Procurement Specialist – Public Markets

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POSITION OVERVIEW

Reporting to the Director Procurement the Procurement Specialist Public Markets acts as a senior expert advisor and practice coach supporting senior procurement advisors across the organization.

You will serve as the central point of reference for the management of public tendering processes particularly for complex strategic or highrisk files.

This role spans a wide range of categories including technology solutions (IT) construction professional services (IT HR marketing communications architecture & engineering) financial and real estate-related services data solutions and goods.

Your mandate is to drive operational excellence rigor in procurement practices and compliance with public market regulations while strengthening BDCs strategic positioning and value creation.

CHALLENGES TO BE MET

• Act as a central expert in the planning structuring and execution of public tender processes across all categories

• Coach mentor and support senior advisors on complex procurement files including strategy evaluation and negotiation

• Review and challenge sourcing strategies evaluation approaches scoring frameworks and award recommendations

• Lead or support sensitive and high-risk files ensuring decisions are robust defensible and compliant

• Develop tailored procurement and evaluation strategies aligned with market conditions (competitive specialized restricted emerging) and business needs

• Serve as a strategic advisor to internal stakeholders balancing compliance performance market dynamics and negotiation positioning

• Provide advanced negotiation coaching including strategy development leverage identification and participation in complex negotiations

• Contribute to the evolution of procurement governance tools templates and best practices

• Support audit reporting and documentation requirements to ensure transparency and defensibility

• Monitor market trends and regulatory developments to continuously improve procurement practices

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

• Bachelors degree in administration law operations management engineering or a related field

• Significant experience (typically 10 years) in strategic procurement within a public markets environment

• Experience in the financial sector or a regulated environment (banking insurance Crown corporation etc.)

• Proven expertise in developing procurement and evaluation strategies across diverse categories

• Strong knowledge of public procurement laws and regulatory frameworks

• Ability to manage multiple stakeholders and operate within governance structures (committees approvals escalations)

• Recognized expertise in procurement strategy evaluation methodologies and risk management

• High level of rigor in documentation and drafting (RFPs contracts evaluation criteria addenda justification files)

• Strong sense of ethics integrity and confidentiality

• Demonstrated ability to influence and lead through expertise

• Excellent coaching and mentoring skills particularly with senior professionals

• Experience driving standardization change management and adoption of best practices

• Strong business acumen with the ability to balance compliance and organizational objectives

• Experience leveraging data and procurement tools (spend analysis dashboards e-sourcing/ERP systems)

• Bilingualism (French and English) both spoken and written

• Strong analytical thinking judgment influence and communication skills

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