Job Description CACIB is looking for a GSP associate to support and drive a variety of projects, including but not limited to managing the procure-to-pay lifecycle from sourcing, purchase orders and invoice management, as well as contract management and negotiations.

In addition, the associate will be supporting the sourcing of contingent labor (Request For Proposal managed through a dedicated procurement tool), the on-boarding and off-boarding of temporary resources and the maintenance of the relationships with Canadian providers.

The employee will report locally to the Head of Global Sourcing and Procurement in Canada and will be part of the Americas Global Sourcing and Procurement team.

Main Responsibilities Contingent Labor Management:

• Support the implementation of CACIB's procurement platform "EASY" (Ivalua) in Canada.
• Manage and coordinate temporary and consultant sourcing and extension processes.
• Ensure contracts are fully executed by authorized signers, tracked, and uploaded into the system.
• Communicate with various stakeholders to ensure smooth extension process.
• Train new users on the Credit Agricole procurement platform and troubleshoot system errors with existing users.

Strategic Sourcing

• Assist the Canada Head of Global Sourcing and Procurement in coordination with the businesses in developing a comprehensive strategic sourcing plan for various procurement categories. This includes in depth review of business requirements to identify and recommend optimal procurement strategies through analysis of current spend contracts and supply base. Along with the analysis of market trends and identification of key cost drivers.
• Ensure adherence to the Procurement Policy
• Assist sourcing projects through request for proposals (RFPs)
• Participate to the negotiation of contractual agreements

Procurement

• Review and validate Purchase Orders per policies and procedures
• Challenge business requirements
• Negotiate with vendors for cost and spend optimization
• Ensure adherence to Credit Agricole global contracts
• Assist with vendor on-boarding, including third party risk management

Invoice Management

• Review and verify IT invoices ensuring accuracy and compliance
• Reconcile invoices and resolve discrepancies

Process Improvement

• Identify areas of improvement and work with respective stakeholders on implementing new solutions.
• Develop and document processes to optimize day-to-day functions

Application criteria

Company Crédit Agricole CIB

About Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank (Crédit Agricole CIB) Crédit Agricole CIB is the corporate and investment banking arm of Crédit Agricole Group, the 10th largest banking group worldwide in terms of balance sheet size (The Banker, July 2022). 8,600 employees in more than 30 countries across Europe, the Americas, Asia-Pacific, the Middle-East and North Africa, support the Bank's clients, meeting their financial needs throughout the world. Crédit Agricole CIB offers its large corporate and institutional clients a range of products and services in capital market activities, investment banking, structured finance, commercial banking and international trade. The Bank is a pioneer in the area of climate finance, and is currently a market leader in this segment with a complete offer for all its clients. By working every day in the interest of society, we are a Group committed to diversity and inclusion and place people at the heart of all our transformations. All our job offersare open to persons with disabilities. For more information, please visit www.ca-cib.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/ca_cib LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/credit-agricole-cib/ By working every day in the interest of society, we are a group committed to diversity and inclusion. All our positions are open to people with disabilities.