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Senior Buyer

2 months ago

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Nova Scotia Health Authority Full time

​Req ID: 187466
Location: Central Zone, Bethune Building - QEII
Department: SCO Procurement CZ
Type of Employment: PermanentHourly FT (100%) x 1
NSGEUAdmin Professionals Position
Posting Closing Date: 18-Sep-24

Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada. We're on a mission to achieve excellence in health, healing, and learning through working together, which is reflected in the hospitals, health centres, and community-based programs we operate across the province. Our passionate team of professionals provides a variety of high-quality inpatient and outpatient services including academic, tertiary, and quaternary care, as well as continuing care, primary health care, public health, and mental health and addictions. Join a diverse team of innovators, collaborators, and creative thinkers today.

Nova Scotia Health employs professionals in all corners of our beautiful province. We believe there's a place here for everyone to call home, from vibrant cities with exuberant nightlife to quaint towns with picturesque trails. The work-life balance that comes with a Nova Scotia Health role means you'll have the time to explore, discover, and participate in that coveted Atlantic lifestyle. Visit us today and check out to see why more people from across the globe are moving here.

About the Opportunity

The Senior Buyer is responsible for coordinating the procurement activities of a buying group by assisting and supporting the Procurement Manager on a daily basis. The Senior Buyer is responsible for gathering information related to contract costing, analysis, statistical reporting, acts as a liaison between the vendor and end users.

The Senior Buyer performs contract maintenance by monitoring and evaluating buying decision rationale, contract value and expiry dates. The incumbent assists and supports the Procurement Manager when necessary and is responsible to prepare request for quotations for goods and services that fall under public procurement thresholds. The Senior Buyer is also responsible for contract creation and amending Agreements. To facilitate the public tendering process the Senior Buyer works with the department of Service Nova Scotia and Internal Services, Province of Nova Scotia and the internal stakeholders to coordinate meetings and associated documentation required for the RFP. The Senior Buyer is also responsible for providing Provincial Health Care facilities and associated departments with goods and services on a daily basis at the best possible price as well as providing expertise in regards to those items focusing on patient safety and comfort first and foremost. The Senior Buyer will issue purchase orders; provide procurement quality control, reviewing and auditing of contract files.

About You

We would love to hear from you if you have the following:

• Grade 12 and completion of a two year program in Business, IT, Supply Chain or equivalent

• Three (3) years related experience required

• Enrollment in Purchasing Management Association of Canada Program Courses is an asset

• Experience in a Procurement, Materials Management department involving

• Understanding of Purchasing Principles, Inventory Management including knowledge of E-Commerce practices and on-line (computerized) purchasing preferred.

• SAP experience preferred

• Purchasing Management Association of Canada Program Courses

• Must have excellent negotiation and project management skills

• familiar with legal requirements of contracts

• Effective time management skills

• Oral, written, interpretation & communications skills

• Competencies in other languages preferred; French an asset

A skills test will be included as part of the selection process

Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certifications.

Hours
  • Permanent / Full-Time / 75 Hours Bi-weekly
Compensation and Benefits

$ $32.58 Hourly

Successful candidates may be eligible for our benefits package which includes health, dental, travel, long-term disability, and life insurance coverage as well as a defined benefit pension plan.

Once You've Applied

Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

​This is a Admin Professionals bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. Employees are encouraged to view their seniority hours and dates in their SuccessFactors online profile. Successful applicants changing unions, bargaining units, or employment status, are advised to seek clarification regarding their seniority, benefits, and vacation entitlement and/or usage, prior to accepting the position.

Nova Scotia Health is committed to being a workforce that is free of discrimination, values diversity, and is representative, at all job levels, of the people we serve. We encourage all qualified applicants who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotian, Persons of Colour, Foreign Nationals/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply and self-identify.