Purchasing Assistant Summer Student - Barrie, Canada - City of Barrie

City of Barrie

Verified Company

Barrie, Canada

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

beBee Recruiter

Description

Posted:

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Wednesday, February 15, 2023

Job Number:

STUDENT

-23-09

Job Type:

Student, Temporary Full-time, Up to 4 Months, Non-Union

Position Closing Date:

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Wednesday, March 1, 2023

Choose Barrie

The City of Barrie is a vibrant, progressive, and growing community with deep connections to our heritage, to nature and to the opportunities surrounding us.

Our community values quality of life; the ability to play year-round with 300 hectares of park space, our beautiful waterfront, our lively downtown core and the nearby hills, wetlands, and forests.

We also value connections; to our neighbours and the community, to our road and rail network, and to the opportunity Barrie provides to enjoy life.

Everything Barrie has to offer, from the water we drink to the roads we travel on, has one thing in common - municipal workers.

Joining a municipality is one of the most rewarding, engaging, and exciting careers you could choose.

It is a career you can take pride in knowing that every day you make a positive impact on an entire community.

We are one team, with one goal and we all work together to continue making our community great.

The Opportunity

The Finance Department provides financial leadership, advice and support to the Corporation and assists with the delivery of Council's Strategic plan through its four essential services: accounting services, corporate finance, procurement and revenue management.

The department's main deliverables include the audited financial statements, coordinating the annual business plan and budget, treasury and debt management, procurement administration and support, property tax revenue management, and water and wastewater revenue management.

Reporting to the Manager of Purchasing, the Purchasing Assistant (Student) is responsible for supporting the delivery of departmental services and programs, as well as assisting the Purchasing Branch with special projects.

Specifically, this position assists in the review of proposals and tenders, assists with the update of the Purchasing Services intranet site, distributing and sending mail and courier parcels, and performs data entry functions.

Additionally, this position scans and saves documents, files documents, and assists with customer service inquiries.

Overall, this position plays an integral role in the efficient delivery of accounting services to Staff and Vendors of the City of Barrie.

Our Culture and Qualifications of the Job

Corporate Culture

Your workplace values align with our corporate values of
_Strive, Share and Care_ and you want to join us in providing exceptional services and programs to build a prosperous, growing and sustainable community

Education (degree/diploma/certifications)

Currently enrolled in or is a student in Secondary School, College, or University*
Experience
Three (3) months experience performing duties related to the above mentioned major

responsibilities

Knowledge/Skill/Ability

General knowledge of principles related to office administration
Demonstrated ability to:

- maintain a high standard of public relations at all times
- work collaboratively in a group setting to achieve a desired objective, goal and/or outcome
- interact effectively and courteously with all levels of Staff and contacts in a community/client
service environment

Basic attention to detail, administrative, interpersonal, organizational, problem solving, time

management, oral communication, and written communication skills

Basic computer literacy utilizing Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Outlook, Word)

Conditions of Employment

Satisfactory Criminal Record Check* _Please note that this is a requirement of the position for any _new_ employees to the City of Barrie in accordance with the _
_Police Record Check Procedure__. Existing employees will be grandparented from this requirement._

Other Important Information

Work Term:
May September 2023

Wage:
$17.06 to $22.09 per hour

Hours:
The normal hours of work are 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm

Location: 56 Mulcaster Street, Barrie, Ontario