Senior Procurement Specialist

This is an Internal ICBC job posting for applicants within the bargaining unit. External applicants will not be considered. 

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Position Highlights

ICBC’s Strategic Supply Management team provides leadership and expertise in supply chain management to ensure best value acquisitions for ICBC.
The team has procurement specialists who collaborate with both internal and external business partners and suppliers to manage procurement projects, contracts and vendors across a wide and diverse range of initiatives.

We are seeking a permanent full-time Strategic Sourcing Analyst to lead complex public procurement projects. If you enjoy building strong relationships, enabling business units to reach your goals, and championing innovation, let’s meet.

Position Requirements

To make an immediate contribution in this exciting role, you will bring:

• Demonstrated experience leading competitive procurement processes (e.g. RFP) for largescale, complex sourcing initiatives in large organization(s) with multiple lines of business.
• Strong analytical abilities, able to understand and refine business requirements, develop innovative procurement strategies, and draft solicitation documents.
• Superior drafting skills to create clear, concise and comprehensive solicitation documents and approval documents (e.g. memos and briefing notes).
• Exceptional communication skills to obtain buy-in and support for procurement strategies from internal customers, and influence outcomes by providing consulting and guidance at all levels and across business divisions.
• Highly effective negotiation skills to obtain best value pricing and contract terms.
• Success guiding cross-functional teams and interest-holders through the end-to-end procurement process from market research to contract execution.
• Excellent organizational and project management skills to manage concurrent procurement projects effectively and to meet deadlines.
• Relationship management expertise to build and maintain productive relationships with internal customers and external suppliers.

Your experience is supported by a post-secondary qualification and current knowledge of principles, theories and concepts of Strategic Sourcing and Supplier Relationship Management. Experience in public sector procurement and a Supply Chain Management Professional (SCMP) designation are an asset, with experience in IT procurement being highly desirable.

About us: 

At ICBC, it’s our job to make sure the car insurance system works for all British Columbians, today and in the future. Check out our ICBC Year in Review 2025  to learn more about what we've accomplished! If you want to make the most of your skills and expertise while growing your career, we want you. A career at ICBC is an opportunity to be part of a talented, diverse and inclusive team that is driven to serve its customers and community. You can expect a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits and a collaborative work environment. If you are reliable and dependable, contact us today to be part of our talented and diverse team as we work together to create an insurance system we can all be proud of.

 Our values guide how we interact with customers, partners, and each other. They shape our decisions and create a culture where employees feel inspired and empowered to do their best work.

• Collaborative: We include different perspectives to reach our common goals.
• Supportive: We seek to understand to meet diverse and evolving needs.
• Straightforward: We simplify the complex to make things easier.
• Knowledgeable: We gain knowledge through experience and learning to make informed decisions.

Work arrangements defined: 

• Hybrid 8 – you will work a minimum of 8 days in a 4-week period at your primary office headquarters (typically 2 days per week). The remaining days will be remote within British Columbia.  Please note there are updates to the hybrid model, starting September. This role will be moving to 2 days per week in office.

Only candidates legally entitled to work in Canada will be considered for this position.

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