Senior Buyer
City of WindsorJob Title: Senior Buyer
Job Posting Number: 2026-0372
Posting Type: Internal
Posting Period: Tuesday, October 20, 2026 at 8:30 AM to Monday, October 26, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Department: Purchasing
Union: C.U.P.E. Local 543
Position Status: Regular Full-Time
Job Code: 543077
Grade/Class: 0.18
Number of Positions: 1
Rate of Pay: $38.89 - $45.74 per hour
Hours of Work per Week: 40 hours
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d: NoDuties and Responsibilities:
Reporting to the Purchasing Supervisor, this position is responsible for:
• Reporting to the Purchasing Supervisor, this position will be responsible for establishing, monitoring, and maintaining the corporate supply chain, locating sources of supply and purchasing goods, services and construction in compliance with the Purchasing Bylaw, Trade Agreements, the Construction Act and other legislative requirements.
• Responsible for preparing and executing complex procurement processes, including Requests for Tenders, Quotation, Prequalifications, Information, Expressions of Interest and Roster RFP Annual Review Period documents, in accordance with the requirements of the Corporation’s Purchasing Bylaw.
• Analyzes bid results and facilitates the evaluation process of all solicitations, including Requests for Proposals, prepares bid summaries, assists with recommendation for award and handles debriefings.
• Reviews online Sole Source and Roster requests.
• Provides guidance to departments on or assists in facilitating negotiation, where applicable.
• Issues purchase orders, contract orders, blanket orders and/or legal memos.
• Integrates purchases with other service areas when possible;
• Provides functional supervision, through specialized instruction to all service areas, sharing their knowledge of the purchasing policies and procedures of the Corporation and monitors adherence to the Purchasing By-law, trade agreements and other legislative requirements.
• Prepares and maintains commercial and technical specifications for major purchases and volume items purchased on a regular basis, and selects method of procurement as required;
• Interviews sales representatives and suppliers to keep abreast with market conditions;
• Liaises with civic business units and government agencies;
• Responsible for ensuring compliance and supporting City departments with the Vendor Relationship Management (VRM) program, including ongoing monitoring, training, administration and recommending changes to the VRM program to ensure on-time delivery, product quality and customer satisfaction;
• Administers the City of Windsor Purchasing Card program including cardholder training and educational sessions, and assists and updates authorized and approved users of the purchasing card, including updating policies and procedures and ancillary forms;
• Travels to supplier locations to assess performance and capability.
• Travels to various City locations to attends site visits, information sessions and meetings.
• Will perform Occupational Health & Safety duties as outlined in the Corporation’s Health and Safety Program.
• Will perform other related duties as required.
Qualifications:
• Must have an Ontario Secondary School Graduation Diploma plus three (3) years of post secondary education from a Community College or University in the field of Finance/Accounting, Business, Office or Management or Ontario Ministry of Education equivalencies;
• Must have over three (3) years experience working in a computerized Purchasing department, preferably in the public sector, preparing and proofing complex documents, administering various solicitations including Requests for Quotes and Requests for Tenders, facilitating Prequalification and RFP evaluations and managing vendors;
• Must have or be working towards an accredited program leading to a designation in a Purchasing Program with Supply Chain Canada, National Institute of Supply Chain Leaders or the Ontario Public Buyers Association (O.P.B.A.);
• Knowledge of the Construction Act, contr