Job Description

Position: Senior Procurement Specialist (Crown Corporation)
Location: Montreal

You want to bring your expertise in procurement, negotiation, and strategic planning to the next level and acquire the autonomy to lead complex, strategic and innovative projects?You would love to set foot in a crown corporation and reap all of the amazing benefits it has to offer (pension, benefits, vacation, remote work and an amazing collaborative and structured environment)? This is your opportunity to join a Canadian leader in transportation in a role of immense strategic importance.

What you need to know:

- 6-month contact with a strong possibility of permanence
- Salary will be between $50 and $55 per hour
- Until you become permanent, you will not yet have access to the benefits of the company but this is a great opportunity to get your foot in the door to an amazing career
- Should you not go permanent, you will be able to put an immensely recognizable company on your r\xc3\xa9sum\xc3\xa9 and gain a lot of knowledge in this very strategic role

In this role, you will be responsible for contracts over $600K and will lead vendor management throughout the procurement and tender process.

More precisely you will: - Build robust internal relationships, grasp needs, and suggest best practices
- Advise stakeholders in acquisitions, shaping scope
- Research markets, unearth suppliers, evaluate competition, and assess risks
- Deeply understand market products/solutions, propose strategies, and exploit advantageous opportunities or address supplier-related threats with improvement solutions
- Collaboratively develop procurement strategies for projects, aligning with stakeholders
- Set calendars, priorities, and action plans for efficient solution implementation
- Ensure timely execution with governance adherence
- Aid internal clients in requirement development, ensure due diligence, define fitting procurement strategies, and establish timely supply schedules
- Craft clear submission requests, maintaining precise requirements for services, goods, and initiatives
- Mitigate risks, partner with legal for document development, and engage in evaluations
- Negotiate offers, aiming for best market conditions, and recommend executive approvals
- Liaise effectively with financial experts for post-contract orders, ensuring contractual alignment
- Manage contract renewals and amendments, aiding business units in clause interpretation
- Implement supplier performance policy, overseeing designated portfolio
- Act as facilitator for supplier and internal client issue management

What you need to apply:

- University degree in Business Administration, Finance, or Legal Services
- At least 6 years of experience in bid document preparation, submissions, evaluation grids, and contracting for goods and services (IT services would be an asset)
- Extensive experience in procurement strategy development, vendor management, bid preparation, negotiations, and detailed data and cost analysis
- Proactive, self-reliant, highly organized, and skilled in leadership and planning
- Excellent bilingual communication skills to communicate with international suppliers
- Ability to work independently while fostering collaboration

Please send your resume in Word format to Jacynthe Lecomte-Morin at jacynthe.lecomte@quantum.ca.

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