Work Remotely Within the Province of New Brunswick (subject to our Remote Work Directive)

The team at WorkSafeNB is passionate about promoting health and safety in New Brunswick workplaces. We strive to make New Brunswick the safest place to work. However, injuries do occur, and when they do, we are committed to providing caring recovery and return to work services, benefits, and compensation to injured workers and their families. Culture is the heartbeat of the organization. The stronger it is, the further we go! Selected by our employees, our WorkSafeNB values shape our culture. We put our values of Accountability, Collaboration and Trust into ACTion. We demonstrate accountability by taking pride in and ownership of our work so we can take care of our clients and other New Brunswickers. Through collaboration, we build strong partnerships and innovate to achieve better outcomes. Trust guides our organization; we lead and listen with empathy and embrace diversity, inclusion and belonging. These ACTions shape us.

WorkSafeNB is seeking to fill a 20-month term contract for a Supply Chain Management Category Specialist. Reporting to the Supply Chain Manager, the Supply Chain Management Specialist is responsible to provide support for strategic procurement requests for the organization and assist in the preparation of applicable concurrent tender and competitive bidding documents and associated project management duties. They shall further help establish and maintain a qualified vendor program and administer contract management in accordance with public procurement standards, regulations, and corporate policies. The Supply Chain Management Specialist will also provide administrative and transactional support for Security Services, in the absence of the Supply Chain Manager, as required.

Your key areas of responsibility are as follows:

• Work and communicate with internal and external stakeholders to develop appropriate procurement strategies to source and obtain best value goods and service
• Establish and maintain associated procurement documentation files and reporting, vendor files and commodity and product information file
• Support special assignments and major projects by conducting market research and identifying and recommending best supply chain practices

You are effective in the following competencies:

• Adaptability
• Client-focused Service
• Ensuring Accountability
• Teamwork and Collaboration
• Achievement Orientation
• Attention to Detail
• Information Management
• Supply Chain Management for the Public Sector
• Consulting and Advising
• Sourcing

You, as a successful candidate, possess:

• A diploma or university degree in a related field, or equivalent supply chain management experience and demonstrated knowledge, preferably in the public sector.
• Professional certification, enrollment or become certified in the Supply Chain Management Association (SCMA), Certified Professional Public Buyer (CPPB) or Certified Public Purchasing Officer (CPPO).

Written and spoken competency in English is required for this position.

Pay Scale $ 64,685.95 to $76,101.41

Hours of work are those required to perform the assigned tasks but shall not be less than 35 hours per week.

Your primary workspace will be from your in-home office, with the occasional expectation of in person meetings, for that reason, working from outside the province or country is not permissible.

Benefits include vacation, sick time and the New Brunswick Public Service Pension Plan.

If you are interested in an exciting and rewarding career with WorkSafeNB, please apply online at www.worksafenb.ca by February 11, 2025.

We thank all those who apply however only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

For more information about WorkSafeNB, or this and other employment opportunities, please visit our website at worksafenb.ca.

Privacy Statement:

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