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 setting




- 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

If this sounds like the role is for you, please apply today! Please reference job number 05060-(phone hidden) in all correspondence.

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📌 Procurement Specialist (Richmond)
🏢 Robert Half
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