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Senior Specialist, Procurement

2 months ago


Montreal, Quebec, Canada VIA Rail Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Specialist, Procurement to join our team at VIA Rail. As a key member of our procurement team, you will be responsible for developing and implementing procurement strategies, plans, and programs for assigned indirect goods and services files.

Key Responsibilities
  • Procurement Strategy Development
    • Develop and implement procurement strategies, plans, and programs for assigned indirect goods and services files.
    • Conduct market research and analysis to identify potential suppliers, evaluate competition, and assess risk.
  • Supplier Management
    • Build and maintain strong relationships with internal stakeholders, understand their needs, and recommend best practices.
    • Advise stakeholders in the acquisition process and assist in scoping.
  • Contract Management
    • Prepare and issue solicitation documents, ensuring that requirements are clearly defined, for assigned professional services, goods, and products or other initiatives.
    • Evaluate bids and negotiate agreements, with the aim of obtaining the best market conditions and making recommendations for executive approval.
  • Communication and Collaboration
    • Communicate and work effectively with the Finance Centre of Expertise group, which will prepare purchase orders for goods and services once contracts have been signed.
    • Coordinate contract renewals and amendments.
Requirements
  • University degree in business administration, finance, or legal services.
  • Eight to ten years of experience in the preparation of bid documents, solicitation documents, evaluation grids, and contracting of goods and services.
  • Experience in preparing project solicitation documents and negotiations for various types of indirect categories.
Competencies
  • Extensive experience in developing procurement strategies, performing detailed cost analyses, and implementing improvements.
  • Extensive experience with procurement of indirect goods and services.
  • Experience in preparing tenders and conducting negotiations, as well as in data analysis.
  • Experience with contractual and legal aspects.
  • Strong negotiation skills, understanding of the business side of issues, and conflict management.
  • High degree of initiative and autonomy, in addition to strong organizational, planning, and leadership skills.
  • Respect for deadlines and accountability towards commitments.
  • Experience in solving contracting and supplier management problems.
  • Excellent communication (French and English), interpersonal, and customer satisfaction skills.
  • Professional ethics and integrity.
  • Ability to work independently while maintaining a spirit of collaboration with colleagues.
  • Proficiency in Office suite, TEAMS, and Sharepoint.
  • Experience in procurement with an integrated management system such as Oracle, an asset.
About VIA Rail

VIA Rail is proud to be an employment-equity employer and strives to form teams that reflect the diversity of Canadian society. We aim to remove barriers to employment accessibility and aspire to provide an inclusive and equitable work environment where everyone is valued, regardless of their identity or differences, to enable them to reach their full potential.

We offer a competitive salary and a generous compensation and benefits package, flexible options for hybrid remote work, a close-knit team of happy coworkers, numerous opportunities for career advancement, an environment that supports employee health and well-being, and a wide range of health and wellness benefits for employees and their families, including unlimited telemedicine service.