Procurement Analyst

Role overview

Responsibilities

• Own and maintain procurement policy, purchasing thresholds, approval requirements, and vendor selection standards.
• Build and maintain NetSuite requisition and approval workflows; partner with departments on purchasing needs.
• Validate requests against budgets and forecasts; negotiate vendor pricing, discounts, renewals, payment terms, and other terms.
• Coordinate contract updates and Legal review; research grants, tax credits, and other funding programs and support applications.
• Identify unused or duplicate software licenses and shadow IT; report spend, savings, managed spend, and policy compliance.
• Train requisitioners, maintain purchasing guides and procedures, and complete special projects.

Required qualifications

• At least 3 years in procurement, purchasing, vendor management, or a related finance role.
• Track record researching market pricing and discounts and negotiating vendor terms with measurable savings.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel experience and a post-secondary degree in business, finance, or supply chain.
• Strong accuracy, attention to detail, and written and oral communication skills.
• Must be able to work onsite in Kanata two days per week, Tuesday and Wednesday.

Preferred experience

• NetSuite purchasing and approval workflow experience is preferred.
• Purchasing software or SaaS, IT equipment, marketing programs, or professional services is preferred.
• AI-enabled productivity and analytical tools and multinational vendors or cross-border taxes are a plus.

Workplace

• The description calls the work hybrid-first and requires onsite work in Kanata two days weekly, Tuesday and Wednesday.

Compensation

• Expected salary range is $65,000–$75,000; no pay cadence is stated.

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