Position: Intermediate Procurement Specialist
Location: Ottawa, Ontario | Hybrid, minimum two days per week on-site
Position Type: Temporary contract | Estimated November 30, 2026 to March 31, 2027
Salary: Starting at $40/hour based on experience
Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Posting Type: Open vacancy
Our client is seeking Intermediate Procurement Specialists to support a federal procurement operations team. This contract offers varied, hands-on work across competitive solicitations, Task Authorizations, Standing Offer Call-Ups and procurement administration, with a hybrid schedule in Ottawa.
You will prepare and process procurement documents, maintain accurate SAP records and support complete, well-organized contract files under the direction of departmental procurement officials.
Key responsibilities
- Prepare and administer Task Authorizations and call-ups against Standing Offers, including supporting amendments and approvals.
- Support competitive and non-competitive procurement actions, evaluation records and contract administration.
- Enter and validate contracting and financial information in SAP; maintain trackers, status reports and complete procurement files.
- Follow federal procurement policies, departmental procedures and security requirements; resolve missing documentation with clients and colleagues.
Qualifications
- At least 24 months of procurement experience. Relevant post-secondary education, or an acceptable combination of education, training and relevant work experience.
- Valid Government of Canada Reliability Status at solicitation closing.
- At least six cumulative months of qualifying SAP procurement and financial experience within the last five years.
- Within the last five years: substantive work on at least three federal competitive solicitations, plus experience preparing, reviewing or administering at least three federal Task Authorizations and three federal Standing Offer Call-Ups.
- Effective spoken and written English and availability for the contract term and required Ottawa office attendance. French is an asset.
Candidates must be able to provide detailed examples of their own work against the mandatory requirements. This role suits someone who enjoys practical federal contracting work, accurate documentation and managing several active files.
Please send your resume in Word format to Ilse den Besten at ilse.denbesten@quantum.ca
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