<p>Robert Half is currently partnering with a leading organization in search of a Senior Manager, Procurement. This is a dynamic role, responsible for managing the procurement process to ensure the efficient and effective sourcing of goods and services that support the organization’s mission. The Senior Manager will work cross-functionally, lead contract negotiations, oversee compliance with corporate policies, and drive best practices in procurement.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Responsibilities:</strong></p><ul><li><strong>Strategic Procurement Leadership:</strong> Lead the development and execution of competitive procurement processes, including the preparation of RFPs, RFQs, RFSOs, and RFIs for the entire organization.</li><li><strong>Cross-Departmental Collaboration:</strong> Work closely with client departments and stakeholders to understand procurement needs, provide guidance on best practices, and facilitate seamless cross-functional communication.</li><li><strong>Contract & Vendor Management:</strong> Negotiate contracts and manage relationships with suppliers. Review parameters of service level agreements and contracts. Conduct vendor presentations and coordinate legal, risk, and technical reviews.</li><li><strong>Compliance & Process Management:</strong> Oversee the corporate procurement system, maintain accurate records, and monitor awards to ensure full compliance with policies, procedures, and best practices.</li><li><strong>Training & Support:</strong> Provide training and support to staff, ensuring consistent understanding and application of procurement policies and procedures.</li><li><strong>Reporting & Data Management:</strong> Manage the contract database and prepare monthly compliance reports and dashboards. Draft contracts using standard templates for execution.</li><li><strong>Continuous Improvement:</strong> Lead initiatives related to process improvement, automation, and support departments throughout the procurement cycle.</li></ul><p><strong>Key Process Indicators & Results Areas:</strong></p><ul><li>Management and execution of bid and tender documentation</li><li>Preparation and review of RFPs</li><li>Monitoring compliance with procurement processes, including policy and procedure adherence</li></ul><p><br></p><p><br></p>
<p><strong>Job Description: Head of Procurement Strategic and Operational Procurement</strong></p><p>As the Head of Procurement, you will oversee the full range of procurement functions—both strategic and operational—within a manufacturing environment in the energy sector. In this pivotal role, you will design and implement procurement strategies that balance cost efficiency, supply chain reliability, and supplier performance, while supporting goals related to innovation and sustainability. You will work at the intersection of manufacturing operations, supply chain dynamics, and energy sector trends, driving change and fostering collaborative partnerships in a fast-paced environment.</p><p>Your leadership will extend across tactical initiatives that ensure supplier performance, inventory optimization, and operational excellence, while also spearheading the strategic direction of procurement activities, guiding global sourcing decisions, and building supplier partnerships. A proactive mindset and attention to detail will be crucial in resolving supply issues before they disrupt production. Your role will ensure compliance, on-time delivery, and alignment with internal protocols and external regulations.</p><p><strong>Your Main Tasks and Responsibilities:</strong></p><ul><li>Develop and execute long-term procurement strategies aligned with corporate goals, market trends, and risk management practices.</li><li>Lead and manage strategic sourcing activities to drive cost optimization, innovation, and operational reliability across direct and indirect procurement categories.</li><li>Execute supplier segmentation, category planning, and contract lifecycle strategies to maximize partnerships and supplier performance.</li><li>Negotiate and secure high-value contracts and build long-term supplier relationships to support business growth and ensure sustainability initiatives.</li><li>Collaborate closely with Engineering, R& D, and Finance teams to enable early supplier involvement and optimize design-to-cost strategies.</li><li>Ensure timely acquisition of raw materials, components, consumables, and indirect goods and services to support production targets.</li><li>Optimize inventory levels to balance financial costs with production reliability.</li><li>Partner with production planning, logistics, and warehouse teams to streamline material flow and delivery processes.</li><li>Monitor supplier performance metrics (OTD, quality, responsiveness) and implement corrective actions to drive continuous improvement.</li><li>Ensure compliance with procurement policies, risk assessments, and internal/external audits.</li><li>Develop and report procurement KPIs, create dashboards, and align activities with company governance standards.</li></ul><p><strong>Leadership and Industry Knowledge:</strong></p><p>Lead, mentor, and develop procurement teams—including operational buyers and procurement specialists—fostering excellence in manufacturing and supplier performance.</p><p>Build a team of strategic buyers focused on innovation, agility, and creating meaningful partnerships.</p><p>Provide ongoing training, coaching, and performance feedback to improve team effectiveness and alignment with organizational goals.</p><p>Promote a culture of lean thinking, continuous improvement, and operational excellence within procurement operations.</p>
