Salary Range: $87,879 - $119,440

Metrolinx is connecting communities across the Greater Golden Horseshoe. Metrolinx operates GO Transit and UP Express, as well as the PRESTO fare payment system. We are also building new and improved rapid transit, including GO Expansion, Light Rail Transit routes, and major expansions to Toronto’s subway system, to get people where they need to go, better, faster and easier. Metrolinx is an agency of the Government of Ontario.

At Metrolinx, equity, diversity and inclusion are essential to living our values of serving with passion, thinking forward and playing as a team.

The Procurement Services office is seeking a Senior Procurement Officer, GO Expansion portfolio to coordinate procurement activities for complex, high dollar value and high sensitivity multi-year construction, engineering/consulting services, and infrastructure projects. The individual will provide strategic guidance, develops procurement packages, and administer the tendering lifecycle of the sourcing events.

What will I be doing?

• Supports the Senior Portfolio Manager to set the direction of business requirements, sourcing management, contract management and compliance, vendor management, commercial risk management, and procurement methods (for example: traditional Design Build and Design Bid Build, CM model, alliance model) for large construction and infrastructural projects.
• Evaluates, critiques, and continuously supports and contributes to the development of innovative category strategies that drive continuous improvement and client value.
• Applies category expertise to advise on infrastructure projects pertaining to procurement strategy and delivery.
• Supports operational procurement delivery through strategic sourcing, contract development, and management.
• Develops specialized procurement strategies, draft tender, and contract documents for unique procurements.
• Applies expert knowledge of procurement practices to support the Senior Portfolio Manager and internal clients in interpreting deviations and exceptions to procurement policies; providing procurement-related decisions with immediate impacts to the structure of negotiated contracts, long-term planning, and sourcing strategies.
• Develops; coordinates and manages complex addenda to tenders, presentations, supplier meetings and final contract document articles of agreement and contract amendments.
• Administers, manages, and facilitates the tender process including site/information meetings, commercial confidential meetings, behavior assessment meetings and negotiation meetings.
• Manages the evaluation process including but not limited to pre-evaluation training, administrative reviews of submissions.
• Negotiates complex single source contracts and develops unique pricing strategies and contract terms and conditions.
• Provides advice to client business units and Procurement staff to drive performance, contract compliance, and lead contract development and management functions.
• Collaborates with client business units on contract amendments.
• Work with client business units and Vendor Relations Managers to seek proactive resolution of contractual disputes; manages variations and claims.
• Manages debriefing meetings with unsuccessful bidders; manages negotiations with preferred vendors to finalize contract documents. Initiates sourcing strategy meetings. Maintain online system updates.

What Skills and Qualifications Do I Need?

• Successful completion of a university degree, preferably in business, commerce, supply chain management, engineering or a related discipline, or a combination of education, experience and training deemed equivalent.
• Minimum 8 years’ experience in procurement and sourcing, including leadership in successful execution of high dollar value projects as well as governance, process, systems, data functions, vendor relationship management.
• Certified Supply Chain Management Professional (SCMP) or Purchasing Management Association of Canada certification is preferred.
• Knowledge in using the Oracle application is an asset.
• Knowledge of legal and regulatory requirements relating to public procurement and contract management.
• Knowledge and experience applying procurement and sourcing practices, purchasing, and tendering policies, procedures, standards, and controls.
• Category management for high dollar value capital projects for building large infrastructure, alliance procurement models, consulting and alternate financing and procurement projects, preferably related in public transit.
• Interpersonal skills to lead interactions between vendors and client groups.
• Oral/written/negotiation and presentation skills and diplomacy and political acuity to manage debriefing meetings with unsuccessful bidders and negotiate with preferred vendors to finalize contract documents.

Don’t Meet Every Requirement?

If you’re excited about working with Metrolinx but your past experience doesn’t quite align with every qualification of this posting, we encourage you to apply. You just might be the right candidate for this or other roles. We are always looking for great talent to join our team.

We invite all interested individuals to apply and encourage applications from members of equity-deserving communities, including those who identify as Indigenous, Black, racialized, women, people with disabilities, and people with diverse gender identities, expressions and sexual orientations.

Accommodation:

We value the unique skills and experiences each person brings to Metrolinx and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment. We are committed to the requirements of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act so if you require accommodation during the hiring process, please let our Recruitment team know by contacting us at: 416-202-5601 or email hr.recruitment@metrolinx.com.

Application Process:

All applicants must be legally entitled to work in Canada. Metrolinx will be using email to communicate with you for all job competitions. It is your responsibility to include an updated email address that is checked daily and accepts emails from unknown users. As we send time-sensitive correspondence, we recommend that you check your email regularly. If no response is received, we will assume you are no longer interested in pursuing the opportunity. Please be advised that a Criminal Record Check may be required of the successful candidate. Should it be determined that any background information provided is misleading, inaccurate or incorrect, Metrolinx reserves the right to discontinue with the consideration of your application.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

WE ARE AN EQUITABLE AND INCLUSIVE EMPLOYER.

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