Senior Procurement Advisor

Why SRC?
With more than 400 employees,$83 million in annual revenue and nearly 80 years of RD&D experience, the Saskatchewan Research Council (SRC) is Canadas second largest research and technology organization with1,400 clients in 16 countriesaround the world. We help clients from across the world solve technology problems, make improvements, seize opportunities, maintain competitiveness, increase productivity, and develop new markets.

Our employees make a difference. We hire people who are passionate about their work because we are passionate about making a positive impact in our province and beyond. We recognize the important value of work-life balance and our employees enjoy generous time off. SRC also offers many other benefits such as flexible retirement and savings options, insured benefits, professional development opportunities, a robust safety program, and an outstanding team environment.

Overview

This role provides senior professional procurement advice and independently manages a broad range of project-based and operational procurement activities across SRC. The successful candidate will partner with internal clients, project teams and external suppliers to deliver procurement solutions.

Accountabilities

Lead end-to-end procurement activities including planning, requirement gathering, sourcing strategy development, RFx execution, supplier evaluation, contract award support and supplier performance management
Partner with various stakeholders to define procurement requirements, specifications and sourcing approaches that support project and operational objectives
Develop and administer RFIs, RFPs and RFQs including complex or non-standard procurements that require interpretation of requirements, policies, trade agreements and supplier market considerations
Provide guidance on procurement policies, legislation, trade agreements, contract terms, compliance requirements and procurement-related risk