Senior Buyer

YVR is a place of connection, bringing together people, places and cargo while ensuring a safe and efficient experience for everyone. The Supply Management team is looking for a Senior Buyer who is keen to take on the initiative and contribute to managing & exploiting changing business conditions to deliver the best value procurement to the organization.

The role centers around playing an integral part in ongoing supplier governance and relationship management, ensuring that appropriate total value of ownership is achieved through the life of contractual agreements. The Senior Buyer will solve problems creatively and have a high degree of business ethics to lead through influence. They are someone who possess excellent communication skills and work collaboratively with others. 

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, evaluate, and execute contract strategies to achieve best value procurement for the organization.
• Perform business intelligence analysis to guide and support business units for strategic and tactical procurement initiatives.
• Build and manage successful relationships with vendors and support vendor performance management.
• Procuring goods and services using a competitive process including preparing RFX documents and administrating entire procurement process through online bidding platform.
• Negotiate with vendors and prepare various agreements using template documents.

Key Qualifications

• Over 8 years of recent experience in procurement in a fast-paced and complex environment.
• A professional designation in Supply Chain Management (SCMP) is an asset.
• Strong business and financial acumen.
• Highly skilled at building and managing relationships with internal/external stakeholders.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills in managing cross functional teams and projects

Who We Are 
YVR is more than just an airport. We connect our beautiful province and all it has to offer to the world. We are all leaders and trailblazers for change and innovation, so no matter the department or team you’re a part of, the work you do matters.  

At YVR, we are flexible in everything we do. We will work together to find ways to deliver customer excellence that helps us all thrive. We strive to provide an environment that reflects the diversity of our communities, allowing us to better serve them.  

Whatever your background and wherever you’re from, you belong at YVR. We want to make sure you truly belong and help you reach your full potential. If you have any questions about accessibility or require any assistance applying, please reach out at careers@yvr.ca. 

Join us on this journey as we continue to transform our airport to better serve our communities.