Purchasing coordinator Jobs in Toronto, ON

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Position: Project Coordinator
Competitive Salary
Location: Toronto, ON
Hybrid – Hybrid – currently 3 days a week from office, 2 remotely
6 month contract (Potential of extension/Conversion)

Advantages
This position offers the opportunity to work within a collaborative and supportive team environment. The role will provide challenges and growth opportunities within a global organization.

Responsibilities
•First point of contact for internal partners; regularly monitor all incoming service request channels (e.g. Jira Service Desk, Outlook mailboxes).
•Perform an initial review of security assessment requests submitted to the team, reviewing the details of the engagement and validating the accuracy of the responses.
•Liaise with 3rd party vendors, enterprise application teams and other stakeholders to plan and schedule security assessments to meet enterprise and regulatory compliance requirements.
•Develop and monitor program schedules and identify major milestones for successful completion of security assessment engagements. This includes kicking off scheduling process, coordinating with external and internal teams to keep schedules up to date, and providing countermeasures before issues or delays arise.
•Provide direction and guidance related to security assessment activities and ensure all requests are responded to in a timely manner. This includes requests and queries around policies, standards and practices, the application/infrastructure security assessment process, Issues Management and general security-related inquiries.
•Maintain program and engagement documentation and processes (e.g. process documents, team’s connect page).
•Generate reports and ad hoc reports for management and executive audiences (e.g. engagement metrics, audit requests).
•Assist Sr Manager with vendor management.

Qualifications
Must-have Skills/Experiences and/or Education, certifications, qualifications, designations:
•Progressive experience in large IT organizations, running operational services, PMO or multi-project implementations.
•Ability to multitask and handle multiple incoming requests in a timely manner.
•Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
•Familiarity with IT development and information security concepts.
•General knowledge of project management and development methodologies, including the SDLC and secure development.
•Ability to work under pressure in an area where priorities change frequently
•Self-motivated, with the ability to work under little supervision.

Nice-to-have Skills/Experience and/or Education, certifications, qualifications, designations:

•Undergraduate degree in Communications, Management or related discipline.
•Proficient knowledge of IT policies, standards and practices.
•General knowledge of industry standards and practices (e.g. ISO 27001, ISF Standard of Good Practice, CISSP Common Body of Knowledge).
•General knowledge of IT concepts and terminology, including knowledge of IT Risk concepts, compliance and privacy regulations.
•General knowledge with systems (e.g. Jira, Connect).

Summary
If you are a highly skilled and experienced sourcing professional with a passion for technology and a proven track record of success, we encourage you to apply. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a leading global organization and make a significant contribution to their procurement function.

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.

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