Vice-président.e, Approvisionnment Vice President, Procurement

Create value at TC Transcontinental.

At TC Transcontinental weve got it made and thats because of the expertise of our team.

We have been driving innovation since 1976.

Founded 50 years ago and 4000 employees strong Transcontinental Inc. (TSX: TCL.A TCL.B) known under the TC Transcontinental brand is a Canadian retail marketing services company Canadas largest printer and the Canadian leader in French-language educational publishing. Driven by the vision of a more informed educated and prosperous society TC Transcontinental propels its clients success across the retail education book and information industries. With agility creativity and boldness we design and deliver innovative high-value products and services.

Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer the Vice President Procurement is responsible for the overall procurement strategy planning and management of TC Transcontinentals sourcing activities. The role plays a critical part in ensuring the availability of raw materials cost optimization supplier quality and reliability risk management and the continuous improvement of procurement processes while supporting performance compliance and sustainability objectives across the organization.

We are looking for a leader who is energized by creating value where things are not yet perfectly structured. Someone who has built transformed or meaningfully evolved a procurement function in real complex multisite environments and who takes pride in tangible lasting impact. This role is suited to a person who combines strategic thinking with handson judgment who is comfortable working with imperfect data partnering closely with operations and influencing without relying on hierarchy.

If you are driven by the idea of leaving an organization stronger clearer and more resilient than you found it and you still have room and appetite to grow through a demanding mandate this opportunity may resonate with you.

When your actions lead to success:

• Develop and implement the overall procurement strategy in alignment with operational priorities and business objectives.
• Lead develop and engage procurement and category management teams while establishing strong governance over purchasing processes across operations.
• Define and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) to track results performance and continuous improvement.
• Negotiate strategic agreements with key suppliers and ensure the performance and effectiveness of longterm partnerships.
• Establish robust supplier selection evaluation and monitoring processes.
• Optimize procurement costs while ensuring quality reliability and continuity of supply.
• Work closely with production quality and logistics teams to anticipate needs and resolve supplyrelated issues.
• Manage supply chain risks including source diversification business continuity regulatory compliance and ESG criteria.
• Actively contribute to continuous improvement initiatives operational innovation and digital transformation projects.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and internal policies.

When your expertise drives us:

• Minimum of 10 years of experience in procurement including at least 5 years in a leadership role ideally within a manufacturing environment.
• University degree in Operations Management Engineering Business Administration or a related field.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office with expertlevel Excel skills.
• Strong knowledge of business intelligence (BI) and AIenabled tools.
• Solid understanding of process optimization methodologies such as Lean and Six Sigma.
• Experience in financial management and structured problemsolving.
• Strong capabilities in negotiation strategic leadership and change management.
• Proven ability to operate effectively in a dynamic complex environment.
• Excellent communication skills and a demonstrated ability to manage strong internal and external business partnerships.
• Professional proficiency in both English and French (spoken and written) is required with French being essential for daytoday operations and collaboration with teams partners and stakeholders based in Quebec.

When benefits really help you live better:

We offer a comprehensive and flexible benefits package designed to support your well-being and help you thriveat work and at home. Our offerings include:

• Competitive compensation with performance-based incentives and retirement savings plans with company match
• Customizable group benefits including health dental life disability and travel insurance
• Paid time off
• Employee perks such as discounts on insurance wireless plans travel and more
• Career development opportunities
• A dynamic inclusive work environment where your voice matters and your growth is supported

EEO

TC Transcontinental is committed to fair transparent and equitable hiring practices. We disclose that no artificial intelligence (AI) tools or automated decision-making systems are used in our recruitment or selection process.

TC Transcontinental is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering a diverse inclusive and accessible workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race color religion sex gender identity or expression sexual orientation age national origin disability veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws in the jurisdictions where we operate.

We are also committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free recruitment and work environmentpromoting dignity independence integration and equal opportunity for all including persons with disabilities. Accommodations including alternative formats will be made available for all parts of the recruitment and selection process. For more information or to request an accommodation please contact

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