20249 - Purchasing-P3

• This role would generally be assigned medium complexity and/or risk work assignments with minimal oversight or medium to higher complexity and/or risk work assignments with more oversight.

Advantages
An opportunity to work with a renowned company at a competitive pay rate.

Location Edmonds/hybrid - no remote candidates please as successful candidates are expected to be in the office 2-3 times a week


Responsibilities
• A minimum eight (8) years progressive Supply Chain Management experience.
• Provide leadership, guidance, and advice to client groups within the line of business in sourcing, procuring, and managing a wide range of goods and services, particularly those with high value, high complexity, and/or high financial or political risk impacts.
• Lead cross-functional evaluation teams through the sourcing, vendor negotiation, and contract transitioning stages.
• Monitor processes with end-users to ensure services and materials are purchased effectively and in accordance with policies and directives across company.
• Develop relationships with key contacts at all levels within the organization and external to company.
• Accountable for determining appropriate sourcing methods, including the preparation and evaluation of contracting documents such as project procurement strategies, contracting plan, RFP's, RFEI's, RFSQ's, and RFQ’s.

Qualifications
Must haves:
-Good to excellent written skill
- Able to handle moderate to complex contracting and negotiations work.

Nice to haves:
-Experience with government/public procurement, IT Procurement and the various Canadian free trade agreements is preferred.

• Bachelor’s degree in a business-related field such as Economics, Finance, Accounting, Business, Supply Chain or in an equivalent field, and a combination of one of the following:
o Completion of a professional designation such as SCMP, ISM, PMP or CPA
o Enrollment in advanced degree program such as MBA or equivalent
o Completion of a business-related continuing development program
• Excellent interpersonal, communications, negotiating, project management, planning and organizational skills
• Solid understanding of contract development, competitive bid law and contract law.
• Ability to successfully manage large procurement projects, including those of a complex nature
• Ability to lead complex negotiations with large vendors
• Experience in crown corporations or government environments, an asset

Summary
Interested candidates can submit their resumes directly to Srinivas at srinivas.reddy@randstad.ca

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