Supply Chain Specialist - Ottawa, Canada - NAV Canada

NAV Canada

Verified Company

Ottawa, Canada

1 week ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Job Posting Title

Supply Chain Specialist

Job Category

Procurement

Language Requirements

Bilingual / Bilingue

Flexible Work Agreement Type

Posting End Date

Job Grade

PIPSC-3

Pay Range

$103,540 - $130,069

Job Summary

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Job Description:

What NAV CANADA offers you:

Challenging, teamoriented work environment
Competitive compensation and flexible benefits
Defined benefit pension plan
Opportunities for growth and development
Flexible work arrangements
Diverse and inclusive workforce

Job Description:

Key Accountabilities:

Organizing and conducting sourcing, and costeffective procurement approaches towards the purchase of a wide range of goods, services and software and licensing, the development of tender/contracting documents including proposals.
Negotiating complex contracts within delegated authority in accordance with NAV CANADA regulations and departmental policies and procedures.
Drafting/ recommending and implementing procurement, contract strategies, and guidelines in order to assist in guiding departmental operational and business decisionmaking, in accordance with NAV CANADA departmental plans and strategic goals and objectives.
Planning and leading the conduct of client needs surveys, the analysis of findings, and the provision of advice, guidance, awareness presentations and training to management and staff on regulatory and policy requirements, plans, strategies, options, and procurement/contracting and materiel management approaches, and on associated costs, benefits and risks of various approaches to meet current, evolving, longterm and special needs, and ensure prudent spending of Company funds.
Planning and conducting supplier performance reviews, and monitoring exercises to ensure or improve on price, delivery/service, key performance indicators and quality of procurement driven supplier solutions.
Identifying impacts on the quality, transparency and consistency of program operations; required changes to policies, procedures, systems, as well as new/additional training, educational awareness and other interventions.
Recommending corrective/remedial action plans; and establishing benchmarks, standards and lessons learned, to ensure open and transparent contracting and procurement process, and adherence to Company policies, regulations and guidelines.
Developing plans, strategies and mechanisms to identify and evaluate potential sources of product and services supply; to develop and nurture professional relations with suppliers and communicating policies and procedures to allow for the smooth acquisition of products and services from NAV CANADA's supply base.
Participating in pretender briefings with prospective contractors/suppliers and in posttender debriefings with unsuccessful bidders.

Job Requirements

Education:

Postsecondary studies in the field of Procurement and / or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
Completed principle courses and seminars from the Supply Chain Management Association (SCMA) would be considered an asset.

Experience:

Experience working with internal and external customers on a daily basis, including cross functional working groups.
Experience managing the development, administration, negotiation and monitoring of contractual agreements with a focus on software.
Experience having visibility across the contracting function with an understanding of mutual impacts of process aligned teams.
Experience working with ERP systems; in particular, procurement modules.
Contract Development techniques and basic Contract and Procurement Law.
Experience with ISO 9001 will be considered an asset.
Experience in advising internal stakeholders on best practices relating to procurement in software and licensing.
Procurement experience in the Aviation Industry will also be considered an asset.
RFP Development and Evaluation techniques.
Experience creating reports for senior management including the analysis of information and recommendations.
Experience negotiating the purchase of products and services based on specific customer defined requirements.
Experience supporting software licensing agreements, including SaaS & Subscriptions, IT Services and Cloud base solutions.

Knowledge:

Broad knowledge of contract law, complex contract terms and conditions, taxation, insurance and risk management principles.
Extensive knowledge of contract management, procurement and materiel management theories, principles, professional standards (ISO 9001), and strategic sourcing.
Knowledge of trends, developments, evolving best practices, and initiatives (e.g. ecommerce/eprocurement, spend management, supply chain management, commodity management, alternate form of delivery).
Knowledge of software license reviews and contracting and software development contracting.

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