Senior Buyer

Vancouver Airport Authority; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 89,000 - 118,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic team at a leading airport authority as a Senior Buyer, where you'll play a vital role in procurement strategies and vendor management. This position offers a unique opportunity to influence procurement processes while ensuring the best value for the organization. You'll collaborate with various stakeholders, manage relationships with suppliers, and lead initiatives that drive efficiency and effectiveness. Enjoy a supportive work culture that prioritizes personal and professional development, with generous benefits and a commitment to employee well-being. If you're ready to make a significant impact in a fast-paced environment, this role is perfect for you.

Benefits

Generous vacation days

Extensive health benefits

Retirement savings matching

Wellness programs

Community engagement

Commuting support

Continuous learning opportunities

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in procurement within a large organization.
• Professional designation in supply chain management is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute procurement strategies for best value.
• Manage vendor relationships and support procurement processes.

Skills

Procurement Strategies

Market Analysis

Vendor Relationship Management

Negotiation Skills

Communication Skills

Leadership Skills

Financial Acumen

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Business or Commerce

Supply Chain Management Professional (SCMP)

Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP)

Tools

Bonfire (Online Bidding Platform)

Job description

YVR is a place of connection, bringing together people, places and cargo while ensuring a safe and efficient experience for everyone. The Supply Management Team is a value-added, solutions partner to YVR’s business operations.

Position Overview

We have a permanent, full-time opportunity for a Senior Buyer on the Supply Management team. Reporting to the Manager, Supply Management – Real Estate, we are looking for someone who can understand the business needs of our internal customers as well as changing business conditions to execute procurement strategies that deliver the best value to the organization.

The successful candidate will play an integral part in ongoing client and supplier relationship management, applying procurement policies, and executing the steps of full-cycle procurement.

Key Responsibilities

1. Develop, evaluate, and execute procurement strategies to achieve best value for the organization.
2. Perform business intelligence and market analysis to guide and support business units for strategic and tactical procurement initiatives and category management.
3. Build and manage successful relationships with vendors and support vendor performance management.
4. Source and procure goods and services using competitive processes, including preparing RFx documents and administrating the entire procurement cycle through an online bidding platform (Bonfire).
5. Negotiate with vendors and prepare agreements using template documents.
6. Prepare executive-summary style documents for approval and reporting purposes.
7. Work with client groups and with supporting business units such as Finance, Legal, and Risk to drive the procurement process.

Key Qualifications

1. A professional designation, such as Supply Chain Management Professional (SCMP) or Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP).
2. Minimum of eight (8) years recent experience in a large, complex organization providing procurement services ranging from day-to-day operations to capital construction projects.
3. Ability to multi-task in a fast-moving, dynamic environment supporting multiple clients with varying goals and priorities.
4. Strong knowledge and experience in executing full-cycle goods and services.
5. Ability to understand and apply procurement and organizational policies.
6. Experience creating documents such as procurement strategies, RFx packages, contracts, and reports.
7. Proficiency in conducting market research and analysis.
8. Highly skilled at building and managing relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
9. Excellent communication and leadership skills in managing cross-functional teams and projects.
10. A bachelor’s degree in business, commerce, or a related field; or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.
11. Strong business and financial acumen.

This position is open to both Vancouver Airport Authority employees and external applicants. Previous job performance will be taken into consideration for all internal candidates that apply for this position.

Salary Range: $89,904 to $117,498 per annum, based on a 37.5-hour work week. This is individually tailored to reflect your unique experience, qualifications, and internal equity.

At YVR, your work experience goes beyond the paycheck. We support your personal and professional development, well-being, and a thriving work culture with generous vacation days, extensive health benefits, retirement savings matching, wellness programs, community engagement, commuting support, and continuous learning opportunities. Learn more at https://careers.yvr.ca/benefits.

Who We Are

YVR is more than just an airport. We connect our beautiful province and all it has to offer to the world. We are all leaders and trailblazers for change and innovation, so no matter the department or team you’re a part of, the work you do matters.

At YVR, we are flexible in everything we do. We will work together to find ways to deliver customer excellence that helps us all thrive.

Whatever your background and wherever you’re from, you belong at YVR. If you have any questions about accessibility or require any assistance applying, please reach out at [e-mail].