Our client is a world renowned organization that cares about its community and invests its profits back into their organization. The organization is globally recognized as being a world-class organization. The organization cares about their employees and fosters an environment where everyone is allowed to grow.

Key Responsibilities:

• Responsible for creating strategies and procurement of business for the benefit of the business
• Develop relationships with new vendors and maintain existing relationships
• Negotiate with the vendors during the procurement process
• Be a key member of the vendor relationship management and ensure that performance is up to par
• Use business acumen to solve problems and figure out ways to accomplish procurement duties
• Preparing documents including RFX documents and utilizing the online bidding platform during procurement process
• Liaison with internal and external stakeholders during the procurement process

Qualifications

Successful candidates must have:

• Minimum of 8 years of experience working as a Buyer
• Experience working in public procurement with government, municipalities, government agencies, school districts, university/colleges or similar companies is required
• Previous experience working as a buyer or procurement specialist in a fast pace and complex environment
• Extremely detail oriented with the ability to work efficiently and meet deadlines
• Strong business and financial expertise
• Ability to read and write in English
• Ability to work independently and strong acumen with technology
• A designation in Supply Chain Management (SCMP) is preferred
• Communication and leadership skills are an asset when working with teams and on different projects
• Develop relationships with both internal and external stakeholders