Senior Procurement & Facilities Leader

Elby Professional Recruitment; Waterloo; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

4 weeks' vacation

Employee and Family Assistance Program

Professional development and training

Job summary

Our client, a large, established, values-driven organization in Canada, is seeking a Procurement & Facilities Manager to join their team in a newly created senior role. The position is primarily procurement leadership (approximately 60% procurement / 40% facilities).

The successful candidate will help strengthen organization-wide procurement practices while providing strategic oversight of facilities and vendor management.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of progressive procurement experience.
• Senior-level procurement leadership or management experience.
• Experience with Broader Public Sector (BPS) procurement is highly preferred.
• Strong experience with competitive RFPs, contracts, vendor management and procurement processes.
• Experience improving or developing procurement policies, procedures and systems.
• Strong leadership, communication and relationship-building skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and improve organization-wide procurement strategies, policies and processes.
• Ensure compliance with Broader Public Sector procurement requirements.
• Lead competitive RFPs, tenders and major contract reviews.
• Manage vendor relationships and organization-wide contracts.
• Identify opportunities to improve purchasing practices, consistency and efficiency.
• Provide strategic guidance on facilities operations, vendors, maintenance, capital projects and risk.
• Work closely with senior leadership to implement improvements.
• Lead, coach and develop a small team.
• Support the development of best practices across multiple locations.

Skills

Procurement Leadership

RFPs & Contracts

Vendor management

Strategic procurement

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business / Supply Chain

Public sector procurement knowledge

Job description

Our client, a large, established, values-driven organization in Canada, is seeking a Procurement & Facilities Manager to join their team in a newly created senior role. The position is primarily procurement leadership (approximately 60% procurement / 40% facilities).

The successful candidate will help strengthen organization-wide procurement practices while providing strategic oversight of facilities and vendor management.