Procurement Support Specialist

Aviva; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the insurance sector is seeking a Procurement Support Specialist to enhance their procurement operations. This role involves supporting the e-procurement system, delivering training, and ensuring document management within the Corporate Procurement team. Candidates should have experience with ERP systems and strong problem-solving skills. Aviva offers a compelling rewards package, including competitive compensation, career development opportunities, and a hybrid work model.

Benefits

Base compensation and annual bonus eligibility

Excellent career development opportunities

Competitive vacation package

Employee wellness programs

Flexible hybrid work model

Qualifications

• Experience using ERP systems like SAP or e-procurement system like Ariba.
• Experience in reporting with business intelligence tools.
• Experience mentoring or training team members.

Responsibilities

• Provide support for Ariba and Guided Buying.
• Build and maintain Standard Operating Procedures and training materials.
• Support Senior Manager with reporting and data quality.

Skills

Problem solving

Attention to detail

Customer service

Data driven

Tech savvy

Education

University degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Ariba

Tableau

Power BI

SAP

Excel

Job description

Individually we are people, but together we are Aviva. Individually these are just words, but together they are our Values – Care, Commitment, Community, and Confidence.

The Procurement Support Specialist is responsible for supporting the procurement team and business collaborators in analyzing and resolving issues in our e-procurement system (Ariba/Guided Buying), provide training and guidance to other business users, support on reporting tasks, and be responsible for document and knowledge management for the Corporate Procurement team.

Come join our team!

What you'll do:

• Provide elevated support for Ariba / Guided Buying

• Build and maintain Standard Operating Procedures, Quick Reference Guides, and training materials

• Deliver Ariba training including onboarding new procurement staff

• Support the Senior Manager of Procurement Enablement with reporting duties (report creation, distribution, QA/QC) and master data management activities to ensure data quality

• Be the custodian of corporate procurement documents and be responsible for knowledge management

What you'll bring:

• University degree or equivalent experience or higher or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.

• Experience in using Enterprise Resource Platform (ERP) like SAP or using an e-procurement system like Ariba

• Experience in reporting; business intelligence tools like Tableau, Power BI, or Qlik

• Experience in legal contract management or administration a plus

• Proficient in Excel

• Experience mentoring or training other team members on a process

• Experience in managing data preferred (governance, policy, QA/QC, etc.)

• Problem solving mentality

• Tech savvy

• Attention to detail

• Data driven and good with numbers

• Facilitating workshops or delivering training

• Organized

• Customer service demeanour; able to provide white-glove service to customers

• Change agent

What you'll bring:

• Compelling rewards package including base compensation, eligibility for annual bonus, retirement savings, share plan, health benefits, personal wellness, and volunteer opportunities.

• Outstanding Career Development opportunities.

• We’ll support your professional development education.

• Competitive vacation package with the option to purchase 5 extra days off per year

• Employee driven programs focused on gender, LGBTQ+, origins, diversity and inclusion

• Corporate wellness programs to support our employees’ physical and mental health

• Hybrid flexible work model

Please note that we may use AI tools to help us through the recruitment process. This is an existing position which has been posted both internally & externally.

Aviva Canada has an accommodation process in place to provide accommodations for employees with disabilities. If upon commencement of employment you require a specific accommodation because of a disability, please contact your Talent Acquisition Partner so that an appropriate accommodation can be arranged. This process applies throughout your career with Aviva Canada.

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