The City of Port Coquitlam is a rapidly growing urban municipality of over 58,000 residents located in the northeast section of the Lower Mainland. It is distinguished by a strong sense of community pride and commitment to building an organization where employees feel they belong, willingly work hard and are proud of the contributions they are making to the community.

The City of Port Coquitlam is an award winning organization made up of a diverse and dedicated team of people who care deeply about the community in which they serve. Currently we are recruiting for a new member to join our dedicated and energetic Finance team. The successful candidate has a solid understanding of procurement and risk management and is committed to excellent customer service. Reporting to the Director of Finance, the Manager of Purchasing has a passion for ensuring the City is getting best value in its procurement activities as well as a strong background in staff development, mentoring and coaching. This salary for this exempt position ranges from $94,000 – $109,000 annually.

Responsibilities for this position include:

Technical:

Facilitates, trains and administers the City’s Purchasing Policy while working in conjunction with all City staff in a mixed  centralized/decentralized purchasing environment to ensure compliance with the policy and legislated requirements;
Draws documents for the competitive bid process and forwards documents along with recommendations to end users;
Administers a Stores operation, ensuring proper inventory methods and procedures are exercised;
Manages and coordinates the day to day Risk and Insurance Program.

Leadership:

Engage colleagues and employees in decision making and problem solving;
Demonstrate a commitment to continuous learning for self and support the development and growth of employees;
Hold self, colleagues and employees accountable for their performance and behavior;
Find ways to understand the needs of customers and factor these needs into our service;
Create a fun, creative, positive work environment;
Develop processes and programs that identify and capitalize on opportunities for improvement;
View and conduct yourself as a City employee, not a Finance department employee;
Know what is going on in the City and who provides what services.

Requirements include Supply Chain Management Professional (SCMP) or an equivalent designation; five (5) or more years of directly related procurement and risk management experience at a senior level; demonstrated experience coordinating claim’s management, including communication with claimant, staff responsible, insurers, legal counsel. The ideal candidate has strong communication and leadership skills, a commitment to excellent customer service, continuous improvement and life-long learning as well as being a team player with a strong work ethic and a sense of humour. Municipal, Federal, and/or other public sector procurement experience would be considered a strong asset.