Procurement Specialist (Junior) - Vancouver

If you’re like us, you don’t have much time for the way things are.

Ausenco is a global company redefining what’s possible. Our team is based across 26 offices in 14 countries, with projects in over 80 locations worldwide. Combining our deep technical expertise with a 30-year track record, we deliver innovative, value-add consulting studies, project delivery, asset operations and maintenance solutions to the mining & metals, oil & gas, and industrial sectors.

We are currently looking for an energetic and enthusiastic person to facilitate the purchase and delivery of equipment and services to ensure that projects are completed on time and within budgetary guidelines. We are looking for someone with passion and drive, who is highly organized and can ensure that our high standard of quality is maintained. With varied engineering, procurement and construction options, your skilled guidance in influencing project plan execution is crucial to the delivery of sustainable and successful outcomes for our clients.

About The Role

• Maintain purchasing and expediting information related to the project deliverables, drawings, specifications and other documents by updating schedules and expeditor system modules
• Set up the project delivery schedule, outlining relevant milestones by obtaining and accurately documenting all relevant information by expediting supplier engineering deliverables received for review.
• Conduct meetings with suppliers, and clients.
• Administration of the procurement cycle processes through the effective control of the pre-qualification stage, bid evaluation process, to Recommendation of Award, inspection, delivery and close-out.
• Develop purchasing strategies and achieve overall best value supply of materials, equipment in co-ordination with the engineering team.
• Coordinate and prepare EOI’s and RFPs
• Improve lead time performance within procurement process ensuring scheduled deliverables are received as planned;

About You

• Degree or diploma level qualification in relevant field is desirable and/or equivalent work experience
• The ability to meet the challenge of tight deadlines and providing exceptional services to our clients is a must.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Experience with EPC/ EPCM Procurement automation systems for purchasing and expediting such as Smart Plant Materials.
• Attention to detail and accuracy
• 3 to 5 years of Procurement experience, preferably in consulting engineering or within a project environment.
• Exceptional negotiating and networking skills would be a definite asset.
• A proven track record managing multiple projects simultaneously or a single project of major size and scale.
• Mining project experience an asset

Working for Ausenco means you won’t settle for the status quo – you’ll be part of a forward-thinking, culturally diverse organisation. We expect our people to deliver outstanding results and will give you the licence to find a better way forward for your clients and stakeholders.

In addition to a competitive remuneration package, we provide employees with a wide range of growth opportunities and training programs to build your skills and pursue your career path.

Supporting a Diverse Workforce As a global company we embrace and encourage diversity in its fullest sense – gender, age, experience, nationality, colour, language, religion, location, disability, education, skills, working styles and time availability. Our work environments are based on mutual trust and respect for the rights and opportunities of every individual.

If this role sounds like you, please submit a detailed application directly to this posting. We thank you for your submission and will contact you if we need further information, or if we wish to progress to interview.

Primary Location

CA-BC-Vancouver

Job Posting

Mar 28, 2023