Procurement Specialist

Our client is seeking a Procurement Specialist to join a dynamic, fast-paced organization focused on delivering outsourced waste, organics, and recycling management services to businesses across Canada. This confidential opportunity is ideal for a procurement professional who enjoys working in a collaborative environment and wants to contribute to sustainable, environmentally focused solutions.

In this role, you will support the Procurement & Vendor Partnership team by assisting with purchasing activities, vendor management, contract administration, reporting, and strategic procurement initiatives. You will play a key role in helping internal teams successfully support customer accounts and maintain strong service provider relationships.

Responsibilities

• Negotiate service rates with vendors and execute contracts
• Review temporary service pricing by market area and support purchasing consolidation efforts
• Enter and maintain vendor purchasing information in the ERP system
• Assist with quarterly reviews of purchase costs to ensure ERP accuracy
• Monitor vendor contracts, track expiration dates, and prepare required notices within compliance timelines
• Build and maintain strong vendor relationships through timely and effective communication
• Maintain accurate records of vendor correspondence in internal databases
• Support procurement and RFP activities by validating services, costs, and invoice details
• Confirm purchase costs with vendors after contract execution to ensure invoicing accuracy
• Prepare reports on service provider performance, invoicing, cost analysis, and key metrics
• Identify process improvement opportunities
• Support strategic procurement initiatives and vendor partnership program activities

Requirements

• 3–5 years of progressive procurement experience in a fast-paced services environment
• Experience with both tactical and strategic procurement activities
• Strong negotiation and analytical skills
• Ability to review and summarize purchasing costs to support business decisions
• Excellent critical thinking and sound judgment
• High proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
• Strong time management, organizational skills, and attention to detail
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team setting
• Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills with internal and external stakeholders
• Ability to manage multiple priorities effectively
• Fluency in French is an asset
• Experience in waste and recycling, logistics, or environmental services is an asset
• Experience with Dynamics ERP is an asset