Senior Procurement Officer

Metrolinx

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Metrolinx is connecting communities across the Greater Golden Horseshoe. Metrolinx operates GO Transit and UP Express, as well as the PRESTO fare payment system. We are also building new and improved rapid transit, including GO Expansion, Light Rail Transit routes, and major expansions to Toronto’s subway system, to get people where they need to go, better, faster and easier. Metrolinx is an agency of the Government of Ontario.
At Metrolinx, equity, diversity and inclusion are essential to living our values of serving with passion, thinking forward and playing as a team.
Our Procurement office is seeking a Senior Procurement Officer to provide strategic sourcing expertise and procurement leadership for large complex and high dollar value projects for our Engineering & Safety and Rapid Transit Operations divisions. You will be required to lead highly complex engineering and technical consulting sourcing events, lead, and manage supplier qualification process, negotiate, finalize, and amend contracts. The position above it is a pure management role, and the position below administers more straightforward procurements.

Requirements

• Completion of a degree in business, commerce, supply chain management or a related discipline – or a combination of education, training and experience deemed equivalent.
• Demonstrated experience in procurement and sourcing, including leadership in successful execution of high dollar value projects as well as governance, process, systems, data functions, vendor relationship management.
• Oral communication, presentation, and consultation skills to provide expertise/advice to colleagues and management.
• Superior written communication skills to provide internal and external reports, briefings, and memoranda.
• Experience identifying client needs, and initiating, coordinating, and implementing solutions in response to client issues.
• Ability to influence with strong interpersonal and conflict resolution skills focusing on business priorities.
• Active listening skills in order to understand the full extent of issues, concentration to analyze issues, and resolve issues.
• Agile and demonstrated flexibility to multitask and deal with interruptions for urgent requests for information.
• Proficiency in computer applications, including MS Office (e.g., Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Experience working with unionized employees as well as collective agreements interpretation and application.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills to analyze problems, detect root causes, and resolve issues.

Nice To Haves

• Certified Supply Chain Leader (CSCL) or Supply Chain Management Professional (SCMP) designation strongly preferred.
• Previous experience with construction/infrastructure projects strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Integrating as a project team member with client business units to provide procurement support on highly complex Metrolinx projects worth millions of dollars.
• Providing strategic sourcing expertise and advisory support in alignment with portfolio strategy by: contributing to the portfolio in the development of innovative procurement strategies that drive continuous improvement and client value; interpreting procurement policy for portfolio clients and applying expert knowledge of procurement practices to interpret deviations from, and exceptions to procurement policies.
• Conducting analysis of potential procurement risks (e.g., safety, compliance, corporate reputation, legal) and developing appropriate risk mitigation strategies to ensure Metrolinx operational stability and to ensure an appropriate balance between competing risks.
• Participating as a key stakeholder in contract delivery strategy meetings; developing and drafting specialized procurement strategies and contract documents for unique procurements; providing procurement-related decisions with immediate impacts to the structure of negotiated contracts, long-term planning and sourcing strategies; applying project management methodology with a view to supporting clients in meeting critical milestones per procurement timelines and by leveraging commercially-focused techniques and outcomes.
• Providing end-to-end support for highly complex Metrolinx projects and sourcing events, including; negotiated RFPs; outsourcing initiatives; construction projects, engineering and consulting work; reviewing contract amendment requests; contracts with complex commercial strategies by: leading procurement kick-off meetings; providing technical and advisory support to business units regarding procurement methods, developing and drafting pricing and commercial strategies to evaluate competitiveness of commercial proposals as part of tendering strategy; preparing specifications, tender documents and coordinating the drafting of complex sourcing documents, including; developing and drafting defensible evaluation methodologies and providing guidance to clients on selection criteria to ensure the best business outcome for Metrolinx.
• Managing critical milestones on procurement project plans to ensure that timelines are met and that interdependencies are managed; responding to in-market inquiries related to complex procurement projects; developing and coordinating complex addenda; managing and chairing consensus meetings to identify top- ranked proponents, coordinating presentations and interviews with short-listed respondents; ensuring compliance with Metrolinx governance, including relevant approvals from Investment Panel and the Board of Directors; and managing debriefing meetings with unsuccessful bidders.
• Leading the development of complex, high-quality contracts by collaborating with Legal Services and Commercial Management to review contracts and address all legal requirements to ensure procurement processes are conducted in a fair and transparent manner.
• Acting as ambassador for procurement portfolio by responding to all procurement related questions from clients; directly solving procurement-related issues; participating in outreach and training initiatives with client groups.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level