Procurement Specialist

Job Summary:

Who are we?

Live Nation Entertainment is the world's leading live entertainment company, comprised of global market leaders: Ticketmaster, Live Nation Concerts, and Live Nation Media & Sponsorship. Ticketmaster is the global leader in event ticketing with over 620 million tickets sold annually and approximately 10,000 clients worldwide.  Live Nation Concerts is the largest provider of live entertainment in the world promoting more than 50,000 events annually for nearly 7,000 artists in 40+ countries. These businesses allow Live Nation Media & Sponsorship to create strategic music marketing programs that connect more than 1,200 sponsors with the 145 million fans that attend Live Nation Entertainment events each year. For additional information, visit 

Who are you?

We are looking for a detail-oriented and proactive Procurement Specialist that will assist the Senior Director, Business Operations in building and leading a centralized procurement function that drives cost savings, focuses on strategic sourcing, analytics, deal negotiations, vendor performance, sustainability outcomes, and operational consistency across Live Nation Canada's venues and festivals. This role partners closely with Operations, Finance, Sustainability, IT, Sponsorship and F&B to professionalize sourcing, scale national agreements, and embed procurement into day-to-day decision making —without slowing the business down.

Responsibilities:

• Conduct supplier sourcing, quotation analysis, competitive bids and direct negotiations;

• Issue and manage purchase orders through the ERP system, ensuring accuracy and compliance;

• Analyze internal requisitions and technical specifications to ensure accurate procurement;

• Conduct spend, pricing, and performance analysis to support sourcing decisions;

• Develop and execute category strategies in close collaboration with internal stakeholders and sponsorship parters;

• Track delivery timelines, monitor supplier performance, and resolve supply issues;

• Manage vendors contracts and qualification processes

• Develop reports and monitor department KPIs

• Build and maintain strong relationships with vendors and internal stakeholders;

• Support supplier onboarding and compliance processes;

• Collaborate on cost reduction initiatives and process improvement projects.

• Ad hoc duties as assigned to support Business Operations, including and not limited to, on-site compliance, national strategy, business development, and innovation.

What this role will do

• Managing Relationships : Able to manage relationships across multiple levels of an organization and different disciplines, managing their expectations and delivering on agreed outcomes.

• Analytical Thinking : Able to take large amounts of information and distil this to the key factors, then using these key factors to direct efforts.

• Attention to Detail : Meticulous approach to tracking and reporting project data and deliverables.

• Planning and Organizing :  Efficiently manage own workload, ensuring that assignments are completed within specified timeframes.

• Problem Solving: Able to address problems as they arise and find suitable solutions.

• Result Focus and Initiative: Focused on achieving the end goal but also takes initiative to solve problems.

• Teamwork : Demonstrate awareness of the team's workload and challenges and can offer support when needed.

• Adaptability and Flexibility : Able to work across multiple time zones in a global team environment and commit to occasional travel.

What this person will bring

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Engineering, Logistics, or related fields;

• Minimum 2 years of experience in Procurement or Purchasing (for mid-level);

• Proficiency with ERP systems (SAP, Oracle, Totvs, etc.);

• Strong negotiation and communication skills;

• Intermediate to advanced Microsoft Excel skills;

BENEFITS & PERKS

Our motto is 'Taking Care of Our Own' through 6 pillars of benefits:

• HEALTH: Medical, Dental and Vision benefits for you and your family, along with Employee Assistant Programs through Modern Health and ComPsych 

• YOURSELF:   Generous paid time off policy including holiday closures, and sick time for you and dependents, along with free concert tickets 

• WEALTH: RRSP program with company match, Stock Program Reimbursement 

• FAMILY: New parent programs & support including caregiver leave and baby bonus, and infertility support 

• CAREER:  Tuition reimbursement, student loan repayment internal growth and development programs & trainings 

• OTHERS:  Volunteer time off, crowdfunding network, gender reassignment support  

We thank all candidates for their interest, only those who will be selected for an interview will be contacted.

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The expected compensation for this position in Ontario is: $70,000-80,000

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

We are passionate and committed to our people and go beyond the rhetoric of diversity and inclusion.  You will be working in an inclusive environment and be encouraged to bring your whole self to work.  We will do all that we can to help you successfully balance your work and homelife.  As a growing business we will encourage you to develop your professional and personal aspirations, enjoy new experiences, and learn from the talented people you will be working with.  It's talent that matters to us and we encourage applications from people irrespective of their gender, race, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability status or caring responsibilities.

Live Nation strongly supports equal employment opportunity for all applicants regardless of age (40 and over), ancestry, color, religious creed (including religious dress and grooming practices), family and medical care leave or the denial of family and medical care leave, mental or physical disability (including HIV and AIDS), marital status, domestic partner status, medical condition (including cancer and genetic characteristics), genetic information, military and veteran status, political affiliation, national origin (including language use restrictions), citizenship, race, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth or breastfeeding), gender, gender identity, and gender expression, sexual orientation, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local law, rule, ordinance or regulation. 

We also afford equal employment opportunities to qualified individuals with a disability. For this reason, Live Nation will make reasonable accommodations for the known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified individual with a disability who is an applicant consistent with its legal obligations to do so, including reasonable accommodations related to pregnancy in accordance with applicable local, provincial and / or federal law. As part of its commitment to make reasonable accommodations, Live Nation also wishes to participate in a timely, good faith, interactive process with a disabled applicant to determine effective reasonable accommodations, if any, which can be made in response to a request for accommodations. Applicants are invited to identify reasonable accommodations that can be made to assist them to perform the essential functions of the position they seek. Any applicant who requires an accommodation in order to perform the essential functions of the job should contact a Human Resources Representative to request the opportunity to participate in a timely interactive process.  Live Nation will also provide reasonable religious accommodations on a case-by-case basis.

HIRING PRACTICES
The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job

Live Nation recruitment policies are designed to place the most highly qualified persons available in a timely and efficient manner. Live Nation may pursue all avenues available, including promotion from within, employee referrals, outside advertising, employment agencies, internet recruiting, job fairs, college recruiting and search firms.

This job description is a summary of duties that are expected to be performed. Duties outlined on this job description may not be all-inclusive, and can be modified at any time if requested by management. 

Live Nation Entertainment will never request payment or equipment purchases as part of the hiring process. Recruiters will only contact candidates from official Live Nation or affiliated brand email domains.