Description
Surrey Schools values an inclusive school district where equity is deeply embedded, and diversity welcomed. We acknowledge the profound responsibility we all have in ensuring that our schools and district sites foster an atmosphere where everyone feels secure, respected, and valued. Our commitment to providing a quality education extends beyond academic excellence; we are committed to creating and cultivating diverse, inclusive, and barrier-free environments for all applicants, employees, students, and their families. Our identity, as Surrey Schools, is expressed in the shared values of openness, fairness and tolerance and recognizes the importance of diversity of identity and thought. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applicants from all backgrounds.
Surrey Schools, recipient of the BC Top Employers and Canada's Greenest Employer awards, is the largest school district in BC and the second largest employer in Surrey. Spread across one of the fastest-growing cities in British Columbia, Surrey Schools provides quality education to over 82,000 students with 124 schools sites and a variety of other learning facilities, offering a broad range of innovative programs and services to support the learning of our students. The Surrey School District team of approximately 13,000 employees works tirelessly every day to ensure that children are getting the best start they can, providing the preparation to be our leaders of tomorrow.
Further information regarding our district is available on our website: www.surreyschools.ca
A Senior Buyer for Surrey Schools performs work relating to the procurement of a wide variety of goods, materials, services and equipment of a high dollar value and of a complex nature for the School District. An employee in this classification processes requisitions, clarifies requirements with user departments, creates, constructs and updates Request for Proposal, Request for Quote and Request for Tender documentation. Obtains and evaluates RFP’s, RFQ’s and RFT’s, as well as other procurement documents with quantitative and qualitative analysis based on weighted criteria. Compiles data and provides to user department to support all awards to successful bidders including long and short term contracts.
A Senior Buyer interprets and applies District policies and regulations, and follows Trade Agreement procurement processes (AIT, NWPTA, WTO, NAFTA).
Work is conducted under the direction of Management and involves the exercising of independent judgment and action within defined parameters.
Summary of essential job functions:
Reviews purchasing data to determine the appropriate methods of acquisition through value analysis and determines appropriate competitive bidding tools and methods.
Reviews user provided product descriptions and specifications for inclusion in the development and creation of request for proposals (RFP’s) or other competitive bid documents.
Analyses and evaluates bids and ensures that all quantitative and qualitative date is compared and applied for higher dollar value or more complex requirements.
Prepares Evaluation Analysis, constructs Approval of Award for stakeholder sign off and support of award decision as determined by users.
Ability to evaluate quantitative and qualitative date of bids to determine the most appropriate supplies.
Maintains internal and external confidentiality.
Minimum requirements:
Six years recent purchasing experience in a public organization.
Certified Professional Purchaser’s Designation (SCMA)
Membership in good standing in the Supply Chain Management Association of Canada
Knowledge of the types and appropriate use of Competitive Bidding tools, RFP, RFQ, RFT, RFSQ, RFI and EOI.
Knowledge of public procurement provincial/federal laws, legislation and treaties.
This is a unionized position that offers an hourly wage rate of $38.56 per hour plus a liberal benefit package including pension, health, vacation, and sick benefits, effective date per collective agreement. This is a 37.5 hour week, Full-Time, Monday to Friday position.
Qualified applicants can apply by clicking the "apply" button to the right of the posting. The closing date for this position is June 15, 2024 at 4:00pm.
Note: Successful applicants will be required to consent to a Criminal Records Search prior to employment. Only those applicants selected for interviews will be contacted. To all others, thank you for your interest.
