Director, Procurement Solutions (SAP Ariba)

You are as unique as your background, experience and point of view. Here, you’ll be encouraged, empowered and challenged to be your best self. You'll work with dynamic colleagues - experts in their fields - who are eager to share their knowledge with you. Your leaders will inspire and help you reach your potential and soar to new heights. Every day, you'll have new and exciting opportunities to make life brighter for our Clients - who are at the heart of everything we do. Discover how you can make a difference in the lives of individuals, families and communities around the world.

The opportunity:

In this position, the Director Procurement Solutions, will play a key role in the strategic development, expansion and management of Sun Life’s procurement and payment infrastructure. This role will be part of the Global Procurement and Payments organization and report to the AVP Procurement Services, Global Procurement & Payment.

How you will contribute:

• Ongoing management of Sun Life’s Global Procurement and Payment technology infrastructure

• Rigorous use of technology to drive business process transformation and continuous improvement.

• Partnering with Sourcing, Procurement, Accounts Payable and IT as required to build out strategic plans and work on a Digital Transformation

• Expertise in designing and implementing complex solutions, conducting GAP analysis, Blueprint Design, Configuration, Migrations and leading Change Management initiatives.

• Development of SAP Ariba system process design, Business Blueprint (BBP) & deployment approach and over-all system design

• Close collaboration with impacted stakeholder groups globally to understand current processes and develop appropriate change management plans

• Partner with analytics teams to manage the GPP teams information management and reporting requirements

• Build and manage the information management infrastructure and reporting strategy to support Category Management and Sourcing reporting requirements

• Documentation of processes and operating procedures

• Serve as main point of contact with external consultants / implementation partners as necessary

• Data-driven decision-making using Sun Life tools (Tableau, etc.)

• Provide managerial leadership for a small team of SAP Ariba system admins

What you will bring with you:

• Minimum of 10+ years' experience with Source to Pay (S2P) processes and systems (preferably SAP Ariba, S/4HANA, and Concur)

• 5 years experience in a management/supervisory role

• Extensive exposure to Sourcing, Contracting, Procurement and AP processes required

• Expert procurement and sourcing analytical skills

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field, such as Commerce, Computer Science or Engineering.

• Competency with financial concepts (taxation, accruals, fixed assets, etc.) accounting designation an asset but equivalent experience will be considered

• Project experience (PM, BSA, etc.) is an asset

• Strong client service orientation

• Excellent written and oral communication skills

• Excellent interpersonal and leadership skills

• Excellent organizational, documentation and problem-solving skills

• Strong technical competence and comfort with technical concepts

• Ability to break down complex scenarios to facilitate analysis and solutioning

• Ability to manage multiple priorities and pivot as needed between them

• Ability to work in a high profile, fast paced and changing work team environment

• Willing to work flexible hours to support Sun Life organizations globally

Our Affirmative Action Program affirms our commitment to make reasonable accommodation to the known physical or mental limitation of otherwise-qualified individuals with disabilities or special disabled veterans, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. Please email thebrightside@sunlife.com to request an accommodation.

At Sun Life we strive to create a flexible work environment where our employees are empowered to do their best work. Several flexible work options are available and can be discussed throughout the selection process depending on the role requirements and individual needs.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.