Senior Buyer - Supply Chain Management Division

City Of Edmonton; Edmonton; On-site; CAD 74,000 - 96,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Edmonton seeks a Senior Buyer for its Purchasing Team to oversee procurement functions. Responsibilities include sourcing, vendor relations, and contract management, ensuring efficiency and compliance in the procurement process. This role offers competitive compensation, a great work environment, and a chance to contribute to the community.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of related purchasing experience.
• Experience with public sector procurement is an asset.
• Knowledge of procurement policies and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Manage vendor relations and ensure contract compliance.
• Perform procurement planning and advice.
• Source a wide range of goods and services.

Skills

Vendor relations

Negotiation

Interpersonal skills

Customer service

Detail-oriented

Category management

Time management

Communication skills

Procurement strategy

Conflict resolution

Education

Supply Chain Management Professional Designation (SCMP)

Certified Public Procurement Officer (CPPO)

Certified Professional Public Buyer (CPPB)

Related university degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

SAP

ERP systems

Job description

Not only can you borrow with Edmonton Public Library (EPL), now you can also buy! EPL is seeking an experienced Senior Buyer to join our Purchasing Team. We offer competitive compensation, an excellent pension and benefits plan, and an earned day off program. The Library is a great place to take your career!

As the Senior Buyer you will perform purchasing and supply chain functions with the responsibility and authority to make commitments for the procurement of a wide range of goods and services for EPL. Your work will also focus on sourcing to ensure the successful initiation, research, analysis, and tendering of EPL procurement. From outfitting our Makerspace with cutting edge technology to sourcing the innovative furniture and shelving used in our branches, our buys are as varied as our libraries.

You will work closely with internal stakeholders to provide procurement planning and advice for competitive, invitational, and non-competitive procurement. Starting on the ground floor, you will work closely with internal stakeholders to define their requirements in order to develop an appropriate sourcing strategy.

You will determine contract requirements and develop agreements, execute contracts, monitor contract performance, resolve disputes, and close out contracts. A key function of this role is to ensure strong vendor relations and communication to ensure that the terms and conditions of contracts are being satisfied. As a seasoned professional, your exceptional multi-tasking abilities combined with your outstanding organizational skills are vital in this role.

Customer service is paramount to everything that we do at EPL. As the ideal candidate, your excellent relationship building skills are essential to customer satisfaction and vendor relations. Your attention to detail will be instrumental in composing and/or providing support in developing various competitive procurement documents and ensuring the accuracy of contracts, agreements, and purchase order documentation.

Qualifications

• Completion of an appropriate professional purchasing designation such as the Supply Chain Management Professional Designation (SCMP), or Certified Public Procurement Officer (CPPO) or Certified Professional Public Buyer (CPPB) from the Universal Public Procurement Certification Council (UPPCC).
• Completion of a related university degree is preferred.
• A minimum of five years of related purchasing experience, including experience in a corporate centralized purchasing environment.
• Experience with public sector procurement is an asset.
• Experience using SAP is preferred.
• Experience with an Information Technology, Facility Management, Marketing, Events and Social procurement portfolios is an asset.

Note: Equivalencies may be considered. A developmental opportunity may be considered at a lower classification and salary level.

What do you need to bring to this position?

• Demonstrated experience in successfully managing vendor relations.
• Strong understanding and demonstrated experience in category management.
• Ability to understand and address the challenges related to procurement.
• Expert knowledge of procurement policies, procedures, tender and contract law, and trade agreements as well as various procurement strategies.
• Detail-oriented with a demonstrated ability to multi task and manage time effectively.
• Excellent verbal and written communication, including interpersonal, negotiation, facilitation, and conflict resolution skills.
• Strong customer service orientation with the ability to understand the needs of the client.
• Demonstrated ability in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with internal and external customers including vendors.
• A continuous improvement mindset.
• Proficiency using Microsoft Office and ERP computer systems.

Note: Satisfactory background screening is required for this position, which includes a Criminal Record Check/Police Information Check.

Who we are:
The secret ingredient for making EPL a magical place is no secret at all; in fact, it's very simple: We share. We share stories, ideas and experiences. We share with our customers, our communities, and ourselves. We are Edmonton's largest lender of all manner of information and entertainment.

Pay Band:
$41.02 to $52.36 per hour*
*Approximately $74,954 to $95,661 per annum based on a 35 hour work week.

Classification Title: Professional Services 3
Posting Date: Jun 26, 2025
Closing Date: Jul 6, 2025, 11:59:00 PM (MDT)
Number of Openings (up to): 1 - Permanent Full-time
Union: CSU 52
Department: Edmonton Public Library
Work Location(s): Purchasing Division, Stanley A. Milner Library, 3rd Floor, 7 Sir Winston Churchill Square Edmonton T5J 2V4