Senior Source to Contract Specialist

At TJX Companies, 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 four global Home Offices, Distribution Centers or Retail Stores—TJ Maxx, Marshalls, Homegoods, Homesense, Sierra, Winners, and TK Maxx, 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.

• Inclusive culture and career growth opportunities

• Global Organization which collaborates across U.S., Canada, Europe, Australia and India

• Challenging, collaborative, and team-based environment

The TJX Global Sourcing and Procurement (GS&P) organization is the cornerstone of efficiency and excellence across our diverse business landscape. As a member of our Center of Excellence (COE) team, you'll play a pivotal role in driving innovation and optimization, supporting GS&P with operational processes. The COE team consist of 3 pillars/teams; Source to Contract (STC), Procurement and Performance & Analytics (P&A), with each team bringing specialized expertise to enhance efficiency, streamline operations, and maximize value across the sourcing and procurement lifecycle.

As a Global Senior Specialist, you will report into Source to Contract Supervisors supporting Category Management with operational/tactical sourcing events. This position utilizes Source to Contract best practices, methodologies, processes, and tools, supporting Category Management, the Global Source to Contract team and the business. You are a trusted partner who provides value to Category Management through execution of Source to Contract processes, project management skills, sourcing and event compliance expertise. Through your work with other groups, you’ll be recognized as someone who drive for results and develops strong relationships across TJX.

• Coordinates, oversees administrative work assigned to the Source to Contract Specialist Administrators, which includes loading contracts, running reports, on-boarding RFQ only vendors into sourcing and/or contracting applications with timely and accurate data, tail spend management support, and any other administrative tasks.

• Upholds best practice / behaviours through collaboration, communication, training, and attendance of operational calls.

• Leads delivery of tender events including creation, execution, training of bidders, monitoring and evaluation / analysis of sourcing events for standard events.

• Leads Tactical source initiatives and oversees successful delivery of Tactical sourcing events (3 bids and a buy)

• Leads RFP events and oversees successful delivery of RFPs for Category Management and Business Partner

• Reviews and recommends requirement questions to Category management.

• Completes final step of event closing / confirm completion of Audit checklist.

• Maintains contract repository and support business partner access.

• Provides analysis on supplier financial viability based on financial statements, ratios. Reviews and evaluates overall supplier business strengths and weaknesses in meeting TJX’s overall supply needs.

• Performs basic analysis and scoring of supplier responses.

We seek self-motivated colleagues who demonstrate their ability to support an RFP by recommending appropriate sourcing event structure and selection criteria, independently lead tactical sourcing initiatives, can demonstrate Operational Sourcing Practices, Processes Improvement, Audit Compliance and Category Management support. You'll work with our Source to Contract Supervisors in Canada, Europe and USA to set objectives and ongoing efforts towards key business outcomes. You’ll work with our finest business partners to correlate ongoing efforts with key business outcome.

• Minimum 3 years strategic sourcing, procurement, or related experience.

• Strong communication skills with the ability to build and maintain relationships with internal and external contacts.

• Competitive Bid Management Platforms e-sourcing/procurement optimization/ experience.

• Experiencemanaging multiple, cross-functional stakeholders and suppliers in project execution.

• Strong and proven negotiation skills

• Substantial change management experience

• Effective conflict resolution

• Strong time management and project planning

• Strong presentation skills with experience presenting.

• Strong Microsoft 365 Suite proficiency (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

• Bachelor’s degree or post-secondary education in Supply Chain Management, Business or equivalent accreditation an asset

• GEP, Coupa or similar e-sourcing/procurement optimization/P2P experience an asset

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In addition to our open door policy and supportive work environment, we also strive to provide a competitive salary and benefits package. TJX considers all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity and expression, marital or military status, or based on any individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. TJX also provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and applicable state and local law.

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