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.
Requirements :
- 7-10+ years of Procurement experience.
- Procurement experience within government / public sector.
- Experience working with Government of Canada procurement vehicles.
- IT Procurement experience.
- Project Management experience.
- Experience working with legal documents.
- Strong understanding of vendor risk management.
30+ days ago