Michelle Shatula, Nigp-Cpp, Cppo Email & Phone Number

Canada

St. Albert

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

-Communicate and work with client departments to determine appropriate procurement/supply chain management strategies and priorities for the provision of a wide range of construction and consulting services.-Review and consult with client departments regarding their requisitions and specifications, including proposal/tender evaluation criteria and weightings, for completeness-Conduct detailed commodity and industry analysis to determine best procurement strategies by interviewing clients and prospective vendor representatives, networking and purchasing agents, investigating Internet sites, historical spend, usage records and other resources all while considering the City's requirements and risks-Compose commercial proposal/tender documentation to solicit submissions from vendors, conducting a commercial analysis, and participating in the technical analysis using the proposal/tender evaluation criteria and weightingLeading or participating on cross-functional procurement project teams at the corporate and operational levels, taking into consideration the laws of tendering, the New West Partnership Trade Agreement and the Agreement on Internal TradeProvide leadership and guidance to a Materials Management Specialist/Buyers and other staff who perform procurement or administrative functions on their behalf.

-Communicate and work with client departments to determine appropriate procurement/supply chain management strategies and priorities for the provision of a wide range of construction and consulting services.-Review and consult with client departments regarding their requisitions and specifications, including proposal/tender evaluation criteria and weightings, for completeness-Conduct detailed commodity and industry analysis to determine best procurement strategies by interviewing clients and prospective vendor representatives, networking and purchasing agents, investigating Internet sites, historical spend, usage records and other resources all while considering the City's requirements and risks-Compose commercial proposal/tender documentation to solicit submissions from vendors, conducting a commercial analysis, and participating in the technical analysis using the proposal/tender evaluation criteria and weightingLeading or participating on cross-functional procurement project teams at the corporate and operational levels, taking into consideration the laws of tendering, the New West Partnership Trade Agreement and the Agreement on Internal TradeProvide leadership and guidance to a Materials Management Specialist/Buyers and other staff who perform procurement or administrative functions on their behalf.

-Producing tender and award documentation, and other communications, using the City's automated systems (SAP, MS Office, Asset Works M5)-Conducting research and producing summaries/reports on findings on procurement related topics and processes as well as tender specific requirements-Collaboