Senior IT Procurement Specialist with public sector experience to lead full cycle procurement for a print serviced and video conferencing modernization pro

Our client is seeking a Senior IT Procurement Specialist with public sector experience to lead full cycle procurement for a print serviced and video conferencing modernization project. (467)

Please note this is a primarily remote role but may require travel to Edmonton up to 1 day a month at the consultant's own expense.

Required Skills:

• 10+ years of experience in IT Procurement preforming activities related to RFPs, NFRPs, RFQs, and RFIs for IT related solutions.
• Experience translating requirements into solicitation documents
• Experience with contract negotiations
• Experience with writing, evaluating and negotiating with vendors through a Negotiated Request for Proposal
• 10+ years in a leadership or facilitating sessions with both internal business units and external organizations

Other Mandatory Skills:

• 6+ years with public sector procurement specializing in IT, with an understanding of trade agreements and competitive bid law
• 6+ years experience in business writing and communications for executive or senior management

Responsibilities:

• Develop procurement and contracting documentation most suitable to ensure business objectives are met through a transparent, fair and efficient open procurement process.

• Assist with the development of recommendations including providing details of resource requirements, dependencies, interdependencies, policy implications pertaining to the procurement and contracting methodology to be applied.

• Produce and package procurement deliverables for presentation to various internal support teams, steering committee, and other project stakeholders.

• Manage the procurement aspects of multiple projects, project managers and project governance.

• Collaborate with business and IT leadership to develop a well-defined project plan that clearly states the project’s objectives, scope, assumptions, timeline, resource requirements, risks, benefits and budget in relation to the procurement process.

• Document and report project status against established objectives, milestones, budget and resources and facilitate tracking and closure of issues in relation to the procurement process.

• Support the development of project schedule plans and strategies, estimate resource requirements, develop and monitor work plans for completion of project tasks in relation to the procurement process.

• Provide guidance to project resources in establishing work priorities and prompt delivery of project tasks as they relate to the procurement and contracting processes.