Department: Procurement

Employment Type: Full Time / Hybrid / Term (Maternity Leave)

Language Designation: English Essential

Posting Close Date: August 28, 2026

This position is expected to be a 14-month term, with the possibility of extension up to a maximum of 20 months, depending on the duration of the maternity leave.

About Destination Canada

Tourism is the heartbeat of communities from coast to coast to coast. At Destination Canada, our aspiration for the tourism industry is to generate wealth and wellbeing for all of Canada and enrich the lives of our guests. Our mission is to influence supply and build demand for the benefit of locals, communities and visitors through leading research, alignment with public and private sectors, and marketing Canada nationally and abroad. We seek diverse, ingenious thinkers teeming with intellectual curiosity and a deep desire to grow Canada’s tourism industry – strengthening the socio-cultural, environmental and economic vitality tourism brings to Canada.

About the role:

We are seeking an experienced and collaborative Procurement Advisor to support procurement and contracting activities across Destination Canada. In this position, you’ll have the important role of partnering with teams across the organization to provide trusted procurement advice and guide complex procurements from early planning and sourcing strategy through competitive solicitation, evaluation, negotiation, contract execution and administration. You’ll help ensure our procurement decisions are fair, transparent, compliant and focused on delivering strong value for Destination Canada. Working closely with internal clients, you’ll develop customized procurement strategies, help navigate complex contracting matters, and support effective contract and supplier management. You’ll also bring a continuous improvement mindset to the way we work, identifying opportunities to strengthen procurement practices, processes and tools. As part of this work, you’ll explore thoughtful ways to use AI, automation and other technologies to make procurement services more efficient, effective and responsive to the needs of the organization.

Key accountabilities

- Procurement Delivery: Leads complex and high-value procurement and contracting processes throughout the procurement lifecycle, from planning and sourcing strategy through solicitation, evaluation, negotiation, contract execution and administration.
- Competitive Solicitations: Develops and manages competitive procurement processes, including Negotiated Requests for Proposals (NRFPs), Requests for Supplier Qualifications (RFSQs), Requests for Quotes (RFQs) and other appropriate solicitation approaches, ensuring processes are fair, transparent, compliant and defensible.
- Procurement Advice: Provides trusted advice and recommendations to internal clients and management on procurement strategies, sourcing approaches, evaluation methodologies, contracting considerations, procurement risks, policies and procedures.
- Solicitation Development: Works with internal clients to translate business requirements into effective procurement strategies, scopes of work, evaluation criteria, pricing structures and solicitation documents that support appropriate competition and business outcomes.
- Evaluation and Negotiation: Guides evaluation processes and leads commercial and contractual negotiations with suppliers, identifying issues and risks and supporting sound, well-documented procurement decisions.
- Contract and Supplier Management: Supports effective contract administration and supplier performance management, including monitoring contractual obligations, addressing issues and supporting the resolution of supplier performance concerns.
- Continuous Improvement:



Identifies and implements practical improvements to procurement procedures, processes, templates, tools and ways of working to strengthen efficiency, consistency, compliance and the internal client experience.
- Technology and Innovation: Leverages AI, automation, and other technologies to improve procurement research, analysis, documentation and workflows while applying appropriate judgement, confidentiality requirements and organizational controls.
- Collaboration: Builds productive relationships with internal clients, suppliers and cross-functional partners and contributes procurement expertise to projects, working groups and organizational initiatives.

