Procurement Officer

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The Ministry of Government & Consumer Services, Ontario Shared Services seeks customer-focused individuals to deliver high-quality procurement services to its customers.

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About the job

You will:
• provide procurement advice and options to customers regarding best procurement methods and cost efficient processes
• develop, prepare, coordinate and review requests for proposals, tenders, contracts and request for information, including consulting services
• ensure compliance to procurement policy, standard and legislative requirements
• participate in the delivery of procurement training and conduct information sessions for customers on procurement policies, procedures and best practices

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What you bring to the team

Technical Knowledge

• you have thorough knowledge of purchasing policies, procedures and contract law to provide procurement advice to customers regarding best procurement methods, and to review procurement documents for completeness and compliance with policies
• you have thorough knowledge of tender and request for proposal processes to develop proposals and contracts

Analytical and Reviewing Skills

• you can review and clarify information to ensure a clear understanding of customer procurement requirements to determine appropriate purchasing method to use
• you can provide customers with procurement options
• you have problem solving skills to advise customers of risks/issues and make recommendation
• you can review tenders, requests for proposals and request for information, and ensure all mandatory clauses are included

Communication and Interpersonal Skills

• you can provide customer service skills to deliver client-focused services
You can communicate information to unsuccessful clients and vendors
• you are able to liaise with legal services on document preparation
• you can provide clarification and explanations of procurement policies and procedures
• you have written communication skills to prepare recommendations and written procurement materials

Research and Evaluation Skills

• you can keep apprised of changes to policies, procedures and guidelines and ensure all changes are incorporated into standard documents for tendering and legal agreements
• you can evaluate proposals, apply evaluation criteria and confirm evaluation committees recommendations

Organizational and Project Management Skills

• you can establish and manage timely completion of competing priorities and organize concurrent procurement projects
• you can work collaboratively on cross branch projects and activities within a team oriented, project environment

Computer Skills

• you have computer proficiency with various software applications such as word processing, and spreadsheet databases, to input data, prepare tender documents, legal agreements and spreadsheets

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Additional information:

Note:

• C-MG-76258/15

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Language requirements and assessment:
All external Ontario Public Service (OPS) job ads are posted in English and French. Check the "position(s) language" section at the top of each job ad for the language requirements. For all roles, candidates are assessed in English, the business language of the OPS. If the position is bilingual (English/French), you'll also need to pass a French-language proficiency test.

Exigences en matière de langue et évaluation:
Toutes les offres d'emploi externes de la fonction publique de l'Ontario (FPO) sont affichées en français et en anglais. Consultez la section « Langue du ou des postes » en haut de chaque offre d'emploi pour connaître les exigences linguistiques. Pour tous les postes, les candidats sont évalués en anglais, la langue d'affaires de la FPO. Si le poste est bilingue (anglais/français), vous devrez également passer un test de compétences linguistiques en français.