Employment Status: RegularTime Type: Full timeBUILDING A WORLD CLASS TEAM STARTS WITH YOUAt the heart of CSA Group is a vision: making the world a better, safer, more sustainable place. It's been part of our mission for nearly one hundred years: from the first engineering standard for railway bridges developed in 1919, to more than 3,500 standards, codes & related products today.Headquartered in Canada, with a global footprint of more than 30 labs and offices across Europe, Asia and North America, CSA Group tests, inspects and certifies a wide range of products - from every day househould items to leading edge technology-to meet exacting requirements for safety, performance and environmental impact.Our employees take pride in making a difference in people's lives through the work that we do. We're looking for people like you to help make it happen.Job Summary:The Regional Sourcing Manager, ESA is responsible for managing category management expertise and discipline in the area of Procurement which will enable the organization to make intelligent ‘buy’ decisions through exercising an effective strategic sourcing process. The region this role is responsible to oversee includes Taiwan, Japan, Korea, Singapore and Thailand.Responsibilities:Exercise the industry through the recognized seven step strategic sourcing process. The seven step strategic sourcing process is an industry recognized approach in procurement.Procuring goods and services for various products and servicesManaging the entire competitive bid evaluation process from simple RFIs to complex multi stakeholder RFPs.Developing Scopes of Work (SOW) from the beginning by understanding the client’s requirements, supplier’s limitations and CSA’s contractual limitations.Working closely with legal to ensure CSA’s risk is mitigatedWorking with CSA stakeholders from across all functions within CSA, Manages high volume, medium to high complex requirements, development of complex contracts and very demanding teams and supplier relationshipsResponsible for developing and managing base agreements for net new suppliersPerforming and analyzing periodic and ad hoc procurement reports from various systems (SAP, Concur, etc.)Leads cost structure analysis and negotiate best price with suppliersExecute Continuous Improvement projects to support Strategic Sourcing business objectives and goals.Effectively communicates with the supplier –teleconferences –co-coordinating client, procurement and supplier on callsResponsible for negotiating and closing deals for CSA Group by understanding, creating, and delivering client value propositions including financial savingsProvide leadership in supplier relationship management to ensure alignment with sourcing strategiesResponsible for continually monitoring, improving and measuring category performance based on the overall category plansAnalyze purchasing decisions to include inventory turnover, return on investment, area demands and trendsDrive and delivery competitive advantage for CSA by managing execution of a comprehensive category strategy including in-depth global market analysis as part of the overall detailed sourcing category planDeveloping, maintaining, providing guidance and managing collaborative client relationshipAccountable to ensure CSA is insulated from contractual supplier based risk arising through annual reviews of the contractsLead multi stakeholder quarterly business reviews with core vendorsResponsible for the transformation of our global procurement organization.Collaborating with the leadership team in completing due diligence to define the future taxonomy for category management at CSA while being engaged in multi category sourcing projects.Education and Experience:Bachelor of Commerce/Business Degree and or Master's Degree in Business ManagementSCMP (Supply Chain Management Professional) Designation is an assetMinimum 7 - 10 years business experience in vendor management, Strategic sourcing, procurement, process managementProven experience in performing and evaluating source solicitations including RFQ/RFP/RFIProven experience in developing Scopes of Work (SOW) from the beginning by understanding the client’s requirements, supplier’s limitations and CSA’s contractual limitations.Skills:Proven experience in negotiating commercial terms in a supplier contractAbility to develop fresh approaches, innovate and adaptSuperior interpersonal, relationship building, negotiating, communication and presentation skillsExcellent time management skills.English and Mandarin: Fluent and Bilingualism.Mandarin: Fluent and Bilingualism an asset.Japanese: Fluent and Bilingualism an asset.Korean: Fluent and Bilingualism an asset.CSA Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on any grounds stipulated by applicable laws. We are an organization where opportunities are based on skills and abilities, and differences are respected and valued. Please contact us at if you require accommodation in the interview process.
