Are you looking for an opportunity to showcase your procurement expertise and demonstrate your exceptional project management and analytical skills?
Consider this rewarding opportunity with the Business Management Bureau's Procurement Services Section. This role will offer the chance to showcase your procurement expertise, leading end-to-end procurement processes that contribute to safe and efficient policing within the province.
Note: Currently there are two (2) permanent vacancies within our section.
This competition may be used to fill upcoming vacancies and create an eligibility list of qualified candidates to fill future opportunities that are same and/or substantially similar within the 12 months following the competition closing.
About Us:The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is one of North America's largest deployed police services with more than 5,800 uniformed officers, 2,400 civilian employees and 830 Auxiliary officers. We provide essential services that ensure the safety and security of the people of the Province of Ontario. The OPP is a division of the Ministry of the Solicitor General, the largest operational ministry in the province with a presence in every community across Ontario. We are the largest police service in Ontario and the second largest in Canada.
Business Management Bureau (BMB) holds itself accountable to providing high quality service to our clients and stakeholders while managing critical business functions for the organization. BMB impacts every aspect of the OPP's operations. BMB considers the factors of timeliness, competence, extra mile, fairness, and outcome, when measuring the quality of our service delivery.
The Procurement Services Section provides centralized procurement services to procure goods and services for the OPP in accordance with applicable procurement principles, directives and best practices.
We are committed to demonstrating inclusive behaviors and a difference-making mindset adhering to the OPP values, which promote always doing the right things for the right reasons, by:
• Serving with PRIDE, PROFESSIONALISM and HONOUR.
• Interacting with RESPECT, COMPASSION and FAIRNESS.
• Leading with INTEGRITY, HONESTY and COURAGE.
About the job
In this important and impactful role, you will:
• Provide expert procurement guidance across RFx lifecycle, including specs, evaluation, contracts, and strategy based on risk and complexity.
• Ensure procurement complies with laws, policies, and trade agreements; monitor compliance, manage risks, and promote value-for-money outcomes.
• Serve as main contact, advising on procurement risks, contracts, and business impacts of sourcing strategies and decisions.
• Conduct market analysis to guide sourcing strategies, supplier selection, and identify innovation or cost-saving opportunities.
• Manage multiple procurements, ensuring deadlines are met and outcomes align with strategic and operational goals.
What you bring to the team
Mandatory requirements
• Ability to pass an OPP background/ security investigation.
Procurement Knowledge and Advisory Skills
• Comprehensive knowledge of public sector procurement practices, applicable legislation and trade agreements, and how they govern the acquisition of goods and services, contracting, and vendor engagement.
• Proven ability to provide informed advice and strategic guidance to clients, management, and staff throughout all stages of the procurement lifecycle.
• Demonstrated experience supporting needs assessments, specification development, RFx drafting, evaluation methodologies, contract structuring, and vendor negotiations.
• Practical experience with a range of procurement models and methodologies, including Contract A/Contract B, Negotiated RFx, and Vendor of Record (VOR) arrangements.
• Demonstrated skills advising clients on procurement-related risks and the potential business implications of sourcing outcomes.
• Ability to interpret and explain contract terms and conditions, highlighting their operational, legal, and financial impacts to support informed decision-making.
Project and Partner Management Skills
• Proven ability to assess client needs and translate them into well-structured business cases and RFx documentation, ensuring alignment with procurement policies, directives, and applicable guidelines.
• Demonstrated interpersonal skills with the ability to work collaboratively in team environments.
• Demonstrated diplomacy and tact to manage and resolve conflicts, facilitate productive discussions, and maintain positive working relationships with internal and external partners.
• Proven experience representing procurement interests on cross-functional committees and project teams, contributing subject-matter expertise.
• Ability to manage multiple procurement projects and tasks concurrently.
• Ability to adapt to changing priorities while maintaining attention to detail, timelines, and deliverables.
Analytical and Problem Solving Skills
• Demonstrated ability to conduct in-depth research and apply critical thinking to identify, assess, and mitigate procurement-related risks.
• Ability to evaluate complex information and making informed recommendations that support operational and strategic goals.
• Proven experience ensuring compliance with procurement policies, procedures, and legislative frameworks.
• Demonstrated understanding of analytical and evaluative methods to assess procurement performance, identify trends, and develop data-informed sourcing strategies.
• Ability to apply techniques to support continuous improvement and strategic decision-making.
• Skilled in gathering and synthesizing information from diverse sources, including market intelligence, historical precedent, vendor performance data, and regulatory guidance.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze findings in the context of public procurement requirements and propose effective, compliant solutions tailored to specific operational needs.
Communication Skills
• Ability to give clear, accurate, and timely advice to client managers and staff on procurement processes, policies, and requirements.
• Ability to address questions and concerns with professionalism and a solution-oriented approach.
• Proficient in drafting, reviewing, and editing a wide range of procurement-related materials, including RFx documents, evaluation tools, contracts, reports, training materials, presentations, and correspondence, ensuring clarity and adherence to standards.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently with minimal supervision, as well as collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams to support shared goals and deliverables.
Don't meet every qualification?
If you are excited about this position and meet most, but not all, of the listed qualifications, please still consider applying. We recognize that no one person might have every qualification in this job ad, and you just might be the right candidate!
How we support diversity, inclusion and accessibility
We are building an inclusive workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We encourage everyone interested in working with us to apply, including people with disabilities, Indigenous, Black and racialized individuals, as well as people from all ethnicities, cultures, sexual orientations, gender identities and gender expressions.
Our hiring process is accessible, consistent with Ontario's
Human Rights Code and the
Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005. We are working to prevent and remove barriers in our hiring processes and can offer
accommodation to address specific needs related to Code-protected grounds such as disability, family status and religion. For more information about accommodation during the hiring process please
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