Supply Officer/Procurement Officer

Important messages

When you submit an application for this selection process, your application will be included in the inventory if you meet the essential qualifications, and it will be assessed in the event that positions need to be filled. Only one application may be submitted, and it will be kept in the inventory until September 22, 2017. As positions become available, the applicants who meet the screening criteria identified by the hiring managers may be contacted and referred for consideration. Please ensure that the information in your PSRS applicant account is up to date.

The inventory will be updated every 60 days. You will receive a notice in your applicant account 5 days before the end of your active period to determine whether or not you wish to keep being considered for an additional 60 days.

When you apply to this selection process, you are not applying for a specific job, but to an inventory for future vacancies. As positions become available, applicants who meet the qualifications may be contacted for further assessment.

Work environment

The Department of National Defence is seeking new talent interested in a career in the Public Service in the field of procurement, contracting or materiel management. National Defence ranks as one of the largest federal Departments that acquires and manages equipment throughout its life cycle, from initial acquisition, support and maintenance of defence fleets, to the disposal of assets. The Department purchases a broad array of goods and services ranging from marine vessels, land vehicles, aircraft, weapons, ammunition, personal equipment for military members and supplies; all in support of the Canadian Armed Forces.

Individuals employed in these fields are typically responsible to work with clients to develop procurement and contracting documents, solicit bids from industry for goods and services, award contracts, manage budgets, forecast financial data for their clients, and/or manage inventory levels to determine future purchases, repair or disposal activities. Individuals gain knowledge and experience in the areas of government purchasing, managing public funds, safeguarding Departmental assets and develop leadership and communication skills to prepare them for future career advancement.

A wide range of opportunities exist for individuals seeking new challenges in a highly dynamic work environment. Within the Department, we offer a full spectrum of professional training and job opportunities to promote career progression with meaningful employment at all levels. As a Public Servant, individuals are also offered pension and benefit plans including health, dental, disability and life insurance plans. We are seeking new people who are ready to learn, take on new challenges and make a difference in support of the Canadian Armed Forces sailors, soldiers, airmen and airwomen.

Intent of the process

This process will be used to create an inventory of candidates which could be used to staff
PG-02 positions with various profiles, various security profiles, and various tenures within various Federal organizations in the National Capital Region ONLY. Departments participating in this process include: Department of National Defence and Public Services and Procurement Canada. The inventory may also be used to staff similar positions within the Federal organizations.

IMPORTANT: Other Federal organizations will have access to this inventory only once the participating departments will have made their choice of candidates.

Job offers resulting from this inventory will be for either PERMANENT, SPECIFIED PERIOD (TERM) APPOINTMENTS or CASUAL EMPLOYMENT.

Positions to be filled: Number to be determined

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

A list of the courses you have taken as well as any courses that you are taking now, or that you will be taking this academic year.

You must meet all essential qualifications in order to be appointed to the position. Other qualifications may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed. Some essential and other qualifications will be assessed through your application. It is your responsibility to provide appropriate examples that illustrate how you meet each qualification. Failing to do so could result in your application being rejected.

In order to be considered, your application must clearly explain how you meet the following (essential qualifications)

EDUCATION
Successful completion of two years of a post-secondary educational program.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCES
Recent experience* in procurement or contract management of goods, services or construction or supply chain management.

Recent experience* in providing services to clients.

* Recent is defined as having performed the duties for a minimum period of one year within the last five years.

If you possess any of the following, your application must also clearly explain how you meet it (other qualifications)

Graduation with a diploma from a recognized technical institute or college in a field related to the position being filled, such as supply management, business administration, finance etc.

Occupational Certification: In receipt of relevant Professional Certification (such as but not limited to : Professional Designation for the Procurement and Material Management Community offered by the Treasury Board Secretariat, Certified Federal Specialist in Procurements (CFSP), Certified Professional Purchaser (CPP), Professional Engineer (P.Eng), Supply Chain Management Professional (SCMP), designation, or Project Management Professional (PMP), completion of the required training for federal procurement functional specialists).

Degree equivalency

Experience responding to inquiries related to procurement and in preparing information reports.

Experience reviewing procurement and/or contract documentation including statements of work, evaluation criteria and using selection methodology.

Experience in providing advice and guidance on procurement, contracting or supply chain management to clients.

Experience in using an enterprise resources planning system such as SAP.

If other asset qualifications not listed above are identified as a requirement to staff specific positions in the future, candidates found essentially qualified in this process may be contacted for more information regarding those opportunities.

