Job Description

Job Requisition Id: 166996
Business Function: Sourcing Management
Primary City: Toronto
Province: Ontario
Employment Type: Full-Time
Employment Status: Permanent
Language Requirement: English Essential
Employee Class and Level: UPCET02
Number of Vacancies: 1
Job Closing Date (MM/DD/YYYY): 04/12/2023

All qualified candidates will be considered however preference will be given to Indigenous people (First Nations, Metis or Inuit) or persons with a disability. This is a special measure employment equity initiative and candidates from this group who wish to qualify for preferential consideration must self-identify.



The Officer, Purchasing is responsible and accountable for leading, planning, conducting and controlling all aspects of procurement initiatives and activities under their signing authority and ensures these activities are in compliance with legal requirements.

Job Responsibilities

Below are the main job requirements and responsibilities for the Officer, Purchasing.

• Initiates and conducts planning with client groups, leads cross-functional teams in the supplier sourcing/contracting process and prepares and issues NAFTA and RFP/RFQ documents.

• Chairs supplier clarification meetings, co-ordinates clarification responses, and ensures evaluation criteria are complete and valid.

• Leads and conducts proposal evaluation, evaluates and analyzes complex corporate requirements to ensure lowest life cycle costs are met.

• Plans and prepares purchasing strategy for negotiations by analyzing the general economic and financial information available and summarizes complex discussions into appropriate mathematical model.

• Conducts negotiations for the acquisition of goods and/or services, negotiating cost-effective solutions, mitigating risks, preparing, evaluating and negotiating contract terms, conditions and pricing within strict timeframes and developing contracts and related support documentation ensuring fully defined conditions.

Job Responsibilities (continued)

• Seeks input/support from client group and budget holder to ensure mutual understanding and agreement with negotiation approach and corporate targets.

• Chairs bidder conferences; implements corporate policies, procedures and quality control standards, prepares business briefings to respond to management, supplier debriefings and potential legal challenges from suppliers; awards contract to successful supplier/contractor and notifies the unsuccessful, and develops contract documents.

• Ensures supplier performance and all elements of the goods and/or services are delivered in accordance with the statement of requirements and/or specifications.

• Monitors contract deliverables, ensure that all elements of the goods or services are delivered in accordance with the scope of work, identifies and resolves issues, between the supplier and the clients and terminates contracts for non-compliance of contractual obligations.

• Educates and interprets procurement policies and procedures to clients, identifies and recommends changes, negotiates procurement timelines with clients and suppliers, analyzes and identifies opportunities to increase efficiencies, improve service and reduce costs

Qualifications

Education

• A University or College degree/diploma in a related field.

Experience

• 2-5 years of related work experience is required.

Other Candidate Requirements

• PMAC CSCMP certification or working toward certification would be an asset.

Other Information

Hybrid Workplace
Your Official Work Location for this position at Canada Post is 2701 Riverside Drive, Ottawa, ON., K1A 0B1. Based on Canada Post\'s Hybrid Workplace Practice, and the current physical and client/stakeholder-facing requirements of your role, there may be opportunity for you to perform your work from an Alternate Work Location (such as your home). Please note that although you may have the flexibility to work remotely, your team leader may require you to come to your Official Work Location for specific situations including, but not limited to, internet/network connectivity issues, team building, onboarding new employees, technical training, negotiations, labour disruption, project go-live, productivity/performance. You will be responsible to bear all costs related to travelling between your Alternate Work Location and your Official Work Location. Canada Post reserves the right to review the physical or client/stakeholder-facing requirements of your position. Should you wish to explore further flexibility, please speak with your team leader.

Safety Sensitive Positions
This position may be considered a Safety Sensitive position.

Employment Equity

Canada Post will represent Canada\'s diversity and provide a safe and welcoming workplace that embraces and celebrates our differences. We are committed to employment equity and encourage applications from women, Indigenous People, persons with disabilities and visible minorities.

Disability is defined as a persistent or episodic physical, sensory, or mental health condition and/or functional limitation. Disability includes both visible and hidden conditions and/or limitations that may impact vision, hearing, mobility, flexibility, dexterity, pain, learning, developmental, mental/psychological, and memory.

Conflict of Interest
The Conflict of Interest Policy prohibits employees from hiring, supervising or reporting to, directly or indirectly via the reporting hierarchy, their immediate family or close personal relations. Should you feel that you may be in an actual or potential Conflict of Interest in regard to this job opportunity, you must communicate with the designated Human Resources representative.

Accommodation

Canada Post is committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free work environment, starting with the hiring process. If you are contacted by Canada Post regarding a job opportunity, please advise if you have any restrictions that need to be accommodated. All information received in relation to accommodation will be kept confidential.

Important Message
Your application must clearly demonstrate how you meet the requirements as Canada Post cannot make assumptions about your education and experience. We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

Leadership Behaviours
Decision Making - A champion of the organization who takes calculated risks and makes prudent, common sense decisions about current issues, future opportunities and resource requirements in a timely, well thought out manner, that aligns with the corporation\'s best interests.
Accountability - An individual who strives for performance excellence and who holds themselves and direct reports accountable for decisions and actions and for learning from mistakes when intended results are not achieved.
Business Orientation - A proactive individual who understands the competitive nature of the business, and is committed to sustaining the business through excellent customer service and new business opportunities.
Execution - A focused and self-motivated individual who acts with a sense of urgency and delivers on time and within budget, by dealing effectively with challenges and ambiguous situations.
Leading People - A compelling communicator and leader who engages, motivates and inspires others to achieve results and who encourages personal growth and finding better ways of doing things.

Our Values

We value diversity as an essential part of who we are as a company, how we operate and how we see our future. We believe that attracting, developing, and retaining people who reflect the diversity of Canada is essential to our success because this matters to all communities and customers we serve.

Canada Post\'s corporate values reflect the principles, beliefs and aspirations that guide our behaviour and shape our culture.

Safety - We are committed to a safe and healthy environment for all our stakeholders.
Customer - We serve Canadians with pride and passion.
Respect - We treat each other with fairness and respect.
Integrity - We act responsibly and with integrity.
Transformation - We will innovate and transform to win in the marketplace.

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