What you need

- Graduation from a recognized university in business, commerce, supply chain management, procurement, law or another relevant discipline, or an acceptable combination of education, training and experience.
- At least five years of progressively responsible procurement experience, including demonstrated experience independently leading high-value and/or highly complex competitive procurement processes from planning and sourcing strategy through contract award and execution.
- Demonstrated experience developing and leading competitive solicitation processes, including Negotiated Requests for Proposals (NRFPs), Requests for Supplier Qualifications (RFSQs), Requests for Quotes (RFQs) and other competitive sourcing approaches.
- Procurement strategy and solicitation development: Ability to assess business requirements, procurement complexity and risk and develop appropriate sourcing strategies, scopes of work, evaluation methodologies, pricing structures and solicitation documents.
- Evaluation, negotiation and contracting: Demonstrated experience facilitating complex evaluations and negotiating commercial and contractual terms, with the ability to identify issues, assess options and support sound and defensible procurement decisions.
- Procurement and contracting expertise: Thorough knowledge of competitive procurement principles and practices, including fairness and transparency, contract administration, supplier management, risk management and procurement governance.
- Advisory and relationship management: Ability to provide clear and practical procurement advice, constructively challenge assumptions, communicate complex procurement information effectively, and work collaboratively with internal clients and multidisciplinary teams.
- Technology and digital capability: Ability to effectively leverage enterprise procurement systems, data, AI, automation and other emerging technologies to improve procurement analysis, documentation and workflows while exercising sound judgement in their use.
- Continuous improvement and problem solving: Ability to identify opportunities to simplify or strengthen procurement practices, assess risks and alternatives, and implement practical improvements while maintaining appropriate procurement controls.
- Planning and execution: Ability to independently manage multiple procurement processes and competing priorities, exercise sound judgement, maintain attention to detail and deliver quality work within established timelines.

It would be great if you also had

- Public procurement experience, including experience applying procurement practices, governance requirements and accountability expectations in a public-sector environment.
- Federal or provincial/territorial Crown corporation procurement experience, including an understanding of the governance,



transparency and accountability considerations associated with Crown corporation procurement.
- Professional procurement education or designation, such as SCMP or another recognized procurement or supply chain credential, completed or in progress.
- Procurement transformation or technology experience, including experience applying AI, automation, analytics or other digital tools to improve procurement processes or service delivery.

Compensation

Salary range: $80,213 - $100,267 Within the range, the base pay offered is determined by multiple factors, including job-related skills and relevant education/experience. Please note starting salaries for new hires typically fall between the minimum and mid-point of the range, to support internal equity and allow room for progression as employees grow and excel in their roles. The range above reflects base pay only and does not include the competitive at-risk pay program and perks that we offer!

Our total rewards offering is designed to support your health, wellbeing, and life outside of work. In addition to base salary, you’ll have access to:

- Extended health and dental benefits
- A defined contribution pension plan
- A minimum of 3 weeks’ vacation
- 5 paid days for personal and family needs each year
- 1 paid wellbeing day per year
- Generous maternity and parental leave top-up
- An employee and family assistance program
- Flexible working options, including a hybrid model and compressed workweek
- Support towards your professional growth with learning and development opportunities, mentorship, and more.

Things you should know:

- This role follows a hybrid work arrangement, where work is performed onsite at least 3 days per week. Please note the work arrangement is subject to change.
- This is a maternity cover, with a fixed end date.
- This is a unionized role

At Destination Canada, we believe that Canada's diversity is its greatest asset and is what touches travellers' hearts most deeply. To that end, we are committed to inclusive leadership within our workplace, workforce, and interactions with partners and travellers alike. Destination Canada is an equal opportunity employer committed to reflecting Canada's diversity through fair and accessible hiring and employment practices. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. If you require accommodations at any point in the recruitment process, please reach out to [email protected]. We know that applying for a new job can be both exciting and intimidating, and we sincerely appreciate your interest and effort. Only those applicants under consideration will be contacted.

Privacy Notice Acknowledgement and Consent

Personal information collected in relation to your application is collected pursuant to the Canadian Tourism Commission Act and the Privacy Act. Providing your personal information is voluntary. However, incomplete applications or refusal to provide relevant information will impact our ability to assess your candidacy.

Personal information provided by you will be used to evaluate your application, verify accuracy of the information provided (references and credentials) and to maintain an inventory of candidates for work opportunities and staffing, all in accordance with Destination Canada’s personal information banks PSU 911 and PSE 902. Information will be retained for a minimum of 2 years.

By submitting your application, you consent to the use of your personal information as indicated above and agree to the terms of our Privacy Notice. SIN numbers, other personal identifying numbers, (Driver licence, CRA and BIN), medical information and candidate photographs are not required for the purposes of this application. Please do not submit this information in your application.

📌 Procurement Advisor (Vancouver)
🏢 Destination Canada
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