Senior Procurement Advisor

Vancouver Fraser Port Authority; Vancouver; Hybrid; CAD 75,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A major Canadian port authority is seeking a Senior Procurement Advisor to lead procurement processes and build strategic supplier relationships. The ideal candidate has over 5 years of experience in competitive procurement, is skilled in negotiation and data analytics, and supports stakeholder objectives. This role offers a hybrid work environment in Vancouver and competitive salary, benefits, and opportunities for development.

Benefits

Market-competitive salaries

Generous benefits offering

Hybrid remote work program

Onsite gym

Learning and development opportunities

Qualifications

• 5+ years of senior level experience in competitive procurement for complex acquisitions.
• Experience in developing procurement strategy using data insights.
• Proficiency in interpreting spend analytics.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain collaborative business partner relationships across departments.
• Implement sourcing strategies using market intelligence.
• Lead competitive procurement processes for large acquisitions.

Skills

Supplier relationship management

Data analytics

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Market intelligence

Education

University degree in business administration or equivalent

Tools

MS Office Suite

ERP systems

Procurement software

Job description

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Detailed Job Description

JOIN US IN ENABLING TRADE THROUGH CANADA'S LARGEST PORT.

The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority is an arm’s-length federal agency responsible for the shared stewardship of the lands and waters that make up the Port of Vancouver, Canada’s largest port. Our mandate, as outlined in the Canada Marine Act, is to enable Canada’s trade objectives on behalf of all Canadians, ensuring the safe movement of goods through the Port of Vancouver while protecting the environment and considering local communities.

As an organization with a significant impact on communities and businesses across Canada, the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority is dedicated to diversity, inclusion, and sustainability. We strive to create a workplace that mirrors the richness of our community, empowering all employees to achieve their full potential.

The senior procurement advisor works collaboratively with VFPA departments as a business partner to conduct informed decisions on expenditures. This partnership model extends to suppliers who become strategic partners in the department’s objective to deliver the best value, minimize risks, introduce innovation, and achieve the best results. Responsibilities include developing and maintaining key supplier relationships, driving value for money and monitoring ongoing supplier performance, as well as coordinating efforts between internal stakeholders and suppliers’ account teams to achieve procurement objectives and maximize commercial outcomes. The position will also develop and deploy effective approaches to strategic spend management while utilizing procurement tools to maximize cost reduction, reduce risk, and ensure fairness and transparency. This includes implementing sourcing strategy, leading competitive procurements, negotiating, drafting, issuing and administering commercial contracts.

What You Do

• Builds and maintains collaborative business partner relationships across various department levels and brings together procurement and internal stakeholder objectives.
• Develops, recommends and implements sourcing strategy by use of market intelligence, data analytics and business requirements.
• Recommends and leads all aspects of the multi-faceted competitive procurement process for large and complex acquisitions, which includes evaluation and selection of preferred suppliers.
• Supports the development and management of supplier performance including key performance indicators, supplier business reviews, reporting and communicating supplier scorecards for strategic engagements.
• Develops negotiation strategies and plans, as well as communicates, facilitates and leads the negotiation process on behalf of departments, as appropriate.
• Consistently delivers value for money and proactively identifies incremental savings opportunities across multiple departments.
• Utilizes analytical tools and techniques to analyze and interpret a wide range of supplier and organizational information and options to support procurement planning and decision making.
• Utilizes subject matter expertise to apply risk and compliance checks when analyzing supply contracts.
• Identifies appropriate suppliers to fit departments’ business objectives, as well as identifies opportunities to optimize the supply base for incremental benefits.
• Works closely with Legal on key contracts, including negotiation of contract terms and conditions, contract execution, deliverables measurement and monitoring, deficiency reporting and resolution, change controls, payment approvals, and other tasks as required.
• Recommends, develops, coordinates, implements and maintains related processes and procedures, policies and directives to maximize procurement efficiency and effectiveness across the organization

What You Bring

University degree in business administration or another acceptable degree.

Must have a minimum of 5 years of senior level experience recommending, leading and problem solving all aspects of the competitive procurement process for complex multi-million-dollar acquisitions; bargaining complicated business terms that mitigate contractual risk and generate appropriate cost savings; improving stakeholder relationships; creating solutions to challenging supplier / contract issues; and improving supplier performance outcomes.

Must also have significant multi-category experience including significant experience developing procurement strategy using data insights, improving business processes, communicating procurement policy, and working knowledge of relevant contract terms and conditions.

Considerable consulting and construction category experience, and completion of the Supply Chain Management Professional (SCMP) designation, or equivalent, are strong assets.

Must have proficiency interpreting spend analytics, including proficiency in MS Office Suite.

Must have working knowledge of procurement related software or ERP systems.

What We Offer

Market-competitive base salaries and variable incentive plan

Generous and inclusive benefits offering including retirement benefits plan

Hybrid remote work program

Earned time off program

Paid vacation and personal care leave

Learning, development, and advancement opportunities

Onsite gym with towel service in a national landmark in the heart of Vancouver’s waterfront

Friendly, unique, and respectful workplace

Location : Vancouver, Canada

Job type : Bargaining Unit, Full-Time, Permanent, Hybrid

Working environment : Normal office conditions.

This is Canadian-based employment, and it is expected that all employees maintain legal entitlement to work in Canada. Applicants selected to move forward in the hiring process may be subject to background checks, including but not limited to criminal record, credit, and / or reference checks.

At the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority, we are dedicated to employment equity and a workplace reflective of the diversity of our port community. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates including women, persons with disabilities, Indigenous peoples, and members of visible minorities. Reasonable accommodation can be provided in the selection process and while working with the port authority. If you require support applying to our openings, please contact us at [e-mail] .

We recognize and acknowledge that we are located on the traditional territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. To learn more about our indigenous relations and commitment to reconciliation, please visit our website .

Seniority level

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Employment type

Contract

Job function

Job function

Purchasing and Supply Chain

Industries

Government Administration

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