Materials manager Jobs in Burnaby, BC

Are you a Supply Chain Professional with adequate experience in the filed? This 12-months role with chances of extension can be a good fit for you.

• The Supply Chain Professional Level 1 is accountable for delivering assigned outcomes related to the development and execution of category/project supply chain strategies, sourcing strategies and/or sourcing activities following established processes and quality requirements.
• This role would generally be assigned low to medium complexity and/or risk work assignments with minimal oversight or medium complexity and/or risk work assignments with more oversight.

Advantages
Location of Services: Surrey BC

This an opportunity to work with renowned company at a competitve pay rate

Responsibilities
Work Assignment Requirements

* The general scope of the work is to provide sourcing and procurement support medium value and complexity public sourcing to support materials management operations in accordance with procurement policies and processes and in accordance with Public Procurement Policies.

* Responsible for recommending procurement models and determining appropriate sourcing methods, including the preparation and evaluation of Contracting documents such as Supply Chain Strategy and Contracting Plan, RFT, RFP, RFQ, RFSQ, RFI and RFEI.

* Manage procurement processes from strategy to award, while providing support to diverse project teams and internal operational teams.

* Identify sourcing and supply risks based on internal current state analysis, financial consideration, best business practice, supply base characteristics, industry offerings, legal considerations, level of risk and any other opportunities or factors unique to the materials to be sourced.

* Report regularly to the department manager on the status of sourcing initiatives and escalate any issues that may negatively impact the success of the procurement process.

* Participate in the identification, development and roll out of business process improvements to enhance operational efficiency.

* Develop and maintain positive relationships with key stakeholders at all levels within the organization and external.

Qualifications
What you bring

* An undergraduate degree in an engineering or business-related subject (or equivalent combination of qualifications and experience).

* 5 years of procurement and sourcing experience in progressively mid-level to senior roles(or equivalent combination of education and experience).

* A Supply Chain Management Professional (SCMP) or equivalent designation along with strong knowledge of markets and Supply Chain Management best practices and trends (or equivalent combination of education and experience).

Strong knowledges

* Demonstrated ability to successfully navigate challenging supply chain dynamics, overcome logistical and operational hurdles, and optimize performance amid supply chain constraints including determining the optimal risk allocation; the preparation of procurement and contract documents; leading evaluation; leading contractor/supplier negotiations; and supplier relationship management.

* Experience operating within a crown corporation, Canadian or Provincial government environment is considered an asset

* Strong knowledge of inventory practices and project specific procurements utilizing SAP S4Hana

* Experience interacting with First Nations is considered an asset.

* Excellent interpersonal, communications, negotiating, project management, planning and organizational skills.

* Proficiency with MS Office including MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

* Good understanding of contract and competitive bid laws

Requirements:

Provincial Government Sourcing Experience

Prior experience purchasing inventory in SAP preferred

Knowledge of contract law

Independent, solution based thinker preferred

Ability to work independently

Experience RFx documents on BC Bid

Hybrid work model minimum two days in the office and may increase based on business requirements.

May be required to attend meetings at other locations if required.

Summary
Interested candidates can send their resumes to John at john.yamazaki@randstad.ca

Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.

Randstad Canada is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace for all its candidates and employees by supporting their accessibility and accommodation needs throughout the employment lifecycle. We ask that all job applications please identify any accommodation requirements by sending an email to accessibility@randstad.ca to ensure their ability to fully participate in the interview process.