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Introduction

IBM is seeking highly motivated individuals with prior procurement experience to join our Procurement BPO team of procurement consulting professionals. Our team provides procurement services to IBM’s external clients across all industry segments.

Specifically, we are seeking to fill the role of an Associate Procurement Consultant to support our clients’ procurement and strategic sourcing requirements in indirect spend category of Logistics. This role requires regular business travel to remote client locations based on project requirements.

Your role and responsibilities

• Manage multiple competitive bid events for clients, including Requests for Proposal (RFP), Requests for Quote (RFQ), Requests for Information (RFI), and Reverse Auctions, within assigned spend categories.

• Analyze historical spend data across one or more categories to identify sourcing opportunities, support category strategy development, and measure compliance with supplier agreements.

• Build and maintain strong stakeholder relationships across all levels of the client’s business, procurement, and legal teams.

• Negotiate commercial terms and facilitate the contracting process with the client’s suppliers.

• Analyze and document cost savings compared to historical spend to ensure IBM meets or exceeds contractual savings commitments.

• Identify opportunities to enhance the client’s procurement organization and policies, supporting their strategic business objectives.

• Assist Global Category Leaders and Category Managers in developing category strategies and sourcing project plans.

• Collaborate with peer consultants supporting other clients to share best practices, templates, strategies, lessons learned, and case studies.

Required technical and professional expertise

• Bachelor’s degree in business, Supply Chain Management, Law, or a related field.

• Proven experience managing end-to-end competitive bids and supplier negotiations.

• Willingness and ability to travel to client locations as needed (serving clients in the US & Canada).

• This position is based in Toronto, ON, requiring up to five business days per week in an IBM or client office.

Preferred technical and professional experience

• Logistics Category Expertise - Previous experience supporting the Logistics Category, including sub-categories such as Truckload, Less-than-Truckload, Air Freight, Ocean Freight, Warehousing, Packaging, Small Parcel, Customs Brokerage, 3PL, and Freight Forwarding.

• Client Relationship Management - Strong ability to build and maintain professional relationships with clients at all levels. Demonstrated experience in delivering high-quality analyses and presentations on time.

• Data Analysis - Proficiency in utilizing procurement and financial data to identify spending trends, generate procurement insights, and drive cost-saving or efficiency-improving initiatives.

• Strategic Thinking - Ability to take a "big picture" approach, applying business acumen to focus on key success factors and long-term goals.

• Accuracy & Attention to Detail - Commitment to precision and thoroughness, ensuring information is processed with high accuracy.

• Adaptability in Complex Environments - Capacity to navigate and function effectively in volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous situations.

• Microsoft Office Proficiency - Strong skills in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel for procurement data analysis and PowerPoint for creating client-ready presentations.

• Procurement Knowledge - Solid understanding of procurement methods, technologies, and processes.

IBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, caste, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.