Business Planner, Procurement Transformation

Toronto Community Housing; Toronto; Híbrido; CAD 107 000 - 118 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

OMERS pension

Health and dental benefits

Tuition reimbursement

Vacation and personal days

Parental leave top up

Resumo da oferta

Toronto Community Housing is seeking a Business Planner for the Procurement Transformation Project to deliver strategic planning and coordination across divisions. You will collaborate with internal stakeholders and external consultants, prepare key project documentation, and align procurement initiatives with organizational objectives.

This 1-year contract role supports transformational efforts and reporting to senior leadership.

Qualificações

• Bachelor's degree required; MBA preferred
• 5-7 years in procurement, business planning or operations planning in a large public corporate environment
• Experience supporting procurement, transformation, or process improvement is preferred
• Strong data analysis and interpretation skills to inform decision-making
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Responsabilidades

• Coordinate procurement transformation planning across divisions
• Prepare agendas, reports, presentations, and documentation for senior leadership
• Record minutes and track action items; monitor closure
• Maintain centralized project documentation with schedules and milestones
• Support development of divisional strategies and align with organizational priorities
• Assist in crafting performance indicators for procurement operations
• Manage project plans, timelines, resources, and risk management

Conhecimentos

Project coordination

Data analysis

Stakeholder management

Communication

Procurement transformation

Formação académica

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Procurement, Public Administration, or related field

MBA preferred

Ferramentas

PMP

Descrição da oferta de emprego

About Toronto Community Housing Corporation

Toronto Community Housing Corporation (“TCHC”) is the largest social housing provider in Canada and the second largest in North America. We are wholly owned by the City of Toronto and operate in a non-profit manner. TCHC provides homes to over 41,000 low and moderate-income households in 88 of Toronto's neighbourhoods, with 93,000 tenants from many different backgrounds with a diversity in age, education, language, mental and physical ability, religion, ethnicity and race. We are an essential part of the City of Toronto's fabric and social system. Our over 2,000 employees work to achieve our vision of quality homes in vibrant communities where people are proud to live and work.

Vacancy Type

Full-time Temporary

Salary/Hourly Range

$107,358 - $118,094

Work Details (Days/Hours)

Monday – Friday 36.25 hours per week

Hybrid Eligible

Yes

Affiliation

Non-Union: Management/Exempt

Contract Length

1 year

Division and Department

Finance - Procurement

Location

35 Carl Hall Road, Toronto

Number Of Vacancies

1

Existing/New Job

Existing

Grade

07

Vacancy Status

Existing

Candidate List Or Eligibility List

Candidate List

What We Offer

In addition to a competitive salary and a rewarding career where you can truly make a difference, we offer a comprehensive package that meets the various needs of our diverse employees, including:

• Ability to participate in inclusive employee-led networks to educate, inspire, amplify voices, build relationships and provide development opportunities;
• Minimum three (3) weeks of paid annual vacation days, increasing with years of service;
• Four (4) paid personal days;
• Defined benefit pension plan with OMERS, includes 100-per-cent employer matching;
• Health and dental benefits, including a health spending account available upon your start date;
• Employee and family assistance program;
• Maternity and parental leave top up (93% of base salary);
• Training and development programs including tuition reimbursement of $1500 per calendar year.
• Fitness membership discount;

This job offers the opportunity to work from home as part of a hybrid work arrangement. This arrangement will allow you to work some days at a TCHC work location and the rest of the time from home. The amount of time required to work at a TCHC work location is flexible, while considering operational and service delivery requirements.

Make a difference

As the Business Planner, Procurement Transformation Project (PTP), reporting directly to the Project Director, Procurement Transformation, you will provide strategic planning and project coordination support for a variety of procurement modernization projects that are in line with corporate and divisional strategic objectives. Their responsibilities will include coordinating internal stakeholders and external consultant meetings, preparing project documentation, and developing business planning materials related to procurement transformation. By ensuring alignment with TCHC's procurement objectives and regulatory standards, you will contribute significantly to the organization's operational efficiency and long-term success.

