Procurement Manager

At Colliers Project Leaders, we deliver capital project solutions to fulfill our clients’ needs across the built environment. The work we do makes a difference in communities and for the people who live there. We have a passion for it.

Our commitment to realizing our clients' vision inspires us to look beyond the immediate – to the possibilities of what we can achieve together. We are 15,000 projects and counting – improving lives and helping shape the growth of sustainable, progressive and inclusive communities.

Your role

As a Procurement Manager with the Infrastructure Ontario Business Unit, join our team of experts who lead major capital building and infrastructure projects. Working with communities across Ontario, our team is part of bringing meaningful change. Be a trusted advisor to your clients and build strong, lasting relationships with senior leaders. You will bring in-depth knowledge and have led and managed complex projects from start to finish, in alignment with your clients objectives. 

• Development of a procurement strategy - for the acquisition of a variety of services - that lays out a mechanism to engage with industry and conduct a competition and procurement in line with legislative requirements and organizational policies
• Planning and coordinating procurement activities including consolidating business requirements into procurement documents
• Providing recommendations on contracting options (various delivery methodologies, sole source versus RFP process)
• Preparing, reviewing and/or finalizing Statement of Work for various services as part of related procurement documentation
• Preparing draft selection methodologies, evaluation plans, evaluation criteria and evaluation schedules for procurement
• Monitoring the implementation and operations of a vendor of record against established goals, objectives and performance metrics
• Identifying potential problems and addressing procurement matters, proposing solutions
• Monitoring procurement activities and documenting various metrics
• Regular reports on procurement activities to management
• Conducting post procurement reviews and contractor evaluations/lessons learned
• Leading or participating in contract negotiations
• Developing procurement processes as required to more effectively manage the team
• Production of evaluation reports and procurement recommendations for internal stakeholders and sign-off authorities
• Management and oversight of a team of professionals as related to procurement and vendor management
• Oversee the control of project related documents and deliver all work in accordance with our Quality Management System and procedures

• A minimum of 10 years of design and construction procurement experience
• A minimum of 5 years in directly managing procurement activities
•  Experience hiring and supervising personnel performing procurement functions as part of a procurement focused team
•  Experience addressing and responding to all procurement matters related to a particular contract of work
• Experience managing documents and addressing vendor performance issues
• Experience undertaking vendor performance obligations in relation to various service provider
•  Ensures procurements are conducted in accordance with public sector best practices and client procurement policies
• Procurement related designation, such as Supply Chain Management Professional (SCMP) or equivalent would be considered an asset
• Deep knowledge of various design and construction delivery methodologies and their associated procurement contracts
• Effective client management and people management skills
• Detail oriented leader with the ability to work in a process driven environment
• Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills

Don’t have every single qualification? We know that some people are less likely to apply for a job unless they are a perfect match. At Colliers Project Leaders, we’re not looking for “perfect matches.” We’re looking to welcome people to our diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. So, if you’re excited about this role but don’t have every single qualification, we encourage you to apply anyway. Whether it’s this role or another one, you may be just the right candidate.

What you can expect:

• An opportunity to truly impact our communities
• A flexible work environment
• A comprehensive onboarding experience
• Significant professional development, training, and a mentorship program
• A paid volunteer day
• An environment where people feel welcome, heard and included, regardless of their differences
• And much more!

Join our team of difference-makers and help shape the growth of dynamic communities!

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