Procurement Specialist

Job Description

We are seeking a Procurement Specialist to join our Government client in Ottawa, ON for a 12-month contract opportunity with potential for renewal. This is a hybrid position requiring in-office presence.

Responsibilities :

• Planning and coordinating procurement activities including financial estimates, business requirements, and contracting options (project procurement management, cost and estimate management, sole source versus RFP process).
• Providing briefings on progress and concerns of procurement (contract process management).
• Planning, coordinating, preparing, and controlling documentation for procurement plan and process, depending on method of procurement.
• Planning and coordinating the activities of project contractors and other support providers (procurement integration in project management).
• Preparing, reviewing, and / or finalizing statement of work for potential procurement.
• Preparing selection methodologies, evaluation plans, evaluation criteria (mandatory and point rated), and evaluation schedules for procurement.
• Developing, planning, analyzing, evaluating, and prioritizing deliverables and requirements (bid evaluation).
• Monitoring the implementation and operations of the contract against established goals, objectives, and milestones.
• Reporting progress of the contract on an ongoing basis and at scheduled points in the lifecycle.
• Identifying potential problems and proposing solutions.
• Ensuring management staff is provided with timely and accurate project information and status updates.
• Developing and implementing procurement control, monitoring system contract delivery, and continuing service delivery and reporting procedures, and managing changes.
• Conducting post-procurement reviews and contractor evaluations / lessons learned.
• Leading or participating in negotiations and developing procurement process and / or business process maps.
• Developing a procurement strategy for the acquisition of a product or service that lays out a mechanism to engage with industry and conduct a competition and procurement in line with legislative requirements and organizational policies.
• Producing evaluation reports and procurement recommendations for internal stakeholders and sign-off authorities.

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