Purchase & Technical Services Manager

TJX Canada

At TJX Canada, every day brings new opportunities for growth, exploration, and achievement. You’ll be part of our vibrant team that embraces diversity, fosters collaboration, and prioritizes your development. Whether you’re working in our Distribution Centers, Corporate Offices, or Retail Stores—WINNERS, HomeSense, and Marshalls, you’ll find abundant opportunities to learn, thrive, and make an impact. Come join our TJX family—a Fortune 100 company and the world’s leading off-price retailer. Here at TJX Canada, we are an equal opportunity employer committed to the inclusion and accommodation of all individuals.

Job Description:

We’re looking for a Purchase & Technical Services Manager to join our dynamic team! In this role, you'll lead and complete TJX Canada’s Distribution Services (DS) purchased services and technical portfolios, ensuring network optimization and cost efficiency. Your efforts will directly support our overall business objectives, driving efficiency and innovation. Enjoy a collaborative environment where your expertise will make a significant impact on our success.

Why Work With Us?

1. We value integrity, respect, and collaboration, encouraging a unique and inclusive culture.
2. Immediate access to our Group Benefits package, including a Health Care Spending Account, Associate & Family Assistance Program, and various well-being resources.
3. Management Incentive Plan along with a robust Retirement Savings Program.
4. A competitive vacation package, paired with a Vacation Trade Program that allows you to opt in for an extra week.
5. Enjoy Associate discounts at our stores, available to you and eligible family members.
6. Comprehensive training and development resources designed to help you learn, grow, and succeed.
7. Exciting career paths with growth opportunities and tuition reimbursement to support your career progression.

What You’ll Do:

1. Responsible for engaging in vendor selection and negotiation process, providing approvals of new vendors, suppliers, contractors and renewals of contracts in partnership with GS&P.
2. Accountable for ensuring contracts and technical requirements are performed optimally – meeting performance targets (Service Level Agreement) and compliance with TJX policies and procedures; partners with Engineering and 3PL teams.
3. Identifies risks and opportunities, develops recommendations, and provides direction on plans, communicating changes and updates to Leadership as needed.
4. Provides planning support to Engineering team on case rationale and return on investment’s for all large-scale engineering capital projects.
5. Develops and is responsible for department budget, business plans, financial analysis, and expense control monitoring, contract administration; responsible for ensuring budget within business plan; regularly reviews and provides recommendations on actual costs and against plan.
6. Collaborates with strategic sourcing counterparts locally and globally and is required to use defined strategic methodologies, tools and templates to achieve saving targets and annual objectives.
7. Provides leadership and support to Purchasing teams on cost optimization strategies, contract process, procedures and program implementation; collaborates closely with GS&P, Suppliers, DC/3PL, Purchasing and Finance to ensure requirements are accurately understood.
8. Partners as an internal consultant and DS representative for all DS sourcing events and leads all aspects of event transition and implementation from sourcing to procurement phases.
9. Partners with GS&P to secure supply vendors and second tier vendor support; reviews and leads vendor performance standards against Service level agreements; collaborates with GS&P to resolve vendor performance issues.

About You:

1. Minimum five (5) years of experience in procurement, strategic sourcing and dynamic people management or leadership experience preferred.
2. Post-Secondary education in Supply Chain Management, Business or equivalent experience.
3. Knowledge of procurement/sourcing systems such as Coupa, GEP, Ariba is an asset.
4. Proven leadership skills including organizational, facilitation, and negotiating skills including conflict management.
5. Leadership skills with the ability to act as a collaborative partner with senior management and positively influence management and staff to act in the best interest of the Company.
6. Demonstrated ability to lead, empower and direct a workgroup; people leadership skills including coaching, providing advice and mentorship to Managers to resolve issues/problems; evaluating performance and providing feedback to team members; participate in the recruitment, selection and orientation of staff.
7. Strong problem-solving skills including analysis of information (i.e. requirements; description of problems); provide solutions with cost implications to resolve issues and implement strategic solutions.
8. Project management skills including structured project methodologies (i.e. resolving needs, researching existing programs, etc.); using multiple sources of information to develop well-structured business recommendations preparing and maintaining detailed development plans for projects.
9. Ability to maintain strict confidentiality and appropriately lead highly critical information.

If you’re ready to bring your energy and passion, we’d love to hear from you. Join us and be part of a place where every day is a chance to make a difference.

Additional Information: Candidates aged 18 and over will be required to undergo a criminal record check as part of the hiring process.

Address:

60 Standish Court

Location:

CAN Home Office Mississauga ON

Salary Range:

$87,031.00-$131,789.80 /year *This represents the expected hiring range and may not represent the full pay range for the position. The salary offered may be higher than the posted range depending on several factors such as relevant skills, qualifications, and experience.