Procurement and Contracting Specialist

3 days ago


Toronto, Ontario, Canada Aecon Full time
About the Opportunity

Aecon Civil is a market leader with a self-perform competitive advantage and core local strength in key markets. We're proud of our work helping to expand and improve Canada's infrastructure and transportation networks, and we're ready to build the future of our country.

Job Summary

We're seeking a skilled Procurement Specialist to join our team. As a key member of our procurement team, you will be responsible for all purchasing related activities and for ensuring the delivery of materials and services to the site occurs on time, at the right price the first time.

Key Responsibilities
  • Develop and implement purchasing strategies to optimize the delivery of equipment, materials, supplies and services for quality, cost and schedule
  • Negotiate and/or aid with the negotiation of best price, delivery, terms of payment and purchase conditions, tax exemptions, price escalation, and other factors impacting the total cost of procured items or services
  • Collaborate with Aecon's Operations personnel to ensure seamless execution of procurement activities
  • Support operations team with pricing at tendering stage
  • Logistics management including expediting for critical site deliveries
  • Analyze internal third-party agreements
  • Manage the lifecycle of purchase order activity
  • Participate in the evaluation of suppliers across all pertinent vectors of supplier performance
  • Understand and adhere to all of Aecon's policies, particularly to the procurement and safety policies
  • Maintain high data integrity when inputting records in the company's database systems
  • Provide reporting and analysis on procurement activities, variances and impacts
Requirements
  • 5+ years' experience within a purchasing department in the construction industry
  • Knowledge of purchasing principles, techniques, practices and ethics
  • Knowledge of fundamentals of contract law, negotiating business agreements, and laws of requesting tenders, proposals, and quotations
  • Proven organizational skills and ability to work under pressure in order to meet deadlines and handle multiple tasks within a fast-paced work environment
  • Ability to work effectively within a team environment and be service oriented
  • Ability to build positive working relationships with professionals within industry and internal clients
  • Strong negotiation skills
  • Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing
  • Solid research skills and commitment to continually learn about new products
  • Attention to detail, mathematical and analytical skills
  • Proficiency using Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel)
About Aecon

Aecon fosters diversity, inclusion and belonging within and across our organization. We welcome all to apply including, women, visible minorities, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, and persons of any sexual orientation or gender identity. If you require accommodation during any step of the application process, please click here.



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