Senior Procurement Advisor

TEEMA; Burnaby; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Senior Procurement Advisor in Burnaby, British Columbia. This role involves leading sourcing strategies and managing procurement processes for high-value, complex projects. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in supply chain management and strong negotiation skills. You will collaborate with various teams to ensure effective procurement practices and may lead a team of analysts. This position offers a competitive hourly rate and the potential for contract extension.

Qualifications

• Minimum eight years of progressive Supply Chain Management experience.
• Solid understanding of contract development and competitive bid law.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and guidance in sourcing and procuring goods and services.
• Lead cross-functional evaluation teams through sourcing and vendor negotiation.
• Accountable for maintaining integrity of procurement practices.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Negotiating

Project management

Planning

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a business-related field

Completion of a professional designation such as SCMP, ISM, PMP or CPA

Enrollment in advanced degree program such as MBA

Job description

Job Title:Senior Procurement Advisor
Job ID:80063
Location:Burnaby, British Columbia

Overview:
The Supply Chain Professional is accountable for delivering assigned outcomes related to the development and execution of category/project supply chain strategies, sourcing strategies and/or sourcing activities following established processes and quality requirements. This role would generally be assigned medium complexity and/or risk work assignments with minimal oversight or medium to higher complexity and/or risk work assignments with more oversight.

What you will be doing:

• Provide leadership, guidance, and advice to client groups within the line of business in sourcing, procuring, and managing a wide range of goods and services, particularly those with high value, high complexity, and/or high financial or political risk impacts.

• Lead cross-functional evaluation teams through the sourcing, vendor negotiation, and contract transitioning stages.

• Monitor processes with end-users to ensure services and materials are purchased effectively and in accordance with policies and directives across the company.

• Develop relationships with key contacts at all levels within the organization and external to the company.

• Accountable for determining appropriate sourcing methods, including the preparation and evaluation of contracting documents such as project procurement strategies, contracting plan, RFP’s, RFEI’s, RFSQ’s, and RFQ’s.

• Accountable for maintaining integrity of Hydro’s procurement practices.

• May be required to manage the subsequent contracts.

• May provide work direction to a team of procurement analysts and administrative support staff.

• As a member of the Business Group’s professional sourcing, procurement and contract management team, participates in the identification and development of business process improvements to enhance operational efficiency within the Business Group’s procurement and sourcing function.

What you must have:

• A minimum eight (8) years progressive Supply Chain Management experience.

• Bachelor’s degree in a business-related field such as Economics, Finance, Accounting, Business, Supply Chain or in an equivalent field, and a combination of one of the following:

  • Completion of a professional designation such as SCMP, ISM, PMP or CPA

  • Enrollment in advanced degree program such as MBA or equivalent

  • Completion of a business-related continuing development program

  • Excellent interpersonal, communications, negotiating, project management, planning and organizational skills

• Solid understanding of contract development, competitive bid law and contract law.

• Ability to successfully manage large procurement projects, including those of a complex nature

• Ability to lead complex negotiations with large vendors

• Experience in crown corporations or government environments, an asset

Salary/Rate Range: $45.00 – $65.00 per hour

Term: 12- monthcontract; most likely to extend

For more information about TEEMA and to consider other career opportunities, please visit our website atwww.teemagroup.com