The following will be applied / assessed at a later date (essential for the job)

Various language requirements
Various language requirements:
English Essential
French Essential
English/French Essential
Bilingual Imperative
Non-imperative

Information on language requirements

Client Service Competency (Level 1)
Adaptability and Change Management (Level 1)
Communication (Level 1)
Engagement (Level 1)
Integrity and Respect (Level 1)
Excellence Through Results (Level 1)
Thinking Things Through (Level 1)

The following may be applied / assessed at a later date (may be needed for the job)

Selection may be limited to members of the following Employment Equity groups: Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, visible minorities, women

Information on employment equity

Conditions of employment

Various conditions of employment :
Security Clearance ; Reliability
Security Clearance ; Secret
Secrurity Clearance ; Top Secret

OTHER CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT
Willingness and ability to work overtime, often on short notice.
Willingness and ability to travel within Canada and abroad.

Other information

Acknowledgement of receipt of applications will not be sent. We will only contact those screened into the process.

To obtain a copy of the SLE results, candidates may make a request at the following website http://www.psc-cfp.gc.ca/ppc-cpp/test-examen-result/tst-rslt-examn-eng.htm. For more information on SLE, visit the following web-site: http://www.psc-cfp.gc.ca/ppc-cpp/sle-els/cand-info-cand-eng.htm.

Assessment is planned to occur on an ongoing basis. Failure to attend assessments as scheduled may result in the rejection of your candidacy.

Please note that candidates outside of the Federal Public Service will not be considered to be in travel status or on government business and that travel costs will not be reimbursed. Consequently, candidates will be responsible for travel costs.

Candidates are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice.

An interview may be administered. If you fail to attend to this assessment without good reason, you will not be considered further in this process.

Reference checks may be sought.

Candidates must meet all of the essential qualifications to be appointed to a position.

A candidate may be appointed to the position even though he/she does not meet any or all of the asset qualifications, organizational requirements, or operational needs. However, meeting these criteria is desirable and may be used as a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed.

To be able to manage the number of applicants in this selection process, our management may choose to use a top-down selection, random selection, or any other additional qualifications as outlined in the statement of merit criteria, in order to determine the number of candidates who will go through the following phase of the assessment.

If after the use of these strategies, other needs arise; our management may proceed with the evaluation by including candidates who qualified and who obtained a lower passing grade, or by using any other strategy.

You must clearly indicate your education and your experience, in writing and giving concrete examples, by specifying the dates, duration and scope of the experience in order to demonstrate how you meet each of the essential qualifications in the Experience category. Failure to do so may result in your application being rejected. Therefore, please answer the questions in the application carefully. Note: the level and scope of the experience may be a deciding factor in the selection from the pool of qualified candidates. The statement “See C.V.” will not be accepted.

PLEASE NOTE: Our intention is to communicate with applicants by e-mail for screening/assessment purposes (including issuing screening results, and sending invitations for written tests and interviews). "IMPORTANT" You must provide an e-mail address that will be valid throughout the selection process in order to ensure full correspondence with participants.

**Important Messages**

The client organization will accept applications on-line only.

All job applications must therefore be submitted through the Public Service Resourcing System. Following are some of the benefits associated with applying on-line.

Applicants can create a profile and a resume that can be used when applying for other processes without having to recreate a new application each time.
Applicants can modify their application/resume at any time BEFORE the closing date indicated on the job advertisement.
Applicants can verify the status of their applications, at any time.
Applicants can be notified electronically of tests or interviews and results.
For some jobs, applicants will find important information, namely the job questionnaire and a complete statement of merit criteria that are only available when applying on-line.

To submit an application on-line, please select the button "Apply Online" below.

Persons with disabilities preventing them from applying on-line are asked to contact 1-800-645-5605.

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled, diverse workforce reflective of Canadian society. As a result, it promotes employment equity and encourages candidates to indicate voluntarily on their application if they are a woman, an Aboriginal person, a person with a disability or a member of a visible minority group.

The Public Service of Canada is also committed to developing inclusive, barrier-free selection processes and work environments. If contacted in relation to a job opportunity or testing, you should advise the Public Service Commission or the departmental official in a timely fashion of the accommodation measures which must be taken to enable you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner. Information received relating to accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially.

Preference

Preference will be given to veterans and to Canadian citizens, in that order.

Information on the preference to veterans

We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.