Procurement Manager, Parts & Materials

Posted Thursday, January 8, 2026 at 7:00 a.m.

Boardwalk provides Canadians with a quality, comfortable, home living experience. We offer rental apartments and townhouses that come in a wide breadth of shapes, sizes and sets of amenities. We operate over 34,000 units across Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario, Saskatchewan, and Quebec.

Boardwalk recognizes our Associates as our most valuable asset. We are proud to provide these amazing benefits:

• Competitive wages
• Access to on-demand pay – get your money as soon as you earned it through Dayforce Wallet
• Profit‑sharing
• Flexible group medical and dental
• Fitness and Wellness reimbursement
• Training and Development allowance
• Group RRSP matching
• Up to 20% rental discounts, and more!

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• Leadership and Development - Lead, supervise, train and mentor Procurement Parts and Materials team members for peak team performance and development. Liase with Human Resources and Senior Director Procurement to fill any vacancies and ensure necessary team resource levels. Ensure metrics for each group within the team are being met or exceeded.
• Overall responsibility is to ensure that Boardwalk’s Procurement Team is procuring product at the best possible value taking into consideration price, quality, timeliness. Lead, hire and maintain Associates within the Procurement team
• Working with Boardwalk’s operations team to ensure effective and efficient product inventory levels
• Analyze and prepare reports based on our procurement
• Sourcing and pricing products, services, suppliers & contractors in adherence to Boardwalk policy
• Placing orders, using our in‑house systems in adherence to Boardwalk’s policy
• Prepare and negotiate competitive bids and agreements
• Work closely with our warehouse and distribution teams to expedite receipt of product both at our warehouses and our properties.
• Prepare and review consumption reports and make recommendations for standardization or changes to existing products or services.
• Do market research on product categories and be familiar with product/service specs, market conditions, etc.
• Work closely with our internal stakeholders (Design, Capital Projects, Acquisitions, Preventative Maintenance, Contracts and Operations, teams in sourcing, pricing and receipt of products and services
• Help with the sourcing, pricing, and maintenance of Boardwalk’s vehicle and equipment fleet.
• Work closely with our in‑house IT team to design, develop and implement changes and new features to Boardwalk’s procurement and Property Management Systems

• Home Building / Construction purchasing experience is an asset
• Property Management experience an asset
• Post secondary education is an asset
• French/English bilingual an asset

• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook)
• Ability to learn and adapt to changing systems and new technology
• Ability to do basic financial analysis

• Excellent leadership and motivational skills
• Dedicated to building better communities for all our customers and surrounding communities
• Must be forward thinking – i.e. actively helping to look for improvements to systems, procedures, and policies
• Strong commitment to providing excellent customer service to resident members and internal associates
• Ability to handle sensitive information and always maintain utmost confidentiality
• Must be analytical – be able to analyze various options and take appropriate action
• Strong communication skills (written and verbal)
• Effective organizational and planning skills
• Must have superior problem‑solving skills and be able to articulate different options when posed with a challenge.
• Ability to work independently and with other associates in a team environment
• Ability to multi‑task, prioritize learn and adapt to changing systems and new technology (excellent time‑management skills)
• Demonstrate a positive attitude, enthusiasm, and assertiveness
• Highly skilled in vendor qualification, selection, and relationship management
• Ability to demonstrate fiscal responsibility

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Interested applicants are invited to submit a cover letter and resume. If applying for a location you do not currently reside in, please specify if you are planning to relocate and the approximate timeframe that you would be available to start work if an offer is presented.

We would like to thank you in advance for your application, however, only those candidates who are being considered will be contacted.

Offers of employment will be contingent on satisfactory Security Background Checks, Reference Checks, and Pre‑employment Physical Testing where applicable.