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Senior Procurement Officer, Corporate Procurement ServicesMetrolinx • Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Senior Procurement Officer, Corporate Procurement Services

Senior Procurement Officer, Corporate Procurement Services

Metrolinx • Toronto, Ontario, Canada
30+ days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description
Description
Metrolinx is connecting communities across the Greater Golden Horseshoe. Metrolinx operates GO Transit and UP Express as well as the PRESTO fare payment system. We are also building new and improved rapid transit including GO Expansion Light Rail Transit routes and major expansions to Torontos subway system to get people where they need to go better faster and easier. Metrolinx is an agency of the Government of Ontario.
At Metrolinx equity diversity and inclusion are essential to living our values of serving with passion thinking forward and playing as a team.
Our Procurement Department is seeking a Senior Procurement Officer role supporting the Corporate business clients. The role will be responsible to provide strategic sourcing expertise and procurement leadership for large complex and high dollar value projects. The role will need to lead highly complex corporate sourcing events and negotiate finalize and amend contracts.
What will I be doing
  • Provide strategic sourcing expertise and advisory support in alignment with portfolio strategy by contributing to the portfolio in the development of innovative procurement strategies that drive continuous improvement and client value; interpret procurement policy for portfolio clients and apply expert knowledge of procurement practices to interpret deviations from and exceptions to procurement policies
  • Conduct analysis of potential procurement risks (e.g. safety compliance corporate reputation legal) and develop appropriate risk mitigation strategies to ensure Metrolinx operational stability and to ensure an appropriate balance between competing risks
  • Participate as a key stakeholder in contract delivery strategy meetings; develop and draft specialized procurement strategies and contract documents for unique procurements; provide procurement-related decisions with immediate impacts to the structure of negotiated contracts long-term planning and sourcing strategies; apply project management methodology with a view to support clients in meeting critical milestones per procurement timelines and leverage commercially-focused techniques and outcomes
  • Provide end-to-end support for a wide variety of Metrolinx projects and sourcing events including; negotiated RFPs; outsourcing initiatives; large technology implementations; contracts with complex commercial strategies: procurement kick-off meetings; provide technical and advisory support to business units regarding procurement methods develop and draft pricing and commercial strategies to evaluate competitiveness of commercial proposals as part of tender strategy; prepare specifications tender documents and coordinate drafting of complex sourcing documents including; developing and drafting defensible evaluation methodologies and providing guidance to clients on selection criteria to ensure the best business outcome for Metrolinx.
  • Manage critical milestones on procurement project plans to ensure that timelines are met and that interdependencies are managed; respond to in-market inquiries related to complex procurement projects; develop and coordinate complex addenda; manage and chair the consensus meeting to identify top- ranked proponent coordinate presentations and interviews with short-listed respondents; ensure compliance with Metrolinxgovernance including relevant approvals from Investment Panel and the Board of Directors; manage debriefing meetings with unsuccessful bidders.
  • Lead the development of complex high-quality contracts by collaborating with Commercial Management & Legal Services to negotiate contracts and address all commercial legal requirements to ensure procurement processes are conducted in a fair and transparent manner
  • Act as ambassador for procurement portfolio by responding to all procurement related questions from clients; directly solving procurement-related issues; participate in outreach and training initiatives with client groups.
What Skills and Qualifications Do I Need
  • Completion of a degree in business commerce supply chain management or a related discipline or a combination of education training and experience deemed equivalent
  • Demonstrated years experience in procurement and sourcing including leadership in successful execution of high dollar value projects as well as governance process systems data functions vendor relationship management
  • National Institute of Supply Chain Leaders (CSCL) designation strongly preferred
  • Oral communication presentation and consultation skills to provide expertise/advice to colleagues and management
  • Superior written communication skills to provide internal and external reports briefings and memoranda
  • Experience identifying client needs and initiating coordinating and implementing solutions in response to client issues
  • Experience with commercially focused sourcing
  • Ability to influence with strong interpersonal and conflict resolution skills focusing on business priorities
  • Active listening skills to understand the full extent of issues concentration to analyze and resolve issues
  • Agile and demonstrated flexibility to multitask and deal with interruptions for urgent requests for information
  • Analytical and problem-solving skills to analyze problems detect root causes and resolve issues.
Dont Meet Every Requirement
If youre excited about working with Metrolinx but your past experience doesnt quite align with every qualification of this posting we encourage you to apply. You just might be the right candidate for this or other roles. We are always looking for great talent to join our team.

We invite all interested individuals to apply and encourage applications from members of equity-deserving communities including those who identify as Indigenous Black racialized women people with disabilities and people with diverse gender identities expressions and sexual orientations.

Accommodation:
We value the unique skills and experiences each person brings to Metrolinx and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment. We are committed to the requirements of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act so if you require accommodation during the hiring process please let our Recruitment team know by contacting us at: or email @.

Application Process:
All applicants must be legally entitled to work in Canada. Metrolinx will be using email to communicate with you for all job competitions. It is your responsibility to include an updated email address that is checked daily and accepts emails from unknown users. As we send time-sensitive correspondence we recommend that you check your email regularly. If no response is received we will assume you are no longer interested in pursuing the opportunity. Please be advised that a Criminal Record Check may be required of the successful candidate.

For Internal applicants with the recent implementation of the Internal Mobility Policy the internal recruitment process has changed for non-union roles. Candidates must be in their current role for 12 months prior to applying for another role and each applicant must be in good standing (not participating in a Performance Improvement Plan). Please review all provisions of the policybefore submitting your application.

Should it be determined that any background information provided is misleading inaccurate or incorrect Metrolinx reserves the right to discontinue with the consideration of your application.

We thank all applicants for their interest however only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

WE ARE AN EQUITABLE AND INCLUSIVE EMPLOYER.

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