Procurement Specialist, Financial Services

2 months ago

Wolfville, Canada Acadia University Full time

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Wolfville, NS Financial Services Experienced Term Competition Number: 23-12-AU

**Position**: Procurement Specialist

**Department**: Financial Services

**Position Type**: SEIU Clerk 4, Full-time, approximately 4-month term contract

**Date Posted**: February 28, 2023

**Application Deadline**: March 6, 2023 at 11:59PM

**Competition #**: 23-12-AU

**Salary**: $49,530 per annum (SEIU Clerk 4). Salary increases to $54,594 following successful completion of 6-month probation period.

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What you'll do

**Responsibilities**:
Acadia seeks a Procurement Specialist in Financial Services. This role will work with the Manager, Procurement and Risk Management to support the procurement, insurance, and risk management activities for the University. Specific responsibilities include:
Provides direction and support to the development, maintenance and issuance of requisitions, purchase orders, and blanket purchase orders.
Manages assigned RFx projects including providing direction/supporting planning and drafting through to award, providing support on procedures, direction on the use of the online platform Bonfire.
Supports the Manager, Procurement and Risk Management with regard to Interuniversity Services (ISI) contracts and activities.
Primary contact for campus customs clearance auditing, and includes the review, investigation, and processing of requests for customs clearance from customs broker.
Assists the Manager, Procurement and Risk Management to address the insurance requirements of the University.
What you'll need

**Qualifications**:
Bachelor's Degree in Business or related field of study.
Possessing or working towards a procurement-related professional certification/designation, such as a Certified Supply Chain Management Professional (SCMP) designation, Certified Professional Purchaser (CPP) designation, Public Sector Procurement Program (PSPP) Certificate, or equivalent.
Minimum of 3-5 years of procurement experience.
Knowledge of and understanding of procurement policy, processes, and trade agreements.
Demonstrated direct experience in RFx development and process (i.e. writing of solicitation, specification review, evaluation process and contract negotiation).
Prior knowledge of Ellucian Colleague and Bonfire will be considered an asset.
Advanced MS Office suite computer skills.
Ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines.
High degree of diplomacy in providing advice and guidance to departmental units.
Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
Excellent written and oral communication skills, analytical and interpersonal skills.
A little bit about us
Acadia University

Acadia University, located in Mi'kma'ki, the ancestral territory of the Mi'kmaq nation, is one of Canada's leading primarily undergraduate institutions. For over 180 years, Acadia has been providing students with a learning environment that ensures they have every opportunity to succeed in life. Our graduates emerge with the tools required to be global citizens and community leaders. Acadia's faculty and staff are key to our institutional success and share a commitment to provide our students with a high quality post-secondary education. As a staff member, you will be part of this transformational educational experience where innovation is encouraged, and your ideas are welcomed.

Acadia University is located only one hour from the city of Halifax in Nova Scotia's beautiful Annapolis Valley in the Town of Wolfville. Wolfville offers residents an affordable lifestyle, outstanding recreational opportunities, internationally acclaimed restaurants, a healthy economy, and the best weather in the Atlantic provinces. The Town of Wolfville is one of the fastest-growing communities in Nova Scotia where people find the perfect mix of small-town livability and urban energy. It's a place that people love to live, and those who do not live here love to visit.

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Please be advised that only those invited for an interview will be contacted. The University reserves the right not to fill this position. A six-month eligibility list may be established from this competition to fill future vacancies for identical positions.

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