Job Description
Our client is a large, established, values-driven organization with a strong community focus. They are seeking a Procurement & Facilities Manager to join their team in a newly created senior management role.
This is primarily a procurement leadership position (approximately 60% procurement / 40% facilities). The successful candidate will help strengthen and improve organization-wide procurement practices while providing strategic oversight and guidance around facilities. This is an excellent opportunity for a procurement leader who enjoys building, improving and bringing structure to processes.
What our client has to offer:
- $90,000$100,000 base salary
- Comprehensive benefits package
- 4 weeks vacation
- Employee and Family Assistance Program
- Professional development and training opportunities
- Opportunity to make a meaningful impact within a purpose-driven organization
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop and improve organization-wide procurement strategies, policies and processes
- Ensure compliance with applicable Broader Public Sector procurement requirements
- Lead competitive RFPs, tenders and major contract reviews
- Manage vendor relationships and organization-wide contracts
- Identify opportunities to improve purchasing practices, consistency and efficiency
- Develop procedures, tools and training to support teams across the organization
- Provide strategic guidance on facilities operations, vendors, maintenance, capital projects and risk
- Work closely with senior leadership and operational teams to implement improvements
- Lead, coach and develop a small team
- Support the development of consistent best practices across multiple locations
Qualifications & Experience:
- 7+ years of progressive procurement experience
- Senior-level procurement leadership or management experience
- Experience with Broader Public Sector (BPS) procurement is highly preferred
- Strong experience with competitive RFPs, contracts, vendor management and procurement processes
- Experience improving or developing procurement policies, procedures and systems
- Strong leadership, communication and relationship-building skills
- Ability to work strategically while remaining practical and solutions-oriented
- Several years of facilities experience is ideal
- Bachelors degree in Business, Supply Chain Management or a related field is preferred
To be eligible for this role, you must be legally eligible to work in Canada.
Please note that we use AI tools as part of our recruitment process to enhance efficiency and improve candidate experience.
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Numbers & Facts
| Location | Waterloo, ON |
| Industry | Staffing/Employment Agencies |
| Company Size | 10 to 19 employees |
| Year Founded | 2009 |
| Website | http://www.elby.ca |
About Company
Elby is a full service, contingency and retainer based recruiting firm specializing in the placement of professionals across a variety of disciplines including Accounting & Finance, Sales & Marketing, Administration, IT, Financial Services and Manufacturing & Production, Engineering & Skilled Trades. We are a tenured group of career minded recruiters with several years of experience working, managing and recruiting within the various verticals we service. Our team has the experience necessary to consistently deliver the highest level of results and customer service for our partner clients and candidates.
With offices in Burlington, Kitchener and Mississauga, our mission is to deliver a superior level of results and exceptional customer experience to all candidates and clients we have the privilege of working with. Each member of elby shares a passion for our business and believes that a positive work environment, mutual respect and an entrepreneurial setting allows them to achieve personal success. For all of us, the cornerstone of that success is consistently delivering a superior level of service to our clients and candidates.
Skills
- Artificial Intelligence (AI)unmatched
- Best Practicesunmatched
- Capital Projectunmatched
- Coachingunmatched
- Communication Skillsunmatched
- Contract Managementunmatched
- Contract Reviewunmatched
- Employee Assistance Planunmatched
- Facilities Managementunmatched
- Governmentunmatched
- Leadershipunmatched
- Maintain Complianceunmatched
- Organizational Development/Managementunmatched
- Policy Developmentunmatched
- Procedure Developmentunmatched
- Procurement Managementunmatched
- Procurement Strategyunmatched
- Purchasing/Procurementunmatched
- Request for Proposals (RFP)unmatched
- Riskunmatched
- Supplier Relationship Management (SRM)unmatched
- Supply Chain Managementunmatched
- Training/Teachingunmatched
- Vendor/Supplier Managementunmatched
- Vendor/Supplier Relationsunmatched
- Vendor/Supplier Selectionunmatched
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