Supply Chain Manager

You are responsible for coordinating and supervising a team related to the procurement activities of goods, services, works, agreements, and any other type of contract. In this capacity, you participate in establishing the orientations, objectives, and programs regarding your area of expertise and in developing the annual objectives of your group. You are responsible for ensuring the efficiency of your teams in all stages of the supply chain and logistics.

Mainly, you ensure the proper identification of service needs, as well as the analysis of requests to accurately assess their complexity and guide the team. You are also responsible for following up on purchase requests and tenders, the acquisition and delivery to various reception points, monitoring supplier or contractor performance, and maintaining contracts after award. In pursuit of sustainable procurement, you must ensure the integration of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) principles in all your efforts, whenever possible.

As a member of the Service management team, you collaborate for its smooth operation and contribute to achieving its objectives. You participate in assessing the needs for human, material, and financial resources required for the proper conduct of the activities under your responsibility and manage the budgets allocated to you. You submit detailed reports and may be called upon to make presentations regarding the activities for which you are responsible.

Results-oriented, you guide, direct, and supervise team members in the execution of their respective mandates, determine priorities, define objectives, and communicate your expectations. You evaluate performance, recognize achievements, and promote staff development by recommending their training.

• Hold a bachelor's degree in administration with a focus on operations management or logistics or any other relevant training;
• Have nine (9) years of relevant experience in procurement or logistics;
• Good understanding of business processes in a supply chain;
• Possess good skills with an inventory management system;
• Good knowledge of the MS Office suite;
• Strong organizational and prioritization skills;
• Excellent communication skills;
• Autonomy, initiative, and rigor;
• Teamwork and collaboration;
• Fluency in French.

Demonstrating proven leadership, you will embody the management model advocated by the City of Laval:

Humanize: You will show a genuine interest in the well-being of others and the work environment. You will share the vision by communicating it in a way that gives meaning to the work and ensures a common understanding of the preferred direction.

Energize: You will promote skill development, inspire others, and encourage them to engage in their work and perform. You will gather, share, and disseminate the required information to foster communication within the organization.

Inspire: You will be able to exert strategic influence and promote your ideas in alignment with those of the organization, having an informed awareness of the internal and external environment. You will be able to develop formal and informal networks to facilitate exchanges leading to beneficial outcomes for all parties involved.

Transform: You will know how to generate creative ideas to provoke citizen-centered transformation. You are able to perceive the urgency and importance of situations and must ensure to communicate and manage them according to organizational issues.

Navigate: Recognized for your courage to act, you will be determined to carry out the interventions you believe necessary to create maximum value for citizens. Focused on results, you will concentrate your efforts to achieve or exceed expected outcomes and adopt strategies that contribute to improving the results obtained.

Choosing the City of Laval means joining the third largest city in Quebec, in an environment where your leadership and influence can truly make a difference. It also offers the opportunity to grow within a human, committed, and passionate team for public service.

For this position, we offer competitive working conditions and benefits:

• 4 weeks of annual vacation;
• 5 personal days annually;
• 16.5 public holidays per year including several days off during the holiday season;
• Comprehensive group insurance package;
• Defined benefit pension plan;
• Hybrid working mode;
• Work location easily accessible with free parking;
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP);
• Priority access to a CPE daycare.