<p><strong>The Company</strong></p><p>Our client in downtown Toronto is looking for a Product Design Lead for a 1 year contract. This is an in office position, and the ability to travel to the US may be required.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>The Position</strong></p><p>The Product Design Lead will shape the design of complex enterprise software solutions that power critical business operations—such as planning, procurement, vendor management, and order management. This is not a typical UX role; it requires a <strong>strategic thinker who can design with depth and context</strong>, balancing user needs with business objectives in a highly data-driven environment. This role is <strong>hands-on</strong>—you’ll lead discovery, synthesize insights, and deliver production-ready designs. </p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities</p><ul><li>Own the design process for a specific product area, from research through delivery.</li><li>Conduct contextual research to understand user workflows, pain points, and operational constraints.</li><li>Translate complex business and technical requirements into clear user journeys and intuitive UI solutions.</li><li>Collaborate with Product Managers to negotiate scope and problem definitions, ensuring alignment between user needs and business priorities.</li><li>Facilitate workshops and design reviews to drive clarity and alignment across teams.</li><li>Document and communicate design decisions persuasively to stakeholders.</li><li>Experiment with emerging tools, including AI-driven design platforms, to enhance workflows and outcomes.</li></ul><p><br></p>
<p>Our client, a leading CPG organization experiencing strong growth, is seeking a <strong>Senior Financial Analyst </strong>to support their Commercial Finance team. This is an ideal opportunity for a strategic, business-minded finance professional who thrives in a fast-paced, consumer-driven environment and enjoys partnering with Sales, Marketing, and cross-functional leadership to drive performance.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Key Responsibilities:</strong></p><p><br></p><ul><li>Partner with Sales, Marketing, Supply Chain, and Category teams to provide financial insight and decision support.</li><li>Lead analysis on pricing, promotions, trade spend, and customer profitability.</li><li>Support annual operating plans, monthly forecasts, and long-range planning for commercial channels.</li><li>Translate business drivers into financial outcomes, highlighting risks, opportunities, and actionable recommendations.</li><li>Prepare monthly management reporting packages, variance analysis, and KPI dashboards.</li><li>Evaluate product and channel performance, including volume, revenue, gross margin, and trade investment impacts.</li><li>Develop tools, models, and analytics to support commercial strategy and performance improvement.</li><li>Enhance forecasting accuracy through data-driven insights and scenario modeling.</li><li>Analyze trade investment effectiveness and ROI to support optimized spend allocation.</li><li>Support Sales Finance with customer-level P& Ls and post-promotion evaluations.</li><li>Collaborate on pricing strategies and promotional planning cycles.</li><li>Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders to support commercial decision-making.</li><li>Drive continuous improvement of financial processes, reporting, and systems.</li><li>Support automation, dashboarding, and data integrity initiatives within finance.</li></ul>
<p>Robert Half is partnering with an industry-leading client to identify a dynamic and visionary Director of Project Management. This leader will play a key strategic role in establishing and overseeing an enterprise Project Management Center of Excellence, reporting directly to the SVP, IT.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Key Responsibilities:</strong></p><ul><li>Support the SVP, IT in establishing a robust center of excellence (CoE) for enterprise project management across the organization.</li><li>Define and implement project management standards, including developing criteria for certifications, success metrics, methodologies, and toolsets.</li><li>Create and lead a Project Management CoE that upskills project management practitioners and actively shares industry best practices.</li><li>Oversee compliance with enterprise project management policies and standards.</li><li>Manage project prioritization requests from business units to determine staffing, training, tools, and software needs to support company objectives.</li><li>Provide relevant data and analyses for executive leaders to evaluate which project proposals offer the highest strategic value and alignment.</li><li>Work closely with executives to define and communicate project priorities, implementation schedules, risks, and opportunities.</li><li>Drive investment decisions in tools, processes, and workforce required for optimal project portfolio management, risk reviews, document controls, and training.</li><li>Set and review annual performance targets for team members, ensuring individuals and teams meet key objectives.</li><li>Delegate work to a team of Project Managers, Program Managers, and Business Analysts, while defining clear team roles and operating models.</li><li>Mentor and line-manage project teams, actively supporting career growth and skills development.</li></ul><p><br></p><p><br></p>
<p>Robert Half is looking for a dedicated Corporate Services Associate to join our client, a Financial Services leader in Toronto, Ontario. In this role, you will play an integral part in supporting operational needs and optimizing business processes, as well as ensuring smooth delivery of corporate services. The ideal Corporate Services Associate will possess strong analytical skills and the ability to collaborate across teams to drive efficiency and compliance.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Responsibilities of Corporate Services Associate:</strong></p><ul><li><strong>Business Partnership & Operational Alignment:</strong> Build robust relationships across departments to understand needs, tailor solutions, manage vendors/contractors, partner with Finance, Procurement, and Legal, and contribute to operational effectiveness.</li><li><strong>Subject Matter Expertise & Compliance:</strong> Clearly communicate technical concepts; advise on business operations; ensure building regulation compliance; leverage financial trends to align services with market developments.</li><li><strong>Facilities Oversight & Maintenance:</strong> Track maintenance projects by safety/cost/impact, oversee contractors, conduct property inspections, manage supply inventory, and ensure accurate documentation and reporting.</li><li><strong>Business Continuity & Risk Mitigation:</strong> Act as Business Continuity Coordinator, test and review risk procedures, monitor regulatory/industry changes, and maintain crisis management readiness.</li><li><strong>Specific Duties:</strong> Office equipment & appliance procurement, stationery and supply management (including cross-office liaison), business mobile contract and invoice handling, access/security control (cards, keys, alarm), corporate insurance and Visa account management, document archival, hotel and travel logistics, event/meeting-catering coordination, and emergency resolution.</li><li><strong>Corporate Real Estate & Project Management:</strong> Represent the business for vendor contracts (using Coupa, Oracle, SAP), coordinate office space planning, expense management, tenant/lease agreements, disaster recovery site management, and lead facilities projects, budgets, and schedules.</li></ul>
