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Procurement Officer
Organization:
Ministry of Government and Consumer Services
Division:
Supply Chain Ontario
Language of Position(s):
English
Job Code:
02044 - Purchasing Officer 3
Salary:
$1,053.60 - $1,289.72 Per Week*
*Indicates the salary listed as per the OPSEU Collective Agreement.
The Ministry of Government and Consumer Services, Ontario Shared Services seeks customer-focused individuals to deliver high-quality procurement services to its clients.
What can I expect to do in this role?
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 clients on procurement policies, procedures and best practices.
How do I qualify?
Technical Knowledge:
• You have thorough knowledge of purchasing policies, procedures and contracts 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 the appropriate purchasing method to use.
• You can provide customers with procurement options.
• You have problem solving skills to advise clients of risks/issues and make recommendations.
• 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.
Additional Information:
Address:
- 4 English Permanent, 222 Jarvis Street, Toronto, Toronto Region
Compensation Group:
Ontario Public Service Employees Union
Schedule:
3
Category:
Administrative and Support Services
Posted on:
Tuesday, October 18, 2016
Please be advised that the results of this competition may be used to form an eligibility list of qualified candidates to potentially fill future vacancies represented by the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU). In accordance with the Collective Agreement, eligibility lists are shared with OPSEU representatives. By applying to this competition, you are providing consent that your name may be shared with OPSEU representatives.
All external applicants (including former employees of the Ontario Public Service) applying to a competition in a ministry or Commission public body must disclose (either in the cover letter or resume) previous employment with the Ontario Public Service. Disclosure must include positions held, dates of employment and any active restrictions as applicable from being rehired by the Ontario Public Service. Active restrictions can include time and/or ministry-specific restrictions currently in force, and may preclude a former employee from being offered a position with the Ontario Public Service for a specific time period (e.g. one year), or from being offered a position with a specific ministry (either for a pre-determined time period or indefinitely). The circumstances around an employee's exit will be considered prior to an offer of employment.
Remember: The deadline to apply is Tuesday, November 1, 2016 11:59 pm EDT. Late applications will not be accepted.
We thank you for your interest. Only those selected for further screening or an interview will be contacted.
All Ontario Public Service external job advertisements are posted in English and French. To confirm the language requirements of a job, check the "language of position" information at the top of each job ad. For all positions, candidates will be assessed in English, the business language of the Ontario Public Service. For English/French designated bilingual positions, candidates will also be assessed through French-language proficiency testing.
Toutes les offres d'emploi externes de la fonction publique de l'Ontario sont affichées en anglais et en français. Pour connaître les exigences linguistiques, vérifiez les renseignements sur la « langue du poste » figurant dans le haut de chaque offre d'emploi. Pour tous les postes, l'évaluation des candidates et candidats se fera en anglais, la langue usuelle de la fonction publique de l'Ontario. En ce qui concerne les postes désignés bilingues, la maîtrise du français des candidates et candidats sera également évaluée.
