Intermediate Procurement Specialist Jobs

Job Title: Intermediate Procurement Specialist

Date: August 9th, 2023

Location: Ashton, ON

Remote: No

Business Unit: Advanced Technologies

Department: Engineering

Job Type: Full-time

Calian is seeking an Intermediate Procurement Specialist to join our team and provide support for the acquisition of goods and services. As part of the Engineering Department, you will play a vital role in ensuring seamless logistics support for our projects.

Position Summary:

Calian is currently looking for an Intermediate Procurement Specialist to provide support in the administration of various acquisition related activities.

Responsibilities:

• Identifying potential problems and propose solutions
• Providing briefings on progress and concerns of procurement (Contract process management)
• Monitoring the implementation and operations of the contract against established goals, objectives and milestones
• Development of a procurement strategy - for the acquisition of a product or service - that lays out a mechanism to engage with industry and conduct a competition and procurement in line with legislative requirements and organizational policies
• Conducting post procurement reviews and contractor evaluations/lessons learned
• Ensuring management staff is provided with timely and accurate project information and status updates
• Leading or participating in negotiations and developing procurement process and/or business process maps
• Planning and coordinating the activities of project contractors and other support providers (Procurement integration in Project Management)
• Production of evaluation reports and procurement recommendations for internal stakeholders and sign-off authorities
• Preparing draft selection methodologies, evaluation plans, evaluation criteria (mandatory and point rated) and evaluation schedules for procurement
• Planning, coordinating, preparing and controlling documentation for procurement plan and process, depending on method of procurement
• Preparing, reviewing and/or finalizing Statement of Work for potential procurement
• Developing and implementing procurement control, monitoring of system contract delivery and continuing service delivery and reporting procedures and managing changes
• Reporting progress of the contract on an ongoing basis and at scheduled points in the lifecycle
• Developing, planning, analyzing, evaluating and prioritizing deliverables and requirements (Bid evaluation)
• Planning and coordinating procurement activities including financial estimates, business requirements and contracting options (project procurement management, cost and estimate Management, sole source versus RFP process,)

Qualifications:

• Five (5) years of experience, in the past ten (10) years, using computer software programs in support of the procurement of goods and services including:
• CGCS (Canadian Government Cataloguing System);
• Ten (10) years of experience in Procurement within a Canadian Federal Government department.
• Must currently hold or be eligible for a Secret – Level II (or higher) Clearance with the Government of Canada
• Microsoft Office Suite 2013; and
• DRMIS
• Ten (10) years of experience in the procurement of goods using Public Works and Government Services Standing Offers and Supply arrangement

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The federal government has implemented a mandatory vaccination policy for public servants and all contractor personnel who access Government of Canada workplaces. As an employee or independent contractor of Calian performing work for federal government customers of Calian, you will be subject to this mandate. Calian has a duty to provide and maintain a safe workplace and is contractually obligated to adhere to government mandates, policies, and directives. Your employment / independent contractor agreement with Calian will require that you obey all workplace health, safety, and security rules and regulations established by Calian or the customer. Every Calian employee and independent contractor working on Calian customer worksites will be required to complete an attestation before you are employed by Calian, stating that you are fully vaccinated (full series of a Health Canada-approved vaccine, 14 days have passed since your last dose). This is a mandatory requirement and failure to complete the attestation will result in you being non-compliant for the position and we will therefore be unable to move forward in the hiring process.

Become a part of the Calian team and join over 3,000 professionals working on projects that span Canada, the U.S., and international markets. Our capabilities are diverse enabling us to offer professional career opportunities within business and technology services in health, training, engineering, and IT services as well as within the design, manufacturing, and maintenance of complex systems to the communications and defence sectors. Founded in 1982, Calian is a Canadian company that is publicly traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange (CGY).

Calian values diversity and is an equal opportunity employer. Calian is committed to being responsive to the diverse needs of its members, employees, and others, by striving to prevent and remove systemic barriers. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply and we welcome applications from women, visible minorities, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, persons of diverse sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, and others who may contribute to the diversity of our organization. We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only candidates under consideration will be contacted. We will provide accommodations during the recruitment process upon request.