Purchase à Canada

Join Our Team as a Procurement Coordinator!

Are you ready to make a significant impact at the Toronto Parking Authority? Reporting to the Manager of Strategic Sourcing and Procurement, the Procurement Coordinator plays a pivotal role in facilitating procurement activities in SAP. This dynamic position supports business units and leadership by championing best practices throughout the Procure-to-Pay process, establishing robust process controls through governance and reporting.

As a Procurement Coordinator, you'll provide exceptional customer service and be an innovative and creative business partner for internal stakeholders. You'll be the gatekeeper for governance of Purchasing processes in SAP, ensuring compliance and continuous improvement across the Toronto Parking Authority.

This highly collaborative role involves working closely with stakeholders, leveraging your deep understanding of the business to drive results and enhance customer satisfaction. If you're passionate about procurement and eager to contribute to a forward-thinking team, we want to hear from you!

• Establish, execute and support continuous improvement of best practices in SAP throughout the Procure-to-Pay process
• Interpret supplier contracts and set PO and SAP contract in SAP for efficient execution and effective controls
• Evaluate purchasing requests from business stakeholders and process Purchase Orders while maintaining appropriate documentation against established contracts, accurate cost accounting and effective spend controls
• Understand procurement and accounting policies to meet expected outcomes
• Act as a liaison providing training as well as hands-on support to business stakeholders on best practices in SAP, particularly towards creating purchase requisitions and receiving
• Support continuous improvement of established processes
• Provide reporting to business owner related to budget controls, spend management, timely receiving etc.
• Support documentation activities related to purchasing to meet audit requirements
• Develop internal dashboards, metrics and benchmarks for evaluating continuous improvement

• Post Secondary Diploma/Degree in Business Administration or Finance or equivalent field or a combination of relevant work experience.
• Minimum three (3) years of experience in purchasing, logistics or procurement and relationship management
• Experience in the public sector (preferred)
• Knowledge of project management and contract management processes is desirable
• Experience with a large ERP (such as SAP)
• Experience with PR/PO/Receiving functions in SAP (or any large ERP) is essential

• Confident and independent team player with the ability to partner with stakeholders across the organization
• Solid and effective interpersonal and communication skills (including oral, written, and visual).
• Accuracy and attention to detail is key to this position
• Strong desire and ability for continuous process improvements
• Strong organizational and Time management skills; acute awareness and ability to manage to deadlines.
• Technical proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including Word and Excel
• Ability to function successfully both independently and within a team
• Strong analytical skills
• Ability to interpret supplier contractual terms and conditions (preferred)
• The ability to critically analyze and simplify problems, leverage creativity, use sound and logical judgement
• Detail oriented with the ability to handle competing priorities while remaining flexible and adaptable in a complex and changing work environment

About the Toronto Parking Authority

Toronto Parking Authority (TPA) is the largest municipal parking operator in North America, third largest bike share operator and largest operator of municipally owned EV charging in Canada. At the Toronto Parking Authority, we aspire to create a seamless customer experience that delivers on choice, ease, and speed through the City. We are proud to be a major strategic asset for the City in supporting Toronto’s Mobility goals. Our advancements reflect our commitment to innovation and service excellence.

Join us in Driving (and Riding and Charging) Last Mile Mobility

We recognize that our people are how we make this happen. It’s why we have a company culture that values safety, respect and integrity. We strive to be a great place to work: As an employee, you’ll experience professional and organizational growth within a collaborative environment where all our efforts are aligned: to deliver on our vision to become the world’s best provider of sustainable parking, bike share and last mile mobility.

Come and experience what it’s like to work at TPA, where our Rules of the Road guide us: We will win and celebrate as a team; We are passionate about our customers and stakeholders; We will set targets, keep score and win; We will act with a sense of urgency; and We will be respectful, courteous, and accountable.

We are growing. We are mobility. We are TPA.

About the Application Process

As employees we all share in maintaining a safe environment for customers and visitors and a safe work environment for TPA employees. This environment always promotes and exemplifies our Core Values of Safety Always, Respect and Value Differences, and Act with Integrity.

TPA is committed to equity, diversity, anti-racism and inclusion in the delivery of its services and workplaces. TPA is committed to fostering a diverse workforce that is representative of the community it serves at all levels of the organization, and supports an inclusive environment. TPA welcomes applications from members of groups with historical or current barriers to equity, including but not limited to Black and racialized groups, women, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, people from the LGBTQ(IA2S+) community, and others with the skills and knowledge to productively engage with diverse communities. We seek to maintain our commitment to excellence and recognize that increasing the diversity of our employees supports this objective. We are dedicated to equal opportunity.

TPA encourages applications from all qualified applicants and is committed to providing accessible employment practices that are in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (‘AODA’). If you require accommodation for disability during any stage of the recruitment process, please notify Human Resources.

TPA has an Employment of Relatives Policy which controls relatives of current employees from being hired, assigned, transferred or promoted into positions where there is a conflict of interest due to relationship. Should you be selected for an interview, you will be asked to disclose the name, relationship and position of any relative who is a current TPA employee.

We thank all applicants; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.