Join the team that is building a trusted internet for Canadians! CIRA is best known for managing the system that keeps more than 3 million .CA domains running as smooth as maple syrup, but we do so much more to help Canadians thrive on the internet.

Whether it's our cybersecurity products that protect Canadians online, our advocacy work that fights for better internet, or our Net Good Grants that supports hundreds of community-led internet projects across Canada—we work every day to keep the internet strong and free. Join us!

We are looking for a 12-month contract Procurement Specialist to join our finance team. You will play an important role in driving procurement processes forward by facilitating all purchases that enable our organization. You provide excellent customer service, excel at building strong relationships, and love being part of a team that feels the same.

What you'll do:

• Work with business units to determine procurement needs.
• Prepare purchase orders based on requirements, verifying specifications and price.
• Procure items by forwarding orders to suppliers and monitoring fulfillment.
• Monitor available budget funds to ensure purchases fall within budget.
• Renew existing agreements & licenses that are due to expire.
• Ensure that the supplier meets contractual requirements and that required documents such as reports, insurance certificates, etc., as applicable, are received in a timely manner.
• Oversee asset management and support compliance.
• Comply with all financial department processes, procedures, and policies.
• Make improvement recommendations to relevant processes, procedures, and policies.

What you bring:

• 5+ years experience with technical product and services procurement.
• Post-secondary degree in a related field or equivalent experience.
• Possess or in pursuit of a procurement certification.
• Knowledgeable in best practices for services negotiation and procurement.
• Experience in preparing Request for Proposal's in a technical environment.
• Experience working with cross-functional teams.
• Excellent interpersonal, customer service, and organizational skills.

Who we are:

We are a not-for-profit, purpose-driven organization with a dynamic team that helps shape the internet in Canada. Our team is full of high performers and creative thinkers who come to work every day and ask, “What more can we do?” because they believe in the CIRA mission to build a trusted internet for Canadians. It is our team and our mission that has led CIRA to be named one of the National Capital Region's Top Employer for eight years.

At CIRA, we value the importance of connection and flexibility for our team. That's why we have a hybrid model in place, with a mix of remote and IRL (in real life) days in our beautiful office at Lansdowne Park, in Ottawa. CIRA IRL days are any days that a CIRA teammate will be in person for a CIRA-related activity. In addition to having opportunities to connect, collaborate and work alongside your team and other business units, we frequently host team building, wellness and social events!

If you require a reasonable accommodation during any part of the CIRA candidate experience process, please contact us at [email protected].