Procurement Business Specialist

Description

About the Department

Procurement Services a department within Finance and Commercial Operations is responsible to manage administer and coordinate supplier purchases and agreements relating to goods services furniture equipment capital construction and renovations for all university faculties departments and research initiatives.

Procurement Services ensures that procurement activity is conducted in a fair equitable and transparent process to provide the best overall value to the University. It also ensures compliance with University policies public sector legislative requirements competitive bidding laws and trade agreements.

About the Role

Mount Royal University is seeking a Procurement Business Specialist to join our Procurement Services Group located at ourLincoln Park Campus.

Reporting to the Manager of Procurement Services the Procurement Business Specialist provides procurement services for a wide variety of capital equipment goods and services and construction services as required by the University. The Procurement Business Specialist is the primary contact for questions relating to purchase orders and procurement methods from departments within the University and external must be knowledgeable about the Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) the New West Partnership Agreement (NWPTA) MRUs Institutional Policies and Competitive Bidding Law.

Responsibilities

• Clear understanding of public procurement procedures.
• Act and represent MRU Procurement Services as the first line of contact for internal users providing advice on the sourcing process MRU standards policy etc.
• Source and identify suppliers for goods and services.
• Process purchase orders and change orders in the system and uses P-Card as required.
• Negotiate terms with suppliers such as price deadlines expectations etc.
• Work with suppliers and internal users to resolve any discrepancies in shipping backorders returns invoicing etc.
• Act as a back-up to the Procurement Business Partner for competitive bidding processes.
• Ensure competitive bidding processes are open fair and transparent.
• Work with stakeholders and external consultants in the issuance of competitive bidding packages.
• Post and manage competitive bidding processes on an electronic tendering platform which includes answering inquiries issuing addendums and post-clarification etc.
• Main contact for ERP system training development of tools upgrade and testing.
• Manage and monitor University-wide contracts and manages Blanket Order and WCB / Insurance Programs.
• Set up priorities to ensure smooth flow of delivery of goods and services for the University.
• Work and act as a team member with all Procurement Services staff.

Qualifications

Closing Date : December 10 2025

A cover letter and resume should be submitted in one .pdf formatted document. Please title your .pdf document as follows : Last Name Requisition (ex. Smith Coordinator )

Required Experience :

IC

Key Skills

Purchasing,Sourcing,Procurement,Employee Evaluation,HR Sourcing,SAP,Supply Chain Experience,Federal Aviation Regulations,Contract Management,Supplier Management,negotiation,Contracts

Employment Type : Temp

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1