Procurement Manager (Negotiation & Contracting)

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Procurement Manager (Negotiation & Contracting) based in Canada. This is a strategic procurement role focused on strengthening negotiation and contracting capabilities across the Americas. You will bring structure, commercial discipline, and analytical rigor to supplier negotiations, renewals, amendments, and contracting activities. The role combines strategic sourcing expertise with hands-on ownership of complex commercial discussions and execution. You will work closely with Procurement, Legal, Finance, Operations, suppliers, and senior leaders to drive sound business decisions. Your work will directly contribute to measurable savings, cost avoidance, risk mitigation, and stronger supplier relationships. The environment values proactive problem-solving, data-driven recommendations, and the ability to turn opportunities into tangible outcomes. This is a remote, full-time position based in Canada, with travel of up to 15% depending on business needs. Act as a subject matter expert in supplier negotiation and contracting, bringing structure, commercial discipline, and execution focus to procurement activities. Develop and execute negotiation and contracting strategies using spend data, market intelligence, supplier cost drivers, commodity movements, and contract terms. Lead supplier negotiations covering pricing, commercial terms, renewals, amendments, service expectations, and other business conditions. Partner with Legal to draft, review, redline, and negotiate master agreements, amendments, renewals, and related contract documentation, while owning commercial terms and stakeholder alignment. Identify procurement optimization opportunities, develop compelling business cases, align stakeholders, and drive approved initiatives through implementation. Collaborate with Procurement, Legal, Finance, Operations, senior leadership, and suppliers to manage trade-offs, communicate recommendations, and resolve decisions efficiently. Manage multiple negotiation, contracting, renewal, and optimization workstreams simultaneously, maintaining visibility into milestones, risks, decisions, deadlines, and next steps. Identify opportunities for savings, cost avoidance, contract improvements, and supplier optimization and translate them into measurable business outcomes. Support continuous improvement of strategic sourcing, negotiation, and contracting processes across the procurement organization. Requirements Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience in procurement, supply chain, business, finance, or a related discipline. Typically 5+ years of progressive experience in strategic sourcing, procurement, category management, supplier management, commercial contracting, or a closely related field. Strong understanding of the end-to-end strategic sourcing lifecycle, including sourcing strategy, RFPs, supplier evaluation, negotiation, contracting, and supplier selection. Demonstrated experience leading supplier negotiations involving pricing, commercial terms, renewals, amendments, and other business conditions. Strong knowledge of commercial contracts, with experience drafting or redlining business terms and collaborating effectively with Legal teams. Ability to analyze spend data, market intelligence, supplier economics, commodity movements, and contract provisions to uncover negotiation and optimization opportunities. Strong commercial and analytical mindset, with the ability to translate complex information into practical recommendations and measurable results. Excellent organization and attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple concurrent workstreams and competing priorities. Strong project management skills, including ownership of timelines, stakeholder input, risks, decisions, supplier follow-up, and deliverables. Excellent executive communication and presentation skills, with the abil