Procurement Specialist

2 weeks ago

Surrey, Canada Optima Living Full time

**Let us welcome you home.**

Optima Living—founded in 2007—owns and operates innovative seniors’ living communities throughout Alberta and BC, taking an unprecedented approach to senior life. Our unique company culture is one where both residents and team members are family.

Optima Living’s North Star, Let us welcome you home, speaks to our underlying principles and the experience seniors discover in our communities. When residents are home, they feel safe, respected, and welcome. Home is where one’s voice is heard, their views matter, and they have freedom of choice.

Optima Living’s mission, vision, and values—respect, dignity, teamwork, and doing the right thing—support and build upon our North Star. Optima Living operates over 2,200 beds providing congregate living options for seniors. These options range from subsidized to luxury, Independent to Assisted Living, Long-term Care to Memory Care, and Residential Mental Health.

**Summary**:
As a procurement specialist, you will provide support to the procurement team as it relates to the organization's physical assets and infrastructure

**Responsibilities**:

- Analyze and complete financial reports and pricing proposals
- Evaluate existing procurement policies and procedures, identify best establish practices are being met and in compliance with Optima Living objectives, provide updates accordingly
- Negotiating various contracts with vendors on quality, price, and delivery
- Maintain a comprehensive inventory for all goods and services ordered and received
- Create purchase orders, calculate all orders costs and evaluate invoices for accuracy
- Project manage, coordinate and follow up on items being purchased
- Communicate the value of strategic Procurement to key stakeholders
- Prepare and update reports, records and price lists
- Develop and maintain relationships, internally and externally, effectively collaborating with multiple business units within the organization
- Other duties as assigned

**What you will need to succeed**:

- Bachelor’s degree in relevant field would be preferred but not mandatory
- 5 years of procurement experience required
- A background in accounting is considered an asset
- Mastery of risk management, previous project management experience an asset
- Proficient with key procurement software, systems and advanced Excel knowledge required
- Thorough understanding of sustainability initiatives and identify opportunities to enhance them
- Impeccable time-management skillset, with the ability to adapt to change
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
- Demonstrates and supports the Vision, Mission, and Values of Optima Living
- Clear Police Background Check
- Minimum four (4) days required in the office per week

**Benefits of working with Optima Living**:

- Truly awesome teammates
- Welcoming work environment
- All the usual perks:

- Dental care
- Self directed HCSA
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- RRSP match
- Paid time off
- Employee assistance program
- Vision care

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