Metrolinx is connecting communities across the Greater Golden Horseshoe. Metrolinx operates GO Transit and UP Express, as well as the PRESTO fare payment system. We are also building new and improved rapid transit, including GO Expansion, Light Rail Transit routes, and major expansions to Toronto’s subway system, to get people where they need to go, better, faster and easier. Metrolinx is an agency of the Government of Ontario.
At Metrolinx, equity, diversity and inclusion are essential to living our values of serving with passion, thinking forward and playing as a team.
In-Office Requirement – NON-HR: This role is an in‑office position based at our 20 Bay Street location. Our team is highly collaborative, and much of our work benefits from in‑person co‑creation, relationship‑building, and hands‑on partnership with leaders across the organization.
Our Procurement office is seeking a Senior Procurement Officer to provide strategic sourcing expertise and procurement leadership for large complex and high dollar value projects for our CPG division. You will be required to lead highly complex engineering and technical consulting sourcing events, lead, and manage supplier qualification process, negotiate, finalize, and amend contracts.
What will I be doing? Integrating as a project team member with client business units to provide procurement support on highly complex Metrolinx projects worth millions of dollars.
Providing strategic sourcing expertise and advisory support in alignment with portfolio strategy by: contributing to the portfolio in the development of innovative procurement strategies that drive continuous improvement and client value; interpreting procurement policy for portfolio clients and applying expert knowledge of procurement practices to interpret deviations from, and exceptions to procurement policies.
Conducting analysis of potential procurement risks (e.g., safety, compliance, corporate reputation, legal) and developing appropriate risk mitigation strategies to ensure Metrolinx operational stability and to ensure an appropriate balance between competing risks.
Participating as a key stakeholder in contract delivery strategy meetings; developing and drafting specialized procurement strategies and contract documents for unique procurements; providing procurement-related decisions with immediate impacts to the structure of negotiated contracts, long-term planning and sourcing strategies; applying project management methodology with a view to supporting clients in meeting critical milestones per procurement timelines and by leveraging commercially-focused techniques and outcomes.
Providing end-to-end support for highly complex Metrolinx projects and sourcing events, including; negotiated RFPs; outsourcing initiatives; construction projects, engineering and consulting work; reviewing contract amendment requests; contracts with complex commercial strategies by: leading procurement kick-off meetings; providing technical and advisory support to business units regarding procurement methods, developing and drafting pricing and commercial strategies to evaluate competitiveness of commercial proposals as part of tendering strategy; preparing specifications, tender documents and coordinating the drafting of complex sourcing documents, including; developing and drafting defensible evaluation methodologies and providing guidance to clients on selection criteria to ensure the best business outcome for Metrolinx.
Managing critical milestones on procurement project plans to ensure that timelines are met and that interdependencies are managed; responding to in-market inquiries related to complex procurement projects; developing and coordinating complex addenda; managing and chairing consensus meetings to identify top- ranked proponents, coordinating presentations and interviews with short-listed respondents; ensuring compliance with Metrolinx governance, including relevant approvals from Investment Panel and the Board of Directors; and managing debriefing meetings with unsuccessful bidders.
Leading the development of complex, high-quality contracts by collaborating with Legal Services and Commercial Management to review contracts and address all legal requirements to ensure procurement processes are conducted in a fair and transparent manner.
Acting as ambassador for procurement portfolio by responding to all procurement related questions from clients; directly solving procurement-related issues; participating in outreach and training initiatives with client groups.
What Skills and Qualifications Do I Need? - Completion of a degree in business, commerce, supply chain management or a related discipline – or a combination of education, training and experience deemed equivalent.
- Demonstrated experience in procurement and sourcing, including leadership in successful execution of high dollar value projects as well as governance, process, systems, data functions, vendor relationship management.
- Certified Supply Chain Leader (CSCL) or Supply Chain Management Professional (SCMP) designation strongly preferred.
- Previous experience with construction/infrastructure projects strongly preferred.
- Oral communication, presentation, and consultation skills to provide expertise/advice to colleagues and management.
- Superior written communication skills to provide internal and external reports, briefings, and memoranda.
- Experience identifying client needs, and initiating, coordinating, and implementing solutions in response to client issues.
- Ability to influence with strong interpersonal and conflict resolution skills focusing on business priorities.
- Active listening skills in order to understand the full extent of issues, concentration to analyze issues, and resolve issues.
- Agile and demonstrated flexibility to multitask and deal with interruptions for urgent requests for information.
- Proficiency in computer applications, including MS Office (e.g., Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
- Experience working with unionized employees as well as collective agreements interpretation and application.
- Analytical and problem-solving skills to analyze problems, detect root causes, and resolve issues.
Don’t Meet Every Requirement?
If you’re excited about working with Metrolinx but your past experience doesn’t quite align with every qualification of this posting, we encourage you to apply. You just might be the right candidate for this or other roles. We are always looking for great talent to join our team.
We invite all interested individuals to apply and encourage applications from members of equity-deserving communities, including those who identify as Indigenous, Black, racialized, women, people with disabilities, and people with diverse gender identities, expressions and sexual orientations.
Accommodation:We value the unique skills and experiences each person brings to Metrolinx and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment. We are committed to the requirements of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act so if you require accommodation during the hiring process, please let our Recruitment team know by contacting us at: 416-202-5601 or email
hr.recruitment@metrolinx.com.
Application Process:All applicants must be legally entitled to work in Canada. Metrolinx will be using email to communicate with you for all job competitions. It is your responsibility to include an updated email address that is checked daily and accepts emails from unknown users. As we send time-sensitive correspondence, we recommend that you check your email regularly. If no response is received, we will assume you are no longer interested in pursuing the opportunity. Please be advised that a Criminal Record Check may be required of the successful candidate.
For Internal applicants, with the recent implementation of the Internal Mobility Policy, the internal recruitment process has changed for non-union roles. Candidates must be in their current role for 12 months prior to applying for another role and each applicant must be in good standing (not participating in a Performance Improvement Plan). Please review all provisions of the
policy before submitting your application.
Should it be determined that any background information provided is misleading, inaccurate or incorrect, Metrolinx reserves the right to discontinue with the consideration of your application.
We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.
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