Business Systems Lead - Procurement at Ball Corporation supporting software development and delivery management. Collaborating on system enhancements and integrations for business needs.
About the role
- IT/Software Procurement Manager executing sourcing strategies and leading cross-functional teams at Manulife. Responsible for negotiating contracts and driving supplier selection.
Responsibilities
- Lead IT/Software sourcing and contracting
- Collaborate and lead cross-functional teams to execute low-to-medium value/complexity sourcing projects and contracting efforts for IT and Software
- Plan and execute renewals/amendments, including tracking key expirations and developing renewal workplans with stakeholders
- Develop PxQ baselines and contract analysis, determine sourcing strategy (competitive vs. single source), lead negotiations, and drive supplier selection recommendations
- Influence and shape business requirements needed to evaluate suppliers and enable timely, unified decisions
- Read, understand, and negotiate commercial terms in current contracts and proposals; coordinate with Legal/Risk/Finance SMEs to close key gaps and finalize contract documents
- Ensure initiatives are logged and progressed through Ivalua intake-to-contract workflow; coordinate required SMEs to support risk and contracting steps
- Maintain clean deal documentation and workflow progression through procurement systems and CLM processes
- Manage relationships with key business partners and project owners to maintain momentum, surface blockers early, and ensure alignment on tradeoffs and approvals
- Support required governance inputs for technology purchases to ensure the deal can proceed through internal approvals and onboarding
- Conduct benchmarking and opportunity assessments to strengthen sourcing strategies and negotiation positions
- Provide business intelligence and insights to improve data-driven sourcing decisions and portfolio prioritization
- Define and track key performance metrics and develop dashboards to support tower priorities
- Create executive-ready presentations that synthesize deal status, risks, tradeoffs, and opportunities for improvement
- Contribute to AI-enabled procurement improvements that directly support sourcing execution
Requirements
- 6+ years of progressive experience in IT/software sourcing, procurement, vendor management, and/or consulting with direct responsibility for negotiations and contracting
- Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional sourcing initiatives and influence stakeholders without direct authority
- Strong commercial and analytical skills (baseline and market analysis; building negotiation strategy and options)
- Strong written/verbal communication skills and ability to produce executive-ready materials
- Working knowledge of procurement tools and workflows (intake-to-contract and contract lifecycle processes)
- Advanced MS Excel / PowerPoint skills; familiarity with Power BI or similar analytics tools is an asset
- Prior strategy/management consulting experience (or equivalent internal consulting/PMO experience) is preferred
- Experience supporting AI-related procurement work (e.g., AI tooling evaluations, AI contract addenda workflows, AI-assisted sourcing enablement) is preferred
- Post‑secondary degree in Business, Supply Chain, Finance, IT, or a related field or equivalent experience
Benefits
- Health, dental, mental health, vision insurance
- Short- and long-term disability
- Life and AD&D insurance coverage
- Adoption/surrogacy benefits
- Wellness benefits
- Employee/family assistance plans
- Various retirement savings plans (including pension and global share ownership plan with employer matching)
- Financial education and counseling resources
- Generous paid time off program (holidays, vacation, personal, sick days, and statutory leaves of absence)
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