Pay Rate: $48 Location: Toronto ON Job Type: Contract Our client, a financial institution is looking to hire a Manager, North America Procurement team for an initial 12-month contract with a high possibility of extension and conversion. This role is 3 days a week in the office in downtown Toronto. Sourcing Strategy and Execution: Lead cross-functional teams to manage low-to-medium value sourcing projects, including baseline and market analysis, strategy development, and contract negotiations. Influence business partner requirements to evaluate and select suppliers effectively. Contract Management: Read, understand, and negotiate supplier contracts, ensuring alignment with legal, risk, and business objectives. Track contract expirations, manage renewals, and collaborate with legal and drafting teams to finalize documentation. Procurement Oversight: Provide oversight for sourcing resources and ensure contract archive accuracy. Apply sourcing principles and best practices in day-to-day operations. Vendor and Stakeholder Management: Maintain strong relationships with key business partners, project owners, and vendor managers to support business-led initiatives. Analytics and Reporting: Deliver supporting analytics to validate realized savings and provide insights to finance teams. Risk Mitigation: Ensure supplier contractual terms mitigate legal and business risks while adhering to procurement systems and tools. Must-Have Skills: 6+ years of progressive business experience in global supply chain management and/or vendor management and/or contract management 6+ years of experience and expertise with supplier contractual terms and conditions to mitigate legal and business risk 3+ years of IT Infrastructure contracts/sourcing experience 3+ years of extensive knowledge of IT software/SaaS solutions/vendor Solid knowledge of sourcing and procurement principles and best practices Experience with sourcing and procurement systems and tools Solid analytical skills. Nice to have skills: Graduate degree (business preferred) CPSM (supply chain certification) Knowledge of relevant legislative and regulatory requirements relating to management of third-party outsourcing in the jurisdictions in which Manulife operates Knowledge of financial, actuarial and insurance systems Familiar with Manulife's business operations, strategies and financial environment. If you are interested & qualified for this opportunity, please send your updated resume in MS Word format to fouzan@ifgpr.com If this is not the right opportunity for you, let's connect and I can share with you how IFG can help advance your career!