Senior Advisor, Strategic Procurement
- Strategic Procurement
- Ottawa
- Permanent
To apply, please forward your resume and cover letter by Aug 12, 2026
The Mint is hiring a Senior Advisor, Strategic Procurement who can thrive in a dynamic and inclusive environment.
Reporting to the Senior Manager, Business Partner Procurement, the Senior Advisor is responsible for leading complex, high value procurements on behalf of the RCM. They will use their procurement expertise, leadership, influential business and financial acumen to achieve results. The Senior Advisor has a professional background which enables them to manage multiple complex procurement files concurrently, and independently. The Senior Advisor is a trusted partner to internal clients consistently delivering customer-orientated, value-add outcomes in alignment with supporting strategies which support internal clients such as IT, Finance and other corporate functions. The Senior Advisor is also required to assess current and future business sourcing requirements and is able to forward-plan and prioritize projects up to 18 months in advance. The Senior Advisor will use well developed project management and communication skills to work with internal stakeholders and vendors on both ongoing procurement projects and longer-term strategic initiatives.
Your Responsibilities:
- Leads the strategic planning for the team’s most complex procurement opportunities, sourcing strategies and evaluation processes.
- Complete and/or coordinate all phases of high value contract lifecycles.
- Provide guidance to internal stakeholders and build strong relationships
- Support internal stakeholders in resolving contractual or performance issues with suppliers
- Work with the Mint’s internal risk stakeholders in Legal, Privacy, Cyber Security and Enterprise Risk Management to ensure vendor agreements fall within the Mint’s risk tolerance
- Identify and execute on continuous cost optimization and reduction opportunities
- Initiate supplier assessments and develop continuous improvement plans relating to stakeholders and suppliers
- Conduct in depth risk mitigation analysis and provide advice to stakeholders
This opening is to be filled on a hybrid working arrangement, and the incumbent will be required to work from the Ottawa location 3 days per week, however this could be subject to change based on based on operational requirements.
This selection process may also qualify the applicant for other positions with similar requirements and qualifications.
Qualifications:
Languages Requirements:
Proficiency in both official languages (English / French) is required at the time of hire. If no qualified candidate fully meets the required levels, other candidate language profiles may be considered in accordance with the Mint’s Staffing Policy. The linguistic profile for this position is:
Reading Comprehension: C Advanced
Written Expression: B Intermediate
Oral Proficiency: C Advanced
Education & Designation:
- University Degree and or a combination of Post-Secondary Education in Commerce, Business or other relevant degrees to procurement and substantial experience may be considered
- MBA or Supply Chain Management Professional is an asset
Experience:
- Minimum 6 years of demonstrated success in procurement roles of progressive responsibility, delivering on revenue and cost efficiency projects, including facilitating and executing on RFx outsourcing projects
- Extensive experience leading public procurements, and application of trade agreements in public procurements
- Extensive experience in contract and vendor management
Additional Qualifications:
- Expert in all aspects of RFX development, execution and contract award
- Project management skills
- Expert communication skills, both written and verbal
- Demonstrated leadership and experience in market analysis, vendor solicitation, procurement strategy development
- Strong contract and supplier negotiation skills
- Demonstrated success setting and achieving objectives with tight deadlines and competing priorities.
- Strong collaborator with proven ability to influence others to align on objectives
- Experience with Microsoft D365 Supply Chain and Finance modules would be an asset
Why the Mint?
At the Mint, you will collaborate with a diverse group of people and be a part of an iconic Canadian organization. Your safety and wellbeing are our top priority. We offer outstanding pay and total rewards for you and your family and you will be supported to continuously learn throughout your career.
The Mint is committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We value diversity and aim to provide an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment, selection and onboarding process to ensure that each candidate is treated respectfully. In accordance with the Employment Equity Act, you are invited to voluntarily self-identify with one or more of the four employment equity groups (women, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities and members of visible minorities) by sending your application to the confidential email, EE@mint.ca that is accessed only by the Human Resources section.
If you need accommodation at any point in the application or interview process, please let us know. We are committed to being an inclusive employer. For a confidential inquiry, simply email us directly at EE@mint.ca to make arrangements.
What to Expect:
In order to be considered for an interview, please clearly demonstrate on your application how you meet the language, education and experience qualifications. The additional qualifications may be assessed through interviews, exams, reference checks, etc.
Selected candidates will be required to complete a background check facilitated by the Mint in order to obtain a security clearance.
Ready to mint your career? Please forward your resume to careers@mint.ca by August 12, 2026. We look forward to receiving your application!