Senior Director, Procurement

At Sienna, we empower our team members across Ontario, British Columbia, Saskatchewan and Alberta to help our residents live the life they desire and deserve.  Our purpose is simple: to cultivate happiness in daily life! 

What Sienna Offers: We aspire to cultivate an environment and culture where team members feel valued, heard and empowered to do meaningful work.  We offer a number of programs and benefits that support team members’ financial, personal and professional needs:  

• A competitive compensation and vacation package
• Employer Paid Health & Dental Benefits
• RRSP with Company Match
• Share Ownership and Reward Program (SOAR)
• Employee Share Purchase Plan with Company Match
• Continuous learning and growth so you have the skillset needed to succeed and take on new challenges
• A welcoming culture that values diversity and differing perspectives, experiences and beliefs

What You’ll Be Doing:   

Reporting to the Vice President, Tax & Treasury, the Senior Director, Procurement leads the organization’s enterprise-wide strategy, governance, strategic sourcing, contract lifecycle management, supplier performance, procurement operations, and related internal controls. As the organization’s senior procurement leader, this role establishes the long-term vision, operating model, standards, and decision-making frameworks that enable cost optimization, service quality, standardization, risk management, operational efficiency, and supplier innovation.

The role provides executive-level advice on significant sourcing and commercial decisions, balances enterprise standards and purchasing leverage with the requirements of a complex, multi-site organization, and represents Procurement in corporate planning, investment, transformation, and risk-management initiatives.

How You’ll Succeed:

• Develop, implement, and oversee procurement policies, procedures, controls, standards, and approval authorities.
• Establish a procurement framework that supports organizational growth, operational excellence, and financial performance.
• Serve as the organization's subject matter expert on procurement best practices, strategic sourcing, supplier management, and contract governance.
• Develop and lead the enterprise procurement strategy and multi-year transformation roadmap, including the target operating model, governance, organizational capabilities, technology enablement, data and analytics, process maturity, and change-management priorities required to support corporate objectives.
• Identify opportunities to reduce costs, improve service levels, mitigate risk, and enhance supplier performance.
• Establish and own enterprise procurement budgets, savings commitments, value-creation plans, forecasts, and performance targets in partnership with Finance. Present results, risks, and strategic recommendations to executive leadership.
• Develop and monitor procurement performance measures; Provide regular reporting and actionable insights to senior leadership.
• Lead procurement due diligence, integration planning, supplier and contract transitions, category consolidation, and synergy realization for acquisitions, developments, and strategic renovations.
• Lead enterprise sourcing initiatives across key spend categories including capital projects, information technology, operations, clinical supplies, building services, food and hospitality, professional services, marketing, and corporate services.
• Lead complex Request for Proposal (RFP), Request for Quotation (RFQ), and Request for Information (RFI) processes.
• Evaluate market trends, emerging technologies, supplier capabilities, and industry benchmarks to inform procurement decisions.
• Establish a formal supplier relationship-management program for strategic and critical suppliers
• Establish supplier performance scorecards and key performance indicators to measure service delivery, quality, reliability, innovation, responsiveness, and cost effectiveness.
• Partner with senior leaders, Finance, Legal, Information Technology, Operations, Real Estate Development & Construction, and other stakeholders to negotiate and execute contracts.
• Lead negotiations for complex goods, services, technology, capital, construction, and maintenance agreements.
• Provide strategic leadership to the procurement function, including organizational design, workforce and succession planning, capability development, resource allocation, and performance management.

Who you are:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Procurement, Commerce, Finance, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 12 years of progressive experience in procurement, strategic sourcing, supply chain, or commercial management, including substantial experience leading complex enterprise-wide categories, procurement transformation, executive stakeholder relationships, and material commercial negotiations in a complex, multi-site environment.
• Minimum seven years of progressive people-leadership experience, including responsibility for leading managers or senior professionals, designing and building teams, allocating resources, managing performance, developing successors, and leading significant organizational change within a complex, multi-site organization.
• A recognized procurement, supply chain, or project-management designation, such as SCMP, CPSM, CIPS, CSCMP, or PMP, is preferred.
• Experience in healthcare, senior living, long-term care, hospitality, real estate, construction, or another complex and regulated industry is preferred. Experience supporting a publicly traded organization, including formal governance, internal controls, executive reporting, and audit requirements, is an asset.
• Strong commercial acumen and strategic thinking capabilities.
• Expertise in procurement governance, sourcing methodologies, supplier management, and contract negotiation.
• Advanced analytical and financial management skills with the ability to interpret complex data and develop actionable insights.
• Demonstrated knowledge of procurement technology and data, including e-sourcing, contract lifecycle management, supplier management, spend analytics, procure-to-pay workflows, automation, and integration with enterprise resource planning systems.
• Demonstrated ability to lead organizational change and procurement transformation initiatives.
• Exceptional executive communication, presentation, negotiation, and influencing skills, with the ability to translate complex commercial, financial, operational, and risk considerations into clear recommendations for senior leadership and governance forums.
• Proven ability to build strong relationships across all levels of the organization.
• Results-oriented leader with strong project management and execution capabilities.
• Highly collaborative with a commitment to customer service, operational excellence, and continuous improvement.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, growth-oriented environment while managing multiple priorities.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel and presentation tools, with the ability to analyze spend and supplier data, develop financial models and business cases, and present concise recommendations to executive audiences.

What you need to know:

• This is an on-site position at our Shared Support office in Markham
• Any offer of employment will be conditional upon a criminal background and references check
• This posting is for an existing position
• Sienna Senior Living may utilize artificial Intelligence to screen or assess applicants for this position

Sienna Senior Living is committed to employment equity, diversity, and inclusion in the workplace.  In accordance with provincial regulations, upon request, support will be provided for accommodations throughout the recruitment, selection, and assessment process.