The Assistant Manager provides day-to-day administrative and coordination support to the sourcing leadership team. This role ensures timely tracking of sourcing activities, maintains documentation, manages internal communication flows, and supports the operational needs of the sourcing department. The role plays a key part in keeping the sourcing team organized, responsive, and efficient in delivering its responsibilities.

ON A DAY-DAY YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR:

• Provide Administrative Support to the Sourcing Team
• Select and Manage Vendors: Lead the vendor selection and negotiation process; establishes and maintains contractual and business relationships with the vendors; monitors contract compliance. Drive negotiations with individual vendors to ensure cost savings objectives while maintaining supply quality.
• Track and Maintain Sourcing Documentation.
• Support Communication and Task Coordination.
• Manage Team Logistics and Office Coordination.
• Assist in Reporting and Data Preparation: Help prepare standard reports, summaries, and dashboards by gathering required inputs from sourcing managers and maintaining accurate logs.
• Coordinate Department’s Events: Coordinate Department’s Events: Coordinate and host events for the Departments to create a sense of community and improve belonging, including onboarding, strategy days, offsites, etc. Create community initiatives aimed at creating bonding between the Department’s members.

TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THIS ROLE, YOU WILL NEED THE FOLLOWING SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Proven experience in administrative positions, especially for senior leadership at a large organization.
• Technical skills: Document tracking, meeting logistics, scheduling; Proficient in Microsoft Office.
• Strong interpersonal communication, well-organized and possess a professional demeanour.
• Thinking-related: prioritization, written and verbal communications.
• People-related: comfortable with different stakeholders, teamwork.
• Self-related: self-starter and independent worker, high energy and enthusiasm.