Advisor, Procurement – Purchasing

Desjardins

Procurement advisor finalizing agreements and assisting with goods and services procurement in hybrid work arrangement. Requires four years of experience and bilingual proficiency in French and English.

Posted 6/30/2026full-timeMontréal • 🇨🇦 CanadaMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in contractual negotiations, client advisory, and operational monitoring while effectively analyzing client needs and implementing performance improvement strategies. Proficient in both English and French, with a strong focus on customer service and business insight.

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Contractual NegotiationClient AdvisoryOperational MonitoringPerformance ImprovementBilingual Proficiency

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Hard Skills

Contract FinalizationSpecialized AnalysisReport WritingPolicy DevelopmentCost-Cutting Recommendations

Soft Skills

Action OrientedCustomer FocusInterpersonal SavvyNimble Learning

Certifications & Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree

Industry Keywords

Client Needs AnalysisPerformance EvaluationOperational Follow-UpDevelopment ProjectsService Quality

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Help finalize contractual agreements with the organization’s partners for the purchase and rental of goods and services
Advise and assist clients and partners on important development projects and initiatives
Prepare recommendations, solutions and action plans based on the organization’s objectives and priorities
Analyze and identify client needs
Diagnose issues and challenges to determine target outcomes
Perform specialized analysis, conduct studies, write reports and make recommendations
Carry out operational follow-up and monitoring, including monitoring of external provider performance
Help develop, enforce, update and improve the policies, processes, standards and models that support your unit’s projects and initiatives
Evaluate results, benefits and service quality
Issue and implement cost-cutting and performance improvement recommendations
Represent your unit before committees.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in a related field
A minimum of four years of relevant experience
Knowledge of French is required
Advanced proficiency of English due to the nature of the duties or work tools or because the position involves interactions with English-speaking partners, members and/or clients
Action oriented
Business insight
Customer Focus
Differences
Interpersonal Savvy
Nimble learning

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive salary and annual bonus
4 weeks of flexible vacation starting in the first year
Defined benefit pension plan that provides predictable, stable income throughout retirement
Group insurance including telemedicine
Reimbursement of health and wellness expenses and telework equipment
Benefits apply based on eligibility criteria.