04_Yves_Latreille_senior-contracts-procurement-leadership_Resume

YVES SIMON LATREILLE
Senior Contracts, Procurement & Vendor Management Leader
[email protected] | 647-991-4951 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada
SUMMARY
 Over 20 years in Contracts, Procurement, and Vendor Management, including OEM procurement inside Irving Shipbuilding's $50B+ Canadian 
warship program and Strategic Supply Management for the Telecommunications portfolio at CBC/Radio-Canada today.
 Owns the contract lifecycle end to end: RFP/RFI/RFQ management, contract negotiation, vendor relationship management, and risk 
mitigation, across defense, government, gaming, insurance, and industrial manufacturing.
 Managed 450-page government services contracts for the Canadian Armed Forces, RCMP, and Treasury Board at BGRS, and negotiated $29B+ 
in nuclear refurbishment supply agreements and $100M+ in annual Mining sector contracts at Crane Canada.
 Delivered $220K in cost savings at Combined Metal Industries and $530K in negotiated contract closing costs on the $2.4B Toronto Pan Am 
Games infrastructure build.
 SAP, Ariba, Oracle, and JD Edwards ERP experience spanning contract data migration, RACI-charted obligation tracking, and Earned Value 
Management applied to real milestone-payment negotiations.
CORE COMPETENCIES
Contracts & Procurement
 Contract Lifecycle Management
 RFP/RFI/RFQ Management
 Contract Negotiation
 Supplier Qualification
 Strategic Supply Management
Vendor & Risk Management
 Vendor Relationship 
Management
 Risk Mitigation
 Total Cost of Ownership
 Earned Value Management
 Obligation Log & RACI Charting
Tools & Systems
 SAP
 SAP Ariba
 Oracle Procurement
 JD Edwards ERP
 ERP Systems
Leadership & Stakeholder
 Stakeholder Engagement
 Change Management
 Team Leadership
 Vendor & Client Negotiation
 Cross-Functional Program 
Delivery
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Senior Manager, Strategic Supply Management Apr 2025 – Present
CBC/Radio-Canada | Toronto, ON
 Own all sourcing initiatives within the Telecommunications portfolio, including Infrastructure and Technology, reporting to the Director of 
Strategic Supply Management.
 Manage Supplier Qualification, tender process, and RFI, RFP, and RFQ execution.
 Negotiate contract extensions for Gemini Enterprise tools and manage contract execution for the Telecommunications vendor portfolio.
 Identify contract portfolio risk related to cost savings and service integrity.
 Manage internal stakeholder engagement across Legal, Finance, and Health, Safety, and Environment.
Senior Procurement Specialist Oct 2023 – Mar 2025
Irving Shipbuilding | Halifax, NS (Remote)
 Managed procurement initiatives within Category A, OEM, on Canada's $50B+ T-26 class warship program across three concurrent portfolios, 
reporting to the Supply Chain Manager.
 Managed Supplier Qualification, tender process, and RFI, RFP, and RFQ execution for OEM vendors.
 Negotiated and managed contract execution for OEM vendors across the assigned portfolio.
 Identified contract portfolio risk related to lead times and vendor solvency.
 Managed internal stakeholder engagement across Engineering, Legal, Finance, and Health, Safety, and Environment.
Manager, Program Optimization & Compliance Dec 2019 – Nov 2022
BGRS | Ottawa, ON
 Directed internal processes and resources for program development and implementation against obligations in 450-page government services 
contracts for the Canadian Armed Forces, RCMP, and Treasury Board.
 Managed team resources to develop and implement new elements and projects for the Canadian Government Services client.
 Led process analysis and workflow redesign to ensure processes were customer-focused, consistent, and compliant with government 
standards.
 Analyzed gaps between business understanding of requirements and documented contractual obligations.
 Created an RFP for a Microsoft Ecosystem Licensing suite covering an additional 15,000 users for the Canadian Armed Forces and Treasury 
Board Secretariat.
Contracts Manager May 2019 – Jul 2019
Bede Gaming Ltd | Toronto, ON
 Managed an 800-page service contract during the build phase of the customer platform, reporting to Legal Counsel.
 Managed the day-to-day customer-facing relationship.
 Created an Obligation Log linked to a RACI chart outlining contractual obligations against agreement articles, schedules, and deliverables.
 Supported the organization toward its milestone goals as Contract Liaison while adhering to required Earned Value Management from OLG.
 Negotiated contractual amendments to manage milestone timeline payments and secure funds against Earned Value Management.
Senior Contract Management Lead, IT May 2018 – Apr 2019
Workplace Safety and Insurance Board | Toronto, ON
 Managed existing service and supply contracts, wrote RFPs to expand the supplier base, and reviewed new RFP tenders to benefit the business 
and its stakeholders.
 Managed day-to-day SaaS, IaaS, and PaaS contractual obligations for IT vendors including IBM, RSA, and CGI, with contracts ranging from 800 
to 1,600 pages.
 Wrote RFPs based on internal IT needs assessments and stakeholder interviews, and ran monthly KPI assessments with key vendors.
 Formed part of the assessment team for a new Managed Security Services model.
 Created a flow chart and decision tree to enable faster response times to internal queries.
Manager, Procurement & Assets May 2017 – Apr 2018
Combined Metal Industries Inc. | Toronto, ON
 Reviewed the entire procurement process and spend across business units and budgets, reporting to the Director of Corporate Services.
 Built a digital agreement repository cross-referenced to termination dates and linked to a live calendar to avoid auto-renewals and price 
increases.
 Reviewed annual operational budget and industrial supply invoices to minimize the vendor base and find efficiencies through an RFP process.
 Applied Total Cost of Ownership and Earned Value Management methodology to monthly progress reports for new construction.
 Created a standardized RFP template for all new tender requests and achieved $220K in cost savings and cost avoidance in year one.
ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE
 Manager, Commercial Contracts, Lottery | Ontario Lottery & Gaming Corporation, Toronto, ON (Jan 2016 – Jan 2017)
 Contracts Manager, Overlay (Contract) | TO2015 Pan Am Games, Toronto, ON (Jul 2014 – Oct 2015)
 Manager, Business Development & Contracts | Crane Canada Co., Ontario (2010 – 2013)
 Project Manager, Business Solutions & Contracts | Crane Canada Co., Ontario (2005 – 2010)
 Procurement Agent & Logistics Analyst | Praxair Canada, Inc., Ontario (2001 – 2005)
EDUCATION
Masters, International Hospitality & Service Industries, IHTTI of Neuchatel
Neuchatel, Switzerland, 1999
Bachelor of Commerce, Bournemouth University
Bournemouth, Great Britain, 1997
CERTIFICATIONS
 Canadian Security Clearance
 Six Sigma Green Belt (Certification Level)
 SCMAO Fundamentals of Contract Law
 Karrass Negotiating Seminar
TECHNICAL SKILLS
SAP, SAP Ariba, Oracle Procurement, JD Edwards ERP, ERP Systems, RACI Charting, Contract Lifecycle Management Systems, Microsoft Office Suite, 
VAN, AS2, Punch-out Catalogues
BUSINESS ANALYSIS & METHODS
RFP/RFI/RFQ management, contract negotiation, vendor relationship management, risk mitigation, stakeholder engagement, supplier qualification, 
Total Cost of Ownership analysis, Earned Value Management, change management, Lean Management, Systems Thinking, cross-functional 
program delivery