Procurement Manager Job Listing at City of Edmonton in Edmonton, AB (Job ID 53563)

Description

Join our team as the Procurement Manager, where you will be a strategic partner in aligning priorities to deliver timely procurement services across the Integrated Infrastructure Services (IIS) Department.

The Corporate Procurement and Supply Services Branch serves as the centralized area for procurement and supply chain management within the City of Edmonton. We establish corporate policies and standards to ensure the efficient delivery of essential business services, including procurement, contract management, inventory management, distribution, mail processing, and asset recovery.

Reporting to the Director, Procurement, the Procurement Manager will lead a team of Buyers and Senior Buyers to support the IIS Department in procuring the design and delivery services for major infrastructure projects in the City of Edmonton. The IIS department is responsible for delivering more than $7 billion in infrastructure over the next few years.

What will you do?

• Oversee a team of procurement professionals that perform the full-cycle of procurement activities for City Departments, which may range from office supplies, to consulting services, to equipment and parts, to major infrastructure projects, such as recreation centres and LRT construction
• Coach and mentor staff, seek and implement continuous improvement opportunities and ensure adherence to all processes and activities required in order to provide a high quality service that supports the necessary business objectives
• Continue to establish and review policies, procedures and internal controls to ensure the efficient and effective provision of service and to protect the City's interest with respect to procurement practices
• Support implementation of sustainable procurement policy by proactively aligning procurement team's work processes with policy goals to achieve positive ethical, environmental, Indigenous, and social outcomes
• Collaborate both internally within the Branch, corporately with multiple City departments, and with external partners, industry associations and peer organizations to develop governance practices and business processes
• Keep informed of emerging procurement models/trends and champion change in order to implement public procurement best practices
• Continue to build healthy and positive work environments that enable the team to reach their potential while strengthening organizational capacity
• Anticipate business opportunities, influence policy, planning and initiatives, and foster a culture of accountability through data, performance measurement and evaluation
• Identify continuous improvement opportunities and develop strategies to support team development
• Apply GBA to the development and review of policies, practices and frameworks to ensure equity
• Identify issues, opportunities, trends and gaps; share best practices with the team, section and branch and provide overall quality assurance / control for the assigned procurement team