Senior Procurement Officer

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SSC welcomes applications from Veterans. We recognize your contribution to Canada and would like to offer you the opportunity to continue your career in an environment where multi-talented employees with diverse skills are appreciated and supported.

Although this process will be used to staff positions located in Ottawa, successful candidates who reside outside of the National Capital Region will be considered and will have the option to work remotely.

Work environment

Shared Services Canada is modernizing how the Government of Canada manages its information technology (IT) infrastructure. The Department is mandated to deliver email, data centre and telecommunication services, including videoconferencing and Wi-Fi, to partner organizations.

The Procurement and Vendor Relations directorate enables SSC to follow a strategic sourcing and procurement plan through the centralization of contract administration and the acquisition of IT and other goods and services.

At SSC, we are building an environment that doesn't just have jobs, but valuable long-term careers. We provide a supportive and collaborative workplace with flexible work arrangements. We promote a positive work-life balance with a commitment to employee wellness.

Intent of the process

A pool of partially qualified candidates could be established and used to fill identical or similar positions of various lengths, locations, language requirements and conditions of employment within Shared Services Canada (SSC).

Positions to be filled: 7

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

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

EDUCATION

A secondary school diploma or employer-approved alternatives

Notes:
1. The employer-approved alternatives to a secondary school diploma are:
o A satisfactory score on the Public Service Commission test approved as an alternative to a secondary school diploma; or
o An acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.

2. Candidates who already meet both of the following criteria must be accepted as meeting the secondary school diploma requirement:
o Candidates who have achieved a satisfactory score on the Public Service Commission test approved as an alternative to a secondary school diploma; and
o Candidates who have been appointed or deployed for an indeterminate period to a position in the PG classification.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE

E1: Experience supporting complex* procurement services or complex procurement enabling services (for example, business systems; policy advice and development; reporting and analytics; strategic planning, governance, and training and development).

E2: Experience conducting analysis and providing advice to clients and/or management on complex* procurement issues.

E3: Experience contributing to the development and review of procurement related documents, policies, guidelines, procedures, or tools.

Notes:

*Complex is defined as situations where at least two (2) of the following are present: information is vague or incomplete; information is coming from multiple sources; various levels of consultation/validation are required; involves multiple stakeholders; involves supervisor and above; involves external stakeholders such as vendors.

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

ASSET
EDUCATION

Successful completion of the Certification Program for the Federal Government Procurement and Materiel Management Communities, Level I.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE

AE1: Experience implementing or configuring an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system, such as SAP or a procurement system, such as Procure-to-Pay (P2P).

AE2: Experience supporting procurement file reviews or monitoring contracts for goods or services in a quality assurance, quality control or oversight role.

AE3: Experience contributing to the development of reports related to procurement, including conducting data analysis, generating summary reports, or presenting the analysis for decision making, trending, and benchmarking.

AE4: Experience in procurement of telecommunication services, satellite services, network services, data centre facilities, software, informatics professional services, servers, mass storage or workplace technology devices.

AE5: Experience developing and delivering training, presentations, or information sessions.

AE6: Experience leading files associated with Treasury Board submissions.

AE7: Experience developing and/or implementing a method of supply.

AE8: Experience supporting an Agile procurement process.

AE9: Experience supporting clients in defining their requirement to source and deliver procurement services.

AE10: Experience in the interpretation and/or application of the Federal Government Acts, Regulations, or Policies that govern the acquisition of goods and services within the Federal Public Service.

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

Various language requirements

Information on language requirements

COMPETENCIES

C1: Interactive Communication
C2: Teamwork
C3: Critical Thinking
C4: Negotiation
C5: Creativity & Innovation
C6: Problem Solving
C7: Client Focus
C8: Action Management

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

ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS:
- In support of achieving a diverse workforce, selection may be limited to candidates who self-declare as a member of one of more of the following Employment Equity groups: Aboriginal persons, members of visible minorities, persons with disabilities and/or women.
- SSC is committed to providing opportunities across Canada where feasible, and to increasing its regional presence.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

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

Our intention is to communicate with candidates via email. Candidates who apply on this selection process must include in their application a valid e-mail address and to make sure that this email address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email). It is the candidate’s responsibility to provide any changes to their personal information to the contact indicated on this job advertisement.

A written test and interview will be administered.

Reference checks may be sought.

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

Candidates may be required to meet an asset qualification, depending on the requirements of the specific position being staffed.

Preference

Preference will be given to veterans first and then to Canadian citizens and permanent residents, 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.