Junior Buyer

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As a Junior Buyer, you will support procurement processes by ensuring purchase orders and related documentation are accurate, compliant, and completed on time. You will collaborate with suppliers and internal teams, maintain organized records, and share practical knowledge and best practices to support consistent, efficient procurement workflows. You will provide support to Buyers and Senior Buyers on a variety of information technology, construction, consulting, commodities, and general service contracts. Primary duties include:

• Create purchase order and process within delegated authority, ensuring accuracy and compliance.
• Execute contract amendments under threshold limits, support contract execution through tools like DocuSign and SAP workflows and expedite supplier deliveries to prevent operational delays.
• Ensure accurate procurement data entry into systems such as SAP Ariba, while maintaining sourcing documents for non-competitive purchases within delegated thresholds.
• Support social procurement compliance, produce spend and performance reports to inform decision-making, and manage personal tasks and schedules to meet deadlines efficiently.
• Handle internal and external requests, including inquiries from 311 and supply channels, while coordinating with teams and suppliers to resolve issues. Maintain accurate supplier master data, verifies compliance documentation, and support onboarding processes such as legal entity changes.
• Review and validate procurement documents to ensure compliance with policies, regulations and trade agreements.

Qualifications

• A completed high school diploma or equivalency (for example: GED) plus at least 1 job-related course work and at least 3 years of related experience.
• A completed 1-year certificate in supply chain, procurement or a related field and at least 1 year experience in procurement, preferably in a large, complex, and regulated environment.
• Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, SharePoint) is required.
• An understanding of contract law and experience with enterprise resource systems such as SAP, PeopleSoft Financial and Supply Chain Management (FSCM) or related enterprise systems will be considered an asset.
• Experience with source-to-pay platforms such as SAP Ariba, Coupa, Invalua or other relevant platforms will be considered assets.
• You have strong communication, multi-tasking, problem-solving and interpersonal skills with the ability to build trust with partners.
• Ability to work independently or part of a team and adapt quickly in a high-volume, fast-paced environment.
• Demonstrated attention to detail and accuracy and the ability to organize large volumes of work with constantly changing priorities.

Pre-employment Requirements

• A security clearance will be conducted.

Successful applicants must provide proof of qualifications.

Workstyle

• This position may be eligible to work from home for at least part of the time as one of several flexible work options available to City employees. These arrangements depend on the operational requirements of the role, employee suitability, and are subject to change based on operational needs and corporate direction.

Position and Pay Information

• Business Unit: Supply Management
• Union: CUPE Local 38
• Position Type: 2 Permanent and 1 Temporary (up to 22 months)
• Compensation: Pay Grade 7 $36.60 - 48.97 per hour
• Hours of work: Standard 35-hour work week.
• Days of work: This position works a 5-day work week with 1 day off in a 3-week cycle.
• Location: 677 25 Avenue SE
• Audience: Internal/External
• Apply By: November 23, 2026
• Job ID: 315573