Associate Category Manager analyzing product performance, pricing, inventory, and vendor data for The Dufresne Group’s retail merchandising team. Supporting product lineups, category planning, reporting, and new store openings.
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Specialist Advisor, Procurement and Contract Management
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About the role
- Conseiller en approvisionnement et contrats chez Investissement Québec, partenaire des entreprises québécoises. Pilotage d’appels d’offres, négociation et gestion contractuelle.
Responsibilities
- Advise internal clients on defining and benchmarking requirements
- Monitor market developments
- Develop value-driven procurement strategies
- Negotiate contracts
- Coordinate procurement processes through every stage
- Act as a strategic partner to requesters
- Define and recommend appropriate procurement strategies, methods, and evaluation criteria
- Incorporate risks and the applicable regulatory framework
- Analyze the contract portfolio to optimize costs, consolidate requirements, and maximize value
- Plan, coordinate, and lead end-to-end procurement and tendering processes
- Draft tender documents, addenda, contracts, and recommendations
- Coordinate internal stakeholders and contribute to the development of specifications
- Organize and chair selection committees
- Lead negotiations and make contract award recommendations
- Manage contractual issues, including negotiations in dispute situations
- Ensure effective communication during contract awards
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in business administration or another relevant field
- At least six (6) years of experience drafting tenders and major contracts in the public or parapublic sector, or for a Crown corporation
- Specific experience in information technology and professional services of all types
- In-depth knowledge of the contractual regulatory framework governing public procurement in Québec, preferably the framework applicable to Crown corporations (LCOP, Section 7)
- Advanced knowledge of the Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Cognos, SAP, etc.)
- Excellent contractual drafting skills, particularly in preparing tender documents
- Excellent spoken and written French
- Good spoken and written English for negotiations with suppliers
- Availability to work occasionally outside regular business hours
Benefits
- Work from home up to three days per week
- Several flexible scheduling options
- Option to extend workdays over four days to obtain a half-day off
- Complete seven hours of work between 7:30 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.
- Paid time off every other Friday afternoon during the summer
- Two full weeks of remote work from anywhere in Québec per year
- Training and professional development opportunities
- Educational leave
- Reimbursement of fees for obtaining a professional certification
- Reimbursement of course materials
- Free telemedicine services
- TonIQ health and wellness program
- Reimbursement of a portion of registration fees for a physical health program
- Employee and family assistance program
- Defined benefit pension plan
- Flexible group insurance plan
- Reimbursement of a portion of public transit costs
- Free bicycle parking
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