<p>We are seeking an experienced Treasury Director to lead and manage treasury functions within our client’s Canadian banking subsidiary legal entities. This is a critical leadership role focused on funding, liquidity, and asset-liability management, including interest rate risk, financial risk management programs, and compliance with regulatory expectations.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Key Responsibilities:</strong></p><ul><li>Lead and enhance balance sheet and financial risk management programs, including regulatory stress testing.</li><li>Develop, maintain, and refine treasury risk management frameworks to meet evolving Basel and OSFI requirements.</li><li>Manage funding programs and develop strategies to optimize interest expense and spread revenue across various banking products.</li><li>Analyze, report, and recommend actions on interest rate exposures and liquidity risk metrics.</li><li>Ensure robust investment composition and strategies for high quality liquid asset holdings.</li><li>Participate in internal product interest rate setting and asset liability management committees.</li><li>Oversee budgeting and forecasting for funding and interest expense, collaborating across finance and business lines.</li><li>Support and execute regulatory processes, and provide responsive exam support.</li><li>Contribute to regulatory reviews, audits, and compliance requirements (including BCP, BIA, RCSA).</li><li>Provide updates and presentations to leadership and governance committees.</li><li>Lead and mentor professional treasury staff.</li></ul><p><br></p>
Position Overview <br> Reporting directly to the Executive Assistant, CEO, Finance, Investor Relations the Administrative Assistant will be responsible for providing administrative support for the departments at the Corporate office, and work with the Executive Assistant to complete general office duties. <br> Key Responsibilities <br> Greet visitors and clients in a warm, detail oriented manner and serve as the first point of contact for all inquiries. Receive, sort, and distribute daily mail, deliveries, company-wide voicemail, and incoming email; coordinate outgoing and incoming courier services and maintain tracking for carbon footprint records. Maintain the reception area, to ensure a clean, organized, and welcoming environment. Schedule appointments, manage calendars, and assist with meeting coordination. Perform general administrative and clerical duties, including filing, photocopying, scanning, faxing, and supporting colleagues with administrative tasks as needed. Manage inventory and replenishment of office and breakroom supplies, including stationery, kitchen items, coffee, and snacks. Coordinate service requests with building maintenance and office equipment vendors. Support the Executive Assistant to the CEO and the Finance team with office management needs such as supply requests, offsite storage coordination, company merchandise orders, and organizing corporate office social events. Assist travel arrangements for site visits, and project-related administrative tasks to support day-to-day business operations. Handle invoice management, prepare purchase requisitions and orders for corporate departments, and assist with expense report preparation and reclassifications. Develop, format, and proofread Microsoft Word documents and PowerPoint presentations. Perform other ad hoc duties as assigned. Qualifications <br> Minimum 2 years of experience in an administrative role Post secondary diploma or certificate in office administration program Dedicated and focused; able to prioritize and complete multiple tasks and follow through to achieve goals Able to grow positive relationships with colleagues at all organizational levels Excellent verbal and written communication skills Outstanding organizational, planning and prioritization skills Attention to detail and accuracy Proven ability to handle confidential information with discretion Be adaptable to various competing demands Good sense of judgement and ability to take initiative to act with a sense of urgency Process improvement mindset Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint Experience with SAP and Concu
<p><strong>Job Description: Accounting Manager – 1-year contract</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Our client in Kitchener is seeking an Accounting Manager for a 1-year contract. The successful candidate will oversee day-to-day management of AP/AR functions, lead month-end and year-end close activities, and handle trust accounting reconciliations related to real estate closings. The ideal professional is hands-on, detail-oriented, eager to learn, and able to manage competing deadlines in a collaborative team environment. Working arrangement is onsite, 5 days weekly. Free parking is available.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Key Responsibilities:</strong></p><ul><li>Oversee and execute full-cycle Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable processes, ensuring accurate and timely record-keeping.</li><li>Conduct bank and trust account reconciliations, especially in conjunction with month-end (due by the 23rd of the following month) and year-end close processes.</li><li>Prepare and review financial statements, cash flow reports, and handle trust accounting specific to real estate closings.</li><li>Manage the monthly closing process, ensuring transaction completeness and reconciliation accuracy.</li><li>Prepare and post journal entries; review and ensure proper documentation for all entries.</li><li>Perform advanced Excel analyses, including pivot tables and VLOOKUPs, to support reporting and reconciliations.</li><li>Support or lead a small team as business needs require.</li><li>Ensure compliance with internal controls and maintain records in accordance with law/real estate industry standards.</li><li>Adapt to learning new tasks and accounting systems as required.</li></ul><p><br></p>
