Procurement Analyst 1

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Providing clean electricity to 4 million customers takes a diverse workforce and that’s where you come
in. We need your talent to help us build major projects to meet growing demand. To help our
customers find clean energy solutions for their homes and businesses and to be ready to respond
during storms and outages to keep our system reliable.

Working for BC Hydro is meaningful. And now, the stakes have been raised as we work towards a
solution to climate change while safely providing clean, affordable electricity to our customers.

We offer a healthy work life balance, training opportunities and career progression. We're proud to be
ranked as one of B.C.'s Top Employers and one of Canada's Best Diversity Employers. Join us as we
build an even cleaner B.C.

**JOB DESCRIPTION**
**Duties**:

- Follows established practices (within Passport and/or SAP ERP System) and procedures to

acquire goods and services in a timely fashion from known or sourced suppliers where
requirements/need risk and complexity are low to medium and costs are low to medium value.
Negotiates commercial terms and places basic purchase and/or contract orders.
- Communicates with internal customers to explore and identify value-add opportunities such as

using a different process or supplier. Communicates with suppliers to ensure certain expectations
and terms are clear, understood and documented. Performs routine expediting with suppliers and
communicates delivery and schedule updates to internal customers.
- Reviews requisitions, scope documents and data sheets for accuracy and completeness.

Processes purchase orders and overdue orders or lost deliveries by following up and discussing
with involved parties to expedite or otherwise resolve according to standard procurement
practices.
- Facilitates secondary sourcing events (such as RFP, RFT and RFQ) and conducts the

necessary processes associated with the sourcing event, including: developing evaluation
matrices, and preparing Recommendation Reports at the conclusion of the sourcing event that
capture relevant information about the process followed and the results of the decision process, to
obtain appropriate approvals to finalize negotiations (if required) and execute contracts; and
preparing debriefing documents for unsuccessful suppliers at the conclusion of the sourcing event.
- Maintains complete and accurate file records in Supply Chain Workspace (SCW) and ensures

and demonstrates compliance to policy. Reviews regular status reports, identifies items of concern
and initiates appropriate action.
- Participates in procurement processes and projects led by senior Procurement staff or manager

by performing supporting activities such as sourcing suppliers, conducting market and product
research, drafting documents for review, etc.
- Participates in continuous learning and professional development activities such as attending

conferences and workshops.
- Performs duties of a minor nature related to the above duties that do not affect the rating of the

job.

**Qualifications**:
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- Bachelor’s degree in a business-related field such as Economics, Finance, Accounting,

Business, Supply Chain or in an equivalent field; or two (2) years of post-secondary education
- plus one of the following: three (3) years of related experience; or must be enrolled in the Supply
- Chain Management Association (SCMA) diploma program; or working towards an equivalent
- professional designation (such as SCMP, ISM, PMP and CPA).- Knowledge of Supply Chain Management ERP systems (such as PassPort, SAP, Oracle,
- and PowerPoint) is required.

**ADDITIONAL INFORMATION**
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**This position is affiliated with the Movement of United Professionals union (MoveUP/COPE).**
- Skills, Knowledge and Abilities Required:
- Knowledge of Procurement methods and procedures, corporate procurement policies,

procedures and guidelines.- Knowledge of Supply Chain Management ERP systems (such as PassPort, SAP, Oracle,

NetSuite).- Knowledge of competitive bid law and contract administration.
- Knowledge of principles, theories and concepts of supply management.
- Working knowledge of procurement practices, methods and techniques relating to requisitions,

order placement, receiving and payment.- Knowledge of methods and practices used to locate and conduct product, supplier, vendor and

market research.- Ability to utilize computer systems to enter, edit and retrieve data.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to work independently and as a member of a team.
- Ability to consistently provide and maintain a professional approach and relationship with internal

clients and suppliers.- Problem-solving and analytical ability to evaluate competitive bids and resolve day-to-day

procurement issues related to delivery, invoicing, etc.- Ability to negotiate.
- Ability to seek answers to questions and challenge the status quo.

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