Procurement Specialist II

Alberta Health Services; Calgary; Remote; CAD 59,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Alberta Health Services is seeking a Procurement Specialist II to execute complex purchasing in compliance with policies, laws, and trade agreements. You will manage acquisitions of supplies, minor equipment, services, and support functions for assigned groups, handling RFQs, quotations, and purchase orders.

Under management, you will coordinate team activities, provide guidance, and train staff while ensuring accurate documentation and supplier interactions, with a focus on detail and process

Qualifications

• Completion of Grade 12 or equivalent.
• Post-secondary education: undergraduate degree related to business administration.
• Experience with large healthcare organization; strong problem-solving and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; proficient with Excel and ERP systems.

Responsibilities

• Perform complex purchasing in line with AHS policies, trade agreements, and laws.
• Coordinate and monitor assigned team purchasing activities; provide knowledge and training as needed.
• Research, prepare requests for quotations, review quotations, and issue purchase orders.
• Create purchase agreements and support procurement workflows for transactional purchases.

Skills

Analytical skills

Interpersonal skills

Excel proficiency

ERP systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration

Tools

ERP systems (Oracle/SAP)

Job description

As a Procurement Specialist II, you will perform complex purchasing functions consistent with established AHS procurement policies, practices, laws, and trade agreements. You will be responsible for the acquisition of supplies, minor equipment, services or supporting functions within assigned work groups. You will perform the acquisition process primarily for purchases of a transactional nature which includes researching/collating information, preparation of requests for quotations, review of quotations, creation of purchase agreements, and issuance of purchase orders. Under the direction of the Manager, you will coordinate and monitor assigned team purchasing activities; acts as a source of knowledge by answering questions, providing technical advice, and assisting in the training of staff.

• Transition Company: Health Shared Services
• Classification: Procurement Specialist II
• Union: AUPE GSS
• Unit and Program: Contracting, Procurement and Supply Management
• Primary Location: East Lake Centre
• Location Details: Eligible to work remotely within Alberta
• Multi-Site: Not Applicable
• FTE: 1.00
• Posting End Date: 06-OCT-2026
• Temporary Employee Class: Temp F/T Benefits
• Date Available: 16-OCT-2026
• Temporary End Date: 01-OCT-2027
• Length of Shift in weeks: 2
• Shifts per cycle: 10
• Shift Pattern: Days
• Days Off: Saturday/Sunday
• Minimum Salary: $42.96
• Maximum Salary: $47.49
• Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable

• Transition Company: Health Shared Services
• Classification: Procurement Specialist II
• Union: AUPE GSS
• Unit and Program: Contracting, Procurement and Supply Management
• Primary Location: East Lake Centre
• Location Details: Eligible to work remotely within Alberta
• Multi-Site: Not Applicable
• FTE: 1.00
• Posting End Date: 06-OCT-2026
• Temporary Employee Class: Temp F/T Benefits
• Date Available: 16-OCT-2026
• Temporary End Date: 01-OCT-2027
• Hours per Shift: 7.75
• Length of Shift in weeks: 2
• Shifts per cycle: 10
• Shift Pattern: Days
• Days Off: Saturday/Sunday
• Minimum Salary: $42.96
• Maximum Salary: $47.49
• Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable

Required Qualifications:

Completion of Grade 12 or equivalent.

Additional Required Qualifications:

Post-secondary education, minimum undergraduate degree related to business administration. Experience working with a health care organization of significant size, complexity and diversity with a demonstrated working knowledge of corporate culture. Proven record of independent problem-solving and decision-making abilities. Proven record of strong interpersonal skills. Demonstrated ability to articulate stakeholder needs both internal to AHS and the supplier community. Demonstrates continuous learning principles to keep pace with emerging business and technological advancements. Dispute resolution and mediation experience. Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills. Must be detailed oriented, demonstrate analytical capabilities especially with a high proficiency in Excel and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems e.g. Oracle/SAP and be able to work independently with minimal supervision. Must be self-lead and self-motivated. Must be able to work independently and with a group. Equivalent combination of education, training, and relevant experience will be considered.

Preferred Qualifications:

Project management, process design and/or stakeholder engagement experience within a healthcare organization of significant size and complexity is preferred.

Please note:

All postings close at 23:59 MT of the postingend date indicated.

Security Screening:

A satisfactory criminal record check and/or Vulnerable Sector Search is required prior to your first day of work. Additionally, all employees have an ongoing duty to disclose any charges or convictions that may occur during their employment with AHS.

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