Sr. Procurement Specialist; IT

Location:
Edmonton, AB (100% remote)

Work Hours: 36.25 hours per week

Standard Hours of Work: 8:15am – 4:30pm (7.25 hrs / day)

Scope:

Court Technology Services (CTS), in collaboration with the Technology and Innovation procurement team, is seeking a Procurement Specialist to support the delivery of Technology Procurements for CTS.

Duties:

This resource will be dedicated to completing procurements for Court Technology Services (CTS) and complete the following as directed by the Procurement Manager/Director:

• Develop procurement and contracting documentation most suitable to ensure business objectives are met through a transparent, fair and efficient open procurement process.
• Assist with the development of recommendations including providing details of resource requirements, dependencies, interdependencies, policy implications pertaining to the procurement and contracting methodology to be applied.
• Produce and package procurement deliverables for presentation to various internal support teams, steering committee, and other project stakeholders.
• Manage the procurement aspects of multiple projects, project managers and project governance.
• Collaborate with business and IT leadership to develop a well-defined project plan that clearly states the project’s objectives, scope, assumptions, timeline, resource requirements, risks, benefits and budget in relation to the procurement process.
• Document and report project status against established objectives, milestones, budget and resources and facilitate tracking and closure of issues in relation to the procurement process.
• Support the development of project schedule plans and strategies, estimate resource requirements, develop and monitor work plans for completion of project tasks in relation to the procurement process.
• Provide guidance to project resources in establishing work priorities and prompt delivery of project tasks as they relate to the procurement and contracting processes.

Qualifications:

• Relevant post-secondary education in areas of supply chain, procurement, business or a related field. Acceptable education includes degrees, diplomas and certificates (minimum 2 year diploma).
• Certified Supply Chain Management Professional (SCMA), Certified Public Procurement Officer, or other recognized procurement certification.

Work Experience:

• Experience leading RFPs, NRFPs, RFIs, RFQs, RFXs, evaluations, debriefings, and contract negotiations (min. 5 years)
• Experience procuring for modernization projects, digital programs, or cloud based solutions. (min. 5 years)
• Ability to evaluate cost models, contract risks, and pricing structures. (min. 5 years)
• Experience procuring software, hardware, cloud services, cybersecurity tools, integrations, or digital platforms. (min. 5 years)
• Experience in documenting application architectures in an enterprise IT environment within a large and complex organization. (min. 7 years)
• Experience with NWPTA, CETA, CFTA and/or CUSMA to procurement activities. (min. 7 years)
• Experience drafting, reviewing and managing vendor contracts in a complex environment. (min. 8 years)
• Providing procurement advice to internal clients, senior leadership and cross functional teams. (min. 8 years)
• Experience procuring goods/services under public sector rules (eg. Trade agreements and procurement legislation. (min. 8 years)

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