company, we strive to be the employer of choice in the diverse communities around the world in which we live and work. We recognize that inclusion drives our creativity, resilience, and success and makes our business stronger. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.
McCain is an accessible employer. If you require an accommodation throughout the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials or accessible meeting rooms), please let us know , and we will work with you to find appropriate solutions.
Your privacy is important to us. By submitting personal data or information to us, you agree that this will be handled in accordance with McCain's Global Privacy Policy and Global Employee Privacy Policy , as applicable. You can understand how your personal information is being handled here .
Job Family: Procurement
Location(s): CA - Canada : Ontario : Toronto
Company: McCain Foods (Canada)
Position Type: Regular - Full-Time
Grade: Grade 04
Requisition ID: 39463
In every role, McCainers are ambitious, curious, and passionate about creating exceptional work experiences - together. With a customer-first mindset, we make doing business with McCain easy.
About the role .
This role is responsible for supporting procurement across the portfolio of indirect categories (freight & logistics, facilities management, co-manufacturing, energy, and business services) as part of McCain North American procurement team.
This includes but is not limited to market and industry dynamics, supplier research and evaluations, supply chain risk, energy & services spend and price variances. In addition, the role will also support and facilitate the strategic sourcing of over $500 million in indirect spending for the McCain Foods company. The role will also support initiatives and sourcing activities across a portfolio of indirect categories. The scope of this position includes category strategy development, ongoing category management, contract negotiations and supplier relationship development and management.
Drive leadership on specific sub-categories sources and market knowledge, influencing business needs and commercial results to the company. Will develop a broad understanding of:
• Renewable electricity and sustainability initiatives
• Conventional energy (electricity & Natural Gas)
• Freight & Logistics
• Facilities Management and Real Estate
• Co-Manufacturing
• Business Services
Communications and Interactions - The person will manage multiple internal and external organizational relationships. They will lead the overall supplier relationship strategy for spend areas, ensuring proper commercial treatment of suppliers by reinforcing policy, ethics and our strategic approach with suppliers and with other company departments.
This role is also responsible for managing the North American Procurement SCA initiative pipeline, supporting the Director NA SCA and NA procurement team in identifying, securing cross functional alignment, and executing cost optimization big bets within the SCA (Sustainable Cost Advantage) pipeline as well as supporting overall tracking of the NA Procurement SCA Pipeline across the NA Procurement, R&D, Supply Chain, Manufacturing and Finance teams.
Engage and collaborate cross functions and other team members to deliver best practices and accelerated results.
What you'll be doing .
• Drive cost and value focused strategy for applicable spend areas
- Monitor and manage supplier KPI ensuring seamless delivery of supply
- Delivery of Sustainable Cost Advantage Program
- Work with global commodities team to manage hedging practices for applicable energy markets
- Work with cross functional partners in commercial, R&D, supply chain, finance, and manufacturing functions to develop and execute plans for transformational cost savings initiatives
- Delivery Sustainable Cost Advantage (SCA) results and on-going savings programs
- Track and report progress against execution plans and SCA Pipeline, working to find creative solutions to roadblocks to progress, escalating and giving visibility to leadership as appropriate
• Build and leverage supplier relationship for the relative markets to deliver value to company
• Ensure company purchases in the spend categories comply with company internal controls requirements
• Responsible for category financial planning, budget and PPV management
• Build up strong and effective relationships with McCain cross functional teams to deliver initiatives supporting company priorities such as savings, sustainability, cash improvement, and supply assurance
What you'll need to be successful .
Academic:
Must have: Bachelor's degree preferably in Business, Engineering, or Finance
Nice to have: MBA
Professional/Technical:
Must have:
• Experience with MS Office suite
Nice to have
• Experience in SAP, Coupa, ARIBA
Related work experience:
Must Have:
• Requires having 1-5 years industry experience.
