Director, Procurement

Fasken is a leading international business law and litigation firm, and was voted one of Canada’s Best Employers for 2024. Our firm’s 900 lawyers are located across offices in Vancouver, Surrey, Calgary, Toronto, Ottawa, Montréal, Québec City, London and Johannesburg and an office in the professional and retail district known as Taza (/Ta-Zah/) on Tsuut’ina lands. Providing strategic and thoughtful advice in all areas of business law, our broad range of clients include close to half of the Fortune 100 companies, as well as corporate clients, government agencies, regulatory authorities, non-profit bodies and individuals.

Our clients’ interests are paramount in all that we do and we take pride in supporting our communities. We are a place where bright, talented, and collegial people want to work together and we work hard together to achieve our goals in a collaborative and efficient way.

Director, Procurement – Canada

Position Overview

The Director of Procurement is a leadership role responsible for developing, executing, and governing a comprehensive procurement strategy for the largest law firm in Canada. This role oversees and supports coordination of all sourcing, purchasing, vendor management, and contract negotiations across the firm. The Director of Procurement ensures that procurement activities are efficient, cost effective, compliant, strategic, and aligned with the firm’s business objectives.

As a trusted advisor to senior leadership, the Director leads a matrixed procurement function and partners closely with Finance, Technology, Facilities, Operations, HR, Legal Risk and Compliance, and other business services functions to drive value, manage risk, and elevate procurement maturity across the enterprise.

Work Environment

As part of the Firm-wide team, this role can be located in any of the Canadian cities that Fasken has offices (Vancouver, Surrey, Calgary, Tsuut’ina Nations, Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, Quebec City). This role will be hybrid with occasional requirements as per business needs for onsite office collaboration and support. The successful candidate must live near their regional office and be able to commute to the office as often as required.

For Indigenous candidates interested in employment on-reserve, there may be an opportunity at Fasken to do so at our Alberta office situated on , west of Calgary. Such candidates are encouraged to speak to Human Resources during the interview process to obtain additional information.

This role is not overtime eligible and some flexibility will be required within the Firm's core business hours to meet the needs of the department and other region’s time zones. Some business related travel could be required to other offices from time to time.

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Key Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership