*ANTICIPATORY* Sales Centre Manager - Various locations

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Assessment accommodation

***IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS TO FOLLOW***

You must submit your resume and a cover letter of a maximum of 2000 words providing concrete examples which illustrate how you meet the essential education and experience criteria. Simply stating that you have the experience will not suffice. You must clearly explain when, where and how the experience was acquired.
Resumes will only be used as a secondary source to validate the experience described in the covering letter.

You will also be prompted by the system during the application process to respond to a series of screening questions regarding the asset education and experience criteria. Even if you respond NO to some or all of the asset criteria, you will still be able to submit your application. Please respond to each of the questions indicating whether or not you possess the asset education or experience, and provide further information accordingly.

Duties

Reporting directly to the Senior Director, you will be responsible to ensure that your team is managed effectively and efficiently and that surplus assets are posted for sale on the GCSurplus website and ensuring clients are receiving great service. If you are creative, view change as an opportunity for innovation and believe you can make a difference by creating value for Canadians, GCSurplus is the place for you!

Work environment

Have you ever wondered where GCSurplus.ca gets its assets? This is a unique and rewarding job within the federal government; every day will bring new adventures as GCSurplus sells over 40 types of asset commodities such as trucks, furniture, and jewelry across Canada. As the Manager you are responsible for all aspects of warehouse management; a typical day can include making presentations or advising internal or external clients on Materiel Management and Divestment, the benefits of using GCSurplus.ca or drawing on your client service experience to ensure the general public is served with respect and dignity. Perhaps, you are better suited to a strategic position within Head Quarters or the Sector in the areas of Business Development or Operations Management?! As a Manager, you will be responsible for financial and human resource management and lead a team of dynamic public servants, deal with over 100 client departments and agencies as well as the Canadian public interested in buying surplus assets.

Intent of the process

This is an anticipatory selection process. The intent is to create a pool of qualified candidates to fill one or more positions as they become vacant.
The pool may be used to staff identical or similar positions with various employment tenures within Public Services and Procurement Canada.

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

A covering letter in 2,000 words (maximum)

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

EDUCATION:
Secondary school diploma or employer-approved alternative.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE:
• Recent* and significant** experience in identifying, developing and maintaining key stakeholder relationships

• Recent* experience drafting and reviewing briefing materials, issue papers, reports or plans for management and providing recommendations to management.

• Recent* experience in warehouse management or asset management or divestment services.

• Recent* experience in providing change management advice to various project teams and leaders

• Experience in negotiating complex*** agreements with other various organizations.

• Recent* experience in supervising a team

*Recent means within the last 5 years
**Significant means for a period of at least 12 consecutive months
***Complex involves at least two (2) of the following elements:
- sensitive or high profile;
- multi-million dollar value ($20 million or higher);
- multiple stakeholders;
- multiple clients;
- multi-year, or multi-phase.

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

ASSET QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION:
Degree from a recognized university with acceptable specialization in commerce, business administration, economics or in any other field relevant to the position.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE:
• Experience in strategic and operational planning, including risk management.

• Experience performing managerial duties in a matrix organization within a functional organizational structure

• Experience in developing complex contracts or Memorandum of Understanding, legal amendments, regulations, policies or procedures pertaining to the management of crown and/or third party assets.

• Experience in quality assurance or quality control activities

• Experience responding to audits, developing management response plans to audits and/or experience monitoring and reporting on audit responses.

• Recent* experience in financial management.

*Recent is defined as experience acquired within the last 5 years.

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

Various language requirements
The positions to be staffed may have various linguistic requirements including: English Essential, Bilingual Imperative BBB/BBB, Bilingual Imperative CBC/CBC.

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE:
• Knowledge of Federal Government acts, policies and/or regulations related to the Policy of Management of Material as it relates to GCSurplus, including the PSPC Framework for Risk Management.
• Knowledge of change management methodologies and trends.
• Knowledge of warehouse and inventory management procedures.

COMPETENCIES:
• Client Service Competency - Level 2
• Adaptability and Change Management
• Communication
• Engagement
• Integrity and Respect
• Excellence Through Results

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

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

Some positions:
• May be required to wear personal protective equipment
• May be required to do some heavy lifting
• May be required to travel on short notice, domestically and internationally
• Must have a valid driver’s license
• Must be willing and able to work overtime

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance - Please note that some positions require a secret security clearance.

Other information

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled and diverse workforce that reflects the Canadians we serve. We promote employment equity and encourage you to indicate if you belong to one of the designated groups when you apply.

Information on employment equity

Candidates must meet the essential qualifications in order to be considered for appointment to a position.

You must provide proof of your education credentials later in the process. Candidates with foreign credentials must provide proof of Canadian equivalency. Consult the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials for further information at: http://www.cicic.ca.

All communications relating to this process, including email correspondence will be used in the assessment of qualifications.

Preference

Preference will be given to veterans and to Canadian citizens, in that order, with the exception of a job located in Nunavut, where Nunavut Inuit will be appointed first.

Information on the preference to veterans

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