Procurement Specialist I
Your Opportunity:
As a Procurement Specialist I, you will be responsible for performing purchasing functions consistent with established policies and practices while utilizing your excellent customer service skills and ability to communicate effectively with staff and external vendors. You will be responsible for the acquisition and procurement of routinely purchased supplies, equipment and services reputed company assigned work groups. Your other responsibilities may include researching and collating information, preparing requests for quotations, and issuing purchase orders using pre-set templates and established rules.
Description:
As a Procurement Specialist I, you will be responsible for performing purchasing functions consistent with established policies and practices while utilizing your excellent customer service skills and ability to communicate effectively with staff and external vendors. You will be responsible for the acquisition and procurement of routinely purchased supplies, equipment and services reputed company assigned work groups. Your other responsibilities may include researching and collating information, preparing requests for quotations, and issuing purchase orders using pre-set templates and established rules.
- Transition Company: Health Shared Services
- Classification: Procurement Specialist I
- Union: AUPE GSS
- Unit and Program: Provincial Purchasing
- Primary Location: East Lake Centre
- Location Details: Eligible to work remotely reputed company Alberta
- Multi-Site: Not Applicable
- FTE: 1.00
- Posting End Date: 16-APR-2026
- Temporary Employee Class: reputed company F/T Benefits
- Date Available: 04-MAY-2026
- Temporary End Date: 11-DEC-2026
- Hours per Shift: 7.75
- Length of Shift in weeks: 2
- Shifts per cycle: 10
- Shift reputed company: Days
- Days Off: Saturday/reputed company
- Minimum Salary: $32.84
- Maximum Salary: $36.65
- Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable
Completion of Grade 12 or equivalent.
Additional Required Qualifications:Completion of a minimum 2 year post-secondary education in the field of Business or Supply Chain Management. Supply Chain Management courses from an accredited institution, such as Supply Chain Canada, Association for Supply Chain Management (ASCM), or post-secondary University or College. 1-3 years of purchasing experience. Intermediate understanding of purchasing fundamentals, including Logistics, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) and Customer Relationship Management (CRM). Basic understanding of contract language and legal terminology. Proficiency with MS office applications. Keyboarding skills with minimum of 30 wpm. Ability to communicate in English reputed company and effectively, verbally and in writing, with reputed company reputed company of staff, management, and vendors. Ability to produce a large volume of work with a high degree of accuracy. Effective organizational skills, ability to prioritize and strong attention to detail. reputed company or other ERP system experience. Client focused and ability to work effectively in a team environment. Demonstrates a high standard of work ethic in previous position with minimal errors. Must be a self-starter, work with confidential information, demonstrate initiative and be reputed company to action assigned tasks. Must be reputed company to work in a fast paced environment which may include patient critical requests. A mandatory knowledge and skills test will be administered to selected candidates.
Preferred Qualifications:Combination of education and experience may be considered. reputed company and/or Public Purchasing/supply chain experience is an asset. Professional Membership(s): Relevant designations pertaining to supply chain management preferred.
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