Procurement Manager

Role Responsibilities

Are you committed to advancing transparent, compliant, and strategically aligned procurement practices that uphold the Government of Alberta’s commitment to public value and fiscal stewardship.

If yes, please read on!

Reporting to the Director, Corporate Purchasing, the responsibilities of Procurement Manager will include but not limited to:

• Leading a team of Purchasing Officers to acquire and manage a wide variety of supply arrangement contracts;
• Providing direction on purchasing best practices in the GoA.
• Leveraging your relationship-building and planning abilities to coordinate with purchasing clients across the GoA, with the goal of anticipating their needs.
• Working closely with your colleagues, including the Manager responsible for GoA ad hoc procurement, to determine the best go-to-market strategy and RFx approach for each acquisition.
• Writing briefing notes to provide advice for executive leadership about contracting and procurement matters.
• Knowing your portfolio inside and out, and report on it effectively.
  
  

To successfully lead your team as the Procurement Manager, you need to:

• Have experience managing contracts in a public sector contracts, in alignment with trade agreements, government legislation and purchasing policies.
• Have (or be able to develop) user expertise in a complex Enterprise Resource Planning IT system (1GX).
• Be a great communicator, who is organized and attentive to details.
• Approach your portfolio with a continuous improvement mindset.
• Understand and appreciate the need to balance individual priorities against broader goals.
• Look for ways to be proactive and influence even without positional authority.
• Know who to talk to and the sequencing of actions to produce effective, efficient and innovative results in the public service.
  
  

Please click on this link to view the job description for this position.

APS Competencies

Competencies are behaviors that are essential to reach our goals in serving Albertans. We encourage you to have an in depth understanding of the competencies that are required for this opportunity and to be prepared to demonstrate them during the recruitment process.

This link will assist you with understanding competencies: https://www.alberta.ca/system/files/custom_downloaded_images/psc-alberta-public-service-competency-model.pdf.

• Systems Thinking: You consider how your access and privacy decisions impact not only the client ministry but the broader Government of Alberta, ensuring consistency and alignment with cross-ministry priorities. You recognize the interdependencies between legislation, policy, and public interest, applying this lens to develop sound, strategic recommendations.
• Build Collaborative Environments: You lead and contribute to the conditions and environments that allow people to work collaboratively and productively to achieve outcomes.   You will partner with diverse internal and external stakeholders with the opportunity to mentor and coach junior staff to provide consistent, effective and efficient access to information services.
• Develop Networks: You proactively build networks, connecting, and building trusted relationships with different stakeholders. Strong human relations skills such as diplomacy, political astuteness, conflict resolution, proactive problem-solving, negotiating, influencing, and sensitivity are desired skills to interact with stakeholders.
• Creative Problem-Solving: You have the ability to assess options and implications in new ways to achieve outcomes and solutions. You will seek clarity and, constructively challenge the process to eliminate barriers to encourage creativity and innovation. Strong critical-thinking skills will provide benefits to successfully identifying alternative solutions.
• Agility: You adapt quickly to shifting priorities, tight deadlines, and emerging challenges while maintaining accuracy and compliance. You remain composed and solutions-focused in high-pressure situations, responding effectively to unexpected or complex access issues.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelors Degree (4 year program) in a related field, (for example Business, Economics, Supply Chain or any other related field).
• Plus a minimum of 4 years of progressively responsible experience in procurement, supply chain management, category management or any other related field.
  
  

The following equivalencies may be considered:

• Two Year related diploma with a minimum six years of related experience.
• One year of related certificate with a minimum of seven years of related experience.
• No formal education with eight years of related experience.

Your cover letter and resume will be used to assess your qualifications, including your written communication skills and your attention to detail.

Ensure your cover letter meets all of the following criteria:

• Includes a professional salutation.
• Identifies the relevant job opportunity.
• Is concise, without spelling/grammatical errors.
• Provides a clear and specific example of an initiative you spearheaded to improve results for your team.
• Clearly and specifically explains why you are interested in public sector procurement and/or contracting.
  
  

Ensure your resume meets all of the following criteria:

• Includes starting and ending month & year of each role.
• Is concise, without spelling/grammatical errors.
• Clear, consistent layout that demonstrates your attention to detail.
• Provides information about each role, using bullet points to clarify its relevance to the requirements of this job.

Applications without a cover letter and resume that meet all of the above criteria will not be considered.

The following are required for this role:

• Understanding of trade agreements,purchasing practices, and supply chain management principles.
• Experience managing contracts.
• A proven record of striving for continuous improvements and organizing initiatives to reach completion.
• Knowledge of the organizational and decision-making structures ideally in the public service.
• Exceptional communication skills and attention to detail.
  
  

The following will be considered assets:

• Professional purchasing certification (e.g. SCMP or similar).
• Supervisory experience.
• Experience of purchasing practices and managing contracts in public sector environment.
• Experience navigating the Government of Alberta’s 1GX system.
  
  

Minimum recruitment standards outline the minimum education and experience required for appointment to a job classification. 
Refer to https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-public-service-minimum-recruitment-standards.

Notes

The competition will be used to one (1) Procurement Manager role.

The successful candidate will be required to work at Oxbridge Place building, Edmonton, scheduled Monday to Friday, 7.25 hours per day for a total of 36.25 hours per week.

A remote work arrangement/ hybrid work arrangement is not offered.

To be considered for this competition, you application must include a well-written cover letter and resume. Refer to the Qualifications section for specific requirements for the cover letter and resume.

Any costs associated with obtaining the required documents/checks as noted or interview travel expenses, will be the responsibility of the candidate. Out-of-province applicants can obtain the required documents/checks from the province they currently reside in
 
Please ensure your resume highlights how your previous work experience is related to the qualifications and requirements for this position. Resumes should clearly state the employment dates on your resume with the month and the year.

What We Offer: 

• Working for the Alberta Public Service - https://www.alberta.ca/advantages-working-for-alberta-public-service.aspx.
• Public Service Pension Plan (PSPP) - https://www.pspp.ca.
• Alberta Public Service Benefit Information - https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-public-service-benefits.
• Professional learning and development - https://www.alberta.ca/professional-development-support-directive.
• Research Alberta Public Service Careers tool – https://researchapscareers.alberta.ca.
• Positive workplace culture and work-life balance.
• Opportunity to participate in flexible work arrangements such as working from home up to two days per week and modified work schedule agreement.
• Leadership and mentorship programs.