Located on Vancouver Island’s beautiful central east coast, the Regional District of Nanaimo (RDN) is one of the most attractive areas in British Columbia to live and work. The RDN provides a variety of local and regional services to four municipalities and seven rural communities on Central Vancouver Island. Established in 1967, the RDN is British Columbia’s fifth most populous Regional District, of 28 throughout the province, and home to more than 140,000 people.
The Regional District of Nanaimo, with the support of Horizon Recruitment, is seeking a results oriented professional with a demonstrated track record to lead and coordinate strategic capital and operational procurement and related contract management for all departments of the RDN. The successful candidate will be committed to delivering outstanding customer service and will be responsible for ensuring compliance with relevant legislation and policy in the development of supply chain management processes resulting in efficient and cost effective procurement for the RDN.
Qualifications include Undergraduate degree in commerce or business and Supply Chain Management (SCMP) or other procurement designation plus five years of related procurement experience in local or regional government, including supervisory experience; or an equivalent combination of training and experience. The applicant must possess demonstrated ability to interpret complex legislation and contract documents, experience drafting tender documents, requests for proposals, requests for expressions of interest and current knowledge of law surrounding local government procurement
This permanent full time excluded position offers a competitive compensation and benefits package. Visit ‘Employment Opportunities’ on the Regional District of Nanaimo website at www.rdn.bc.ca for a complete job description and more information on the Regional District.
Horizon Recruitment is one of Canada’s largest specialized supply chain and financial recruitment and search firms. Horizon Recruitment focuses on careers not jobs. Whether you’re well into your job search or you’re just seeing what’s on the horizon, they help candidates make the right steps to further their careers. Horizon treats the candidate experience like a partnership, their dedicated team of recruiters and sales representatives has years of expertise and offers a unique, hands-on relationship with their candidates nation-wide.
To apply, please send your resume to Horizon Recruitment at supplychain@horizonrecruit.com or call (604) 434-1006 for any questions or concerns. Resumes will be accepted until 4:00 pm, October 6, 2017.