What You'll Do

Business Planning Coordination

• Coordinate procurement transformation planning activities across divisions, including scheduling internal collaborators and external consultant meetings
• Prepare agendas, reports, presentations, and supporting documentation for Project Director, senior management and the CFO
• Record meeting minutes, track action items, and monitor closure and timely follow up
• Maintain centralized project documentation, including schedules, milestones trackers, and dependency logs
• Collaborate with departmental counterparts and external stakeholders to ensure seamless execution of business planning initiatives, aligning with TCHC's strategic objectives
• Facilitate the development of financial policies and procedures, ensuring input from key collaborators
• Support the development and implementation of divisional strategies that ensure all procurement transformation activities align with TCHC's mission and strategic objectives
• Supporting the alignment of procurement policies, processes, and planning frameworks with organizational priorities.

Analysis And Advisory

• Provide recommendations to improve processes by reviewing project data, stakeholder feedback, and consultant deliverables
• Conduct light research and analysis on procurement trends, business planning methodologies, and operational impacts
• Prepare reports and presentations on project progress, risks, and opportunities ensuring alignment with transformational objectives
• Develop foundational framework for organizing data through data collection and analysis

Strategic Planning

• Support the development of strategic planning resources and performance metrics for procurement transformation initiatives
• Undertake proactive research and analysis on emerging procurement practices and business planning trends and methodologies, advocating for their incorporation into TCHC's planning frameworks
• Assist in crafting and implementing performance indicators tailored to procurement operations and transformation activities

Project Management

• Maintain project plans, including timelines, milestones, resource allocation, and risk management strategies
• Apply project management best practices to enhance efficiency, mitigate risks, and achieve project objectives.
• Coordinate cross-functional project activities, fostering collaboration and ensuring effective communication among stakeholders
• Support the change management and communication activities related to the PTP
• Utilize project management software and tools to track progress, generate reports, and provide updates to project director and the senior leadership
• Maintain collaborations with various corporate support functions to ensure the integrity and efficacy of project documentation and submissions
• Support PTP team on various initiatives as required

What You'll Need

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Procurement, Public Administration, or related field. Advanced degree (e.g., MBA) preferred but not required
• Minimum of 5-7 years of experience in a large public corporate environment in procurement, business planning or operations planning
• Project Management Professional (PMP) is an asset
• Experience supporting procurement, transformation, or process improvement is preferred
• Experience in performance measurement systems, strategic planning, creation, or business planning
• Experience in the housing or community development sector preferred but not required
• Proven track record of success in supporting organizational change and operational excellence
• Proficiency in data analysis and interpretation with ability to synthesize information to drive informed decision-making
• Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to prepare clear documentation

Please note

This temporary position may be extended or become permanent in order to meet business needs. If this occurs, the position may not be reposted.

Thank you for your interest in Toronto Community Housing

We strongly believe that diverse experience, transferable skills, and passion are key!

Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion

We are committed to providing equal opportunity to all employees and strive to create a diverse workplace that reflects the cultural mosaic of our great city and the communities we serve. We recognize the value that comes from different viewpoints, unique experiences and diverse perspectives of our employees, who bring fresh, new ideas to our business. Diversity plays a key role in our ability to deliver on our mission to provide clean, safe, well-maintained, affordable homes for tenants.

TCHC is committed to diversity and inclusion within its community and encourages applications from Indigenous peoples, racialized persons/persons of colour, persons with disabilities, women, 2SLGBTQ+ persons, and others who can help us provide vibrant communities and make our city a great place to live. In an effort to ensure access to information for people with disabilities, we have noticed that some screen readers do not function properly with our job portal. If you are a person with a disability and are experiencing issues with our job portal and would like access to our job postings in an alternative format, please email your request to our People and Culture Division at [e-mail].

Accessibility for applicants

Toronto Community Housing is committed to equity in employment. Our goal is a diverse, inclusive, and barrier-free workplace that reflects the communities we serve.

We will provide reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities at all stages of the hiring process in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code, the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005, and Toronto Community Housing's Accessibility Policy.

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