Work Location:
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Hours:
37.5

Line of Business:
Enterprise Enabling Functions

Pay Details:
-

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Job Description:

Job Title Procurement Associate, Product Management

Level 08

Hiring Manager Adam Campbell

Division (CAN) TD Procurement

Department (CAN) TD Procurement

Country Canada

Province/ State Ontario

City Toronto, Mississauga

Report Location Toronto, Mississauga

Department Overview

TD spends nearly $15bn each year with Third Party (Suppliers). Procurement's role is to create sustainable competitive advantage for TD by leveraging this Third Party spend and the expertise of our suppliers, to meet our needs, reduce total cost and mitigate Third Party related risks.

Procurement's role is global in scope and is comprised of approximately 500+ people located in various TD locations across North America that collaborate closely with our business partners across the organization. The Procurement team is in the midst of a journey, and more broadly across the organization, to transform the way we do sourcing, purchasing and vendor management. We have replaced our third-party applications with a best-in-class tool set that will generate efficiencies through the end-to-end Source-to-Pay process. The user-base spans the entire enterprise, including Procurement, vendor management offices, business stakeholders, and third parties (suppliers). The suite is comprised of technologies that support the Source-to-Pay lifecycle in its entirety, including:

• SAP Ariba Sourcing and Contracting
• SAP Ariba Supplier Lifecycle and Performance
• SAP Ariba Buying and Invoicing
• SAP Ariba Spend Visibility
• SAP Fieldglass (future)
• Coupa Risk Assess Third Party Risk Management

Job Type Regular

Job Status Full Time

Hours 37.5

Business Line Other

Job Category Primary Management | Consulting | Advisory

Position Overview

Reporting to and working closely with the Procurement Senior Manager, as a Procurement Associate, Product Management this individual will primarily be responsible to support business operation practices, delivery of BAU processes and ongoing transformation and enhancements to Ariba. In this capacity, this role works with partners across the bank, including organization subject matter experts, key members of Procurement and external suppliers, to continue to design, enhance and maintain TD's end-to-end procurement solution.

Key accountabilities include:

• Solid understanding for the Procurement applications (SAP Ariba, Coupa, SAP Fieldglass) design and processes.
• Understand business strategies from key partners, ensuring applications are developed and delivered in a manner to meet business requirements.
• Support the recommended and champion strategies to enhance the customer experience and the business strategy for SAP Ariba development.
• Support strong collaborative relationships with key partners to understand their business strategies, ensuring applications are developed and delivered in a manner to meet business requirements and stakeholder needs.
• Support the implementation of enhancements and improvements to ensure applications are highly optimized and deliver a value-add service to all users.
• Help document business requirements
• Build and translate standard test cases
• Support the release management and system testing activities when deploying new functionality.
• Support the documentation of system changes to ensure they are maintained and kept up to date
• Support Change Management activities including the review and development of training material, jobs aids, and procedures for new products and/or processes.
• Liaise with various partners and stakeholders in the resolution of issues
• Support and complete analysis on large unstructured sets of data found in multiple systems, to identify gaps and opportunities.
• Support the development of customer facing presentations.

Skills:

• Undergraduate degree in math, business, or information services and / or product management certificate
• Preference for a minimum of 2 to 3 years of relevant work experience working with Sourcing Tools such as Ariba/ Fieldglass/ Coupa Risk and optimizing the end-to-end Source-to-Pay process.
• Prior experience with defining business requirements, use cases and integration requirements in large complex Source-to-Pay or other large transformation initiative(s).
• Experience in implementing, supporting and optimizing IT business solutions.
• Strong commercial acumen and business judgment.
• Strong collaboration and facilitation skills.
• Demonstrated influencing, communication, and presentation skills.
• Skilled in Microsoft Office and analytics tools such as Excel, PowerPoint and Teams.

• Working in a Canadian Financial Institution is an asset.

Inclusiveness

At TD, we are committed to fostering an inclusive, accessible environment, where all employees and customers feel valued, respected and supported. We are dedicated to building a workforce that reflects the diversity of our customers and communities in which we live and serve. If you require an accommodation for the recruitment/interview process (including alternate formats of materials, or accessible meeting rooms or other accommodation), please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs.

Who We Are:

TD is one of the world's leading global financial institutions and is the fifth largest bank in North America by branches/stores. Every day, we deliver legendary customer experiences to over 27 million households and businesses in Canada, the United States and around the world. More than 95,000 TD colleagues bring their skills, talent, and creativity to the Bank, those we serve, and the economies we support. We are guided by our vision to Be the Better Bank and our purpose to enrich the lives of our customers, communities and colleagues.

TD is deeply committed to being a leader in customer experience, that is why we believe that all colleagues, no matter where they work, are customer facing. As we build our business and deliver on our strategy, we are innovating to enhance the customer experience and build capabilities to shape the future of banking. Whether you've got years of banking experience or are just starting your career in financial services, we can help you realize your potential. Through regular leadership and development conversations to mentorship and training programs, we're here to support you towards your goals. As an organization, we keep growing - and so will you.

Our Total Rewards Package
Our Total Rewards package reflects the investments we make in our colleagues to help them and their families achieve their financial, physical, and mental well-being goals. Total Rewards at TD includes a base salary, variable compensation, and several other key plans such as health and well-being benefits, savings and retirement programs, paid time off, banking benefits and discounts, career development, and reward and recognition programs. Learn more

Additional Information:
We're delighted that you're considering building a career with TD. Through regular development conversations, training programs, and a competitive benefits plan, we're committed to providing the support our colleagues need to thrive both at work and at home.

Please be advised that this job opportunity is subject to provincial regulation for employment purposes. It is imperative to acknowledge that each province or territory within the jurisdiction of Canada may have its own set of regulations, requirements.

Colleague Development
If you're interested in a specific career path or are looking to build certain skills, we want to help you succeed. You'll have regular career, development, and performance conversations with your manager, as well as access to an online learning platform and a variety of mentoring programs to help you unlock future opportunities. Whether you have a passion for helping customers and want to expand your experience, or you want to coach and inspire your colleagues, there are many different career paths within our organization at TD - and we're committed to helping you identify opportunities that support your goals.

Training & Onboarding
We will provide training and onboarding sessions to ensure that you've got everything you need to succeed in your new role.

Interview Process
We'll reach out to candidates of interest to schedule an interview. We do our best to communicate outcomes to all applicants by email or phone call.

Accommodation
Your accessibility is important to us. Please let us know if you'd like accommodations (including accessible meeting rooms, captioning for virtual interviews, etc.) to help us remove barriers so that you can participate throughout the interview process.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Language Requirement (Quebec only):
Sans Objet