Senior Buyer

at  Town of Ajax

EXPERIENCE IT – AJAX!

The Town of Ajax, situated on the northern shore of Lake Ontario, is an innovative municipal sector leader that provides a variety of services to one of the fastest growing communities in Ontario. With over 130,000 residents, Ajax’s rich heritage and culturally diverse community make it a great place to work and live.

QUALIFICATIONS/SKILLS

• University degree in Business Administration or a related field, or a College diploma in Purchasing and/or Supply Chain Management plus a completed professional procurement designation;
• Minimum six (6) years of relevant public sector procurement experience, ideally in a municipal environment, experienced in all facets of procurement, in progressively senior level positions and responsibilities;
• Holds a professionally recognized Procurement designation Certified Professional Public Buyer [CPPB]; Certified Public Procurement Officer [CPPO]; NIGP The Institute for Public Procurement designation [NIGP-CPP]; or a completed Certified Supply Chain Management Professional ([CSCMP] with public sector experience);
• Strong knowledge of legislation, contract law, and trade agreements;
• Experience in supervising, managing, coaching or mentoring procurement staff and training internal clients;
• Experience in developing and implementing effective procurement policies, procedures, processes, automated systems and various acquisition methods;
• Experience in providing professional advice, assistance, and direction to staff at all levels of the organization;
• Excellent research, strong analytical and problem solving skills;
• Experience in coordinating, planning, scheduling, issuing, opening, analyzing, running consensus meetings, debrief of vendors, and awarding of all Bid types;
• Experience with developing and monitoring Vendor relationships, including sourcing new vendors/solutions, evaluation, audits, contract management, dispute resolution and contract termination;
• Expert knowledge in all aspects of Purchase Order systems, automated procurement systems, P-card programs, and eBidding platform(s);
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint; Teams);
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail required for development and analysis of Bid Documents;
• Committed to quality customer service and innovation; demonstrates initiative to improve processes, gain efficiencies and reduce costs;
• Results driven, applying critical thinking to blend technical needs with practical operational requirements;
• Able to think and interact effectively, tactfully, courteously with all levels of staff and public to build cooperative and collaborative relationships.

• Through a centralized procurement function, oversees the development, preparation, issuance, receipt, opening and awarding of competitive bid documents by the utilization of cost effective, efficient processes in a fair, open and transparent competitive bidding environment;
• Ensures the timely creation and issuance of Bid Opportunities including addenda and receiving, opening, and reporting of Bid results;
• Investigates and implements more effective, cost-efficient procurement methodologies;
• Meets with, and acts as a resource to, internal Clients to review and recommend best approaches to procure Goods/Services;
• Provides ethical, professional procurement advice, assistance and guidance to all operating Departments;
• Meets with existing and potential Vendors as required to ensure an inclusive environment and open opportunity to Bid on Town requirements;
• Responsible for creating, maintaining and updating training manuals;
• Mentors and guides procurement staff in best practices; develops and provides staff and internal client training;
• Provides procurement analysis of best practices, case law impacts, legislative changes, trade agreements, Council directives, corporate initiatives, strategies and plans resulting in special projects requiring extensive research, analysis, recommendations and implementation of process improvements for Procurement Section and Corporation.