Nice to have:
• Project Management Experience
• Procurement or related industry Experience
• Food Industry or CPG Experience
• Commodity market experience
Other technical/ behavioral competencies:
• Core Procurement Experience & Skills
o Linking business needs to leverage scale
o Project Management Skills
o Stakeholder & Cross Functional Management
o Sourcing strategy development
o Strong supplier management skills
o Negotiating / Influencing skills
o Client relationship management
o Financial analysis skills
o Industry analysis skills
o Commodity sourcing and risk management skills
• Capacity: Proven ability to plan, organize and manage multiple priorities in a dynamic business environment, operating with a "Bias for action"
• Business thinking: Able to connect business needs with external capabilities
• Organizational Leadership: Able to lead the organization and supply base to maximize results
• Collaboration: Regarded as a constructive team player and have a strong sense of partnership behavior while influencing without authority with internal stakeholders and external parties
• Analytical thinking: Disciplined and data oriented to gain competitive advantage
• Strategic thinking: Able to think strategically and plan for the long term
• Communication: Ability to communicate objectives clearly both in writing and orally with a variety of internal stakeholders and external parties
• Creative & Flexible: Able to evaluate opportunities and respond to changing requirements
• Ability to work independently when needed, to make sound business decisions, and can accurately balance risks with business needs
• Diversity mindset: Ability to manage in a matrix organization and across regions and cultures
About McCain .
Click Here to learn more about McCain and how we provide you with opportunities to make an impact that matters.
Leadership principles .
At McCain, our leadership principles guide how we engage with customers, collaborate as a team, and achieve success. We focus on understanding customer needs, driving innovation, empowering people, and taking ownership to clear obstacles and deliver results.
The McCain experience .
We are McCain. This statement is a testament to our collective strength and our individual value. Your contributions play a vital role in our success. Our winning culture is rooted in authenticity and trust, empowering us to bring out the best in one another. Here, you'll find opportunities to learn, grow, and thrive. Join us and experience why we're better together.
Our purpose is grounded in building meaningful relationships. We're big believers in the power of working together in person-it helps us stay connected, collaborate more effectively, and grow as a team. At the same time, we recognize the importance of flexibility. Most office-based roles follow a hybrid model, with the option to work remotely two days a week. There may be exceptions depending on the role and location, so we encourage you to speak with your recruiter for more details.
Compensation Package : $65,500.00 - $87,400.00 . CAD annually + Bonus Eligibility
The above reflects the target compensation range for the position at the time of posting. Hiring compensation will be determined based on experience, skill set, education and training, and other organizational needs.
Benefits: At McCain, we're on a mission to create a winning culture that puts employee safety and well-being at the heart of what we do, every day. We understand and appreciate that each person's needs are unique and ensure our benefits & well-being programs reflect that. Employees are eligible for the following benefits: health coverage (medical, dental, vision, prescription drug), retirement savings benefits, and leave support including medical, family and bereavement. Well-being programs include vacation and holidays, company-supported volunteering time, and mental health resources. Coverages are aligned with country, provincial and state governing plans and can vary by work level, location and nature of the role. Additional benefit detail available during the application process.
Your well-being matters to us, and we're here to provide you with the necessary resources to support you in being your best self at work - and at home.
McCain Foods is an equal opportunity employer. As a global family-owned company, we strive to be the employer of choice in the diverse communities around the world in which we live and work. We recognize that inclusion drives our creativity, resilience, and success and makes our business stronger. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.
McCain is an accessible employer. If you require an accommodation throughout the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials or accessible meeting rooms), please let us know , and we will work with you to find appropriate solutions.
Your privacy is important to us. By submitting personal data or information to us, you agree that this will be handled in accordance with McCain's Global Privacy Policy and Global Employee Privacy Policy , as applicable. You can understand how your personal information is being handled here .
Job Family: Procurement
Location(s): CA - Canada : Ontario : Toronto
Company: McCain Foods (Canada)
Top Skills
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