Associate Corporate Buyer

City of Toronto; Italia; Ibrido; EUR 24.000 - 27.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

City Of Toronto is seeking an Associate Corporate Buyer to support procurement operations. You will assist in developing competitive procurement processes, prepare specifications, and process requisitions and purchase orders while coordinating with suppliers and internal stakeholders.

The role involves operating the city’s purchasing system, ensuring compliance with policies, and maintaining records. A municipal procurement background and strong MS Office skills are required, with a hybrid work

Competenze

• Certificate from a recognized Purchasing program or equivalent education/experience.
• Municipal procurement experience preferred.
• Experience with SAP or Ariba and purchasing policies.
• Strong MS Office skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Ability to work additional hours during peak periods.

Mansioni

• Assist in developing competitive procurement processes.
• Prepare product specifications and scope of work.
• Edit and process requisitions and purchase orders.
• Conduct supplier communications on delivery, quality, etc.
• Maintain databases and retrieve purchasing information.

Conoscenze

Verbal and written communications

Customer service

Organizational skills

Analytical skills

Multi-tasking

Formazione

Certificate in Purchasing or equivalent

Strumenti

SAP

Ariba

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Descrizione del lavoro

Associate Corporate Buyer

Salary : €39.24 - 42.73 yearly

Azienda : City Of Toronto Tipo Lavoro : Full Time Italy

Hourly Rate and Wage Grade: $39.24 - $42.73

Shift Information: Monday to Friday, 35 hours per week (hybrid)

Work Location: City Hall, 100 Queen St W, Toronto

Job Type & Duration: Full-time, 2 Permanent vacancies

Number of Positions Open: 2

Affiliation: L79 Full-time

Descrizione Lavoro - Associate Corporate Buyer

Major Responsibilities:

• Assists Corporate Buyers and Senior Corporate Buyers in the development of competitive procurement processes.
• Assists in the preparation of product specifications descriptions/scope of work.
• Edits and processes requisitions.
• Conducts invitational call process in accordance with the Purchasing By-laws, Policies and Procedures.
• Confers with suppliers regarding delivery, quality, etc., to ensure that divisional and specification requirements are met.
• Operates the City's automated purchasing system to process purchasing requests (e.g. purchase orders, quotation requests, proposal calls, etc.), and to update and retrieve purchasing information.
• Evaluates summary of bids and ensures that specifications, policies and mandatory requirements are met, and forwards to buyer or senior buyer for review.
• Processes purchase order amendments and contract renewals.
• Prepares purchase orders and related documentation (e.g. price agreements, correction sheets, etc.) from quotations, tenders and proposals.
• Assists in the review and follow up of non-competitive procurement requests for divisions.
• Maintains databases and retrieval systems for records/documents.
• Responds to inquiries requiring in-depth knowledge of the operational area/function.
• Prepares administrative reports and associated correspondence.

Key Qualifications:

• Possessing or in pursuit of a certificate from a recognized Purchasing program or an approved equivalent of education and/or experience.
• Practical purchasing related experience, preferably in a municipal environment.
• Experience working with Purchasing related policies and procedures (e.g., non-competitive procurements, purchase order amendments).
• Experience working with computerized purchasing systems (i.e., SAP, Ariba).
• Considerable experience with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

You must also have:

• Knowledge of the City's purchasing policies and procedures
• Strong verbal and written communications, with demonstrated ability to provide a high level of customer service
• Strong organizational, analytical, problem solving and multi-tasking skills with the ability to meet deadlines, handle competing priorities
• Ability to work independently, as required
• Ability to work additional hours as operational demands require, i.e., year-end or other peak periods
• Ability to search, read, understand and apply the City's purchasing procedures
• Good knowledge of the products and services used by the City and designated Agencies and Corporations, an asset

NOTE TO INTERNAL FULL-TIME AND PART-TIME CITY OF TORONTO EMPLOYEES:

City of Toronto employees must apply to full-time or part-time employment opportunities posted on the City's INTERNAL Job Posting Portal.

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

The City is an equal opportunity employer, dedicated to creating a workplace culture of inclusiveness that reflects the diverse residents that we serve. Learn more about the City’s commitment to employment equity.

Accommodation

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