IT Indirect Buyer
IT Indirect Buyer
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About This Role
Key Responsibilities
Procurement Execution
- Execute endtoend procurement of IT goods and services in compliance with company policy and category strategies.
- Review and validate purchase requisitions ensuring completeness and alignment with approved buying channels.
- Create and manage purchase orders (POs) and ensure timely followup on delivery changes and invoicing issues.
Stakeholder & Supplier Collaboration
- Act as a key liaison between internal stakeholders (e.g. IT Finance Legal) and external suppliers to facilitate smooth procurement activities.
- Support endusers with procurement guidance catalog use and selfservice tools; escalate and resolve issues where needed.
- Partner with the Strategic Sourcing team on lowcomplexity scopes of work and tactical negotiations.
Process Optimization
- Identify and recommend process improvements and automation opportunities to enhance procurement efficiency.
- Monitor and ensure compliance with preferred supplier usage category strategies and NoPO NoPay policy.
Reporting & Analytics
- Maintain procurement records and provide visibility into order status spend and supplier performance.
- Support KPI tracking and reporting activities related to IT procurement.
Key Competencies
- Customer Experience Focus: Strong interpersonal skills with a serviceoriented mindset. Builds trust and delivers timely support.
- Collaboration: Works crossfunctionally with multiple teams and adapts to diverse stakeholder needs.
- SelfDirected Execution: Manages priorities independently follows through on tasks and proactively communicates.
- Procurement Expertise: Strong understanding of purchasing policies contract terms and ITspecific sourcing nuances.
- Tech Savvy: Comfortable working with ERP and procurement tools (Oracle Ariba) and familiar with IT terminology and vendor landscape.
Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in supply chain business or a related field.
- 35 years of experience in operational buying or procurement preferably with exposure to IT categories.
- Proficiency in procurement systems and tools (Oracle Ariba) and Microsoft Office Suite.
- Excellent organizational problemsolving and communication skills.
- Bilingual (French and English) is strongly preferred.
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Position Type
RegularCAE thanks all applicants for their interest. However only those whose background and experience match the requirements of the role will be contacted.
Equal Opportunity Employer
CAE is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race nationality colour religion sex gender indentity and expression sexual orientation disability neurodiversity veteran status age or other characteristics protected by local laws.
If you dont see yourself fully reflected in every job requirement listed in the job posting we still encourage you to reach out and apply. At CAE everyone is welcome to contribute to our success. Applicants needing reasonable accommodations should contact their recruiter at any point in the recruitment process. If you need assistance to submit your application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability please contact us at
Employment Type
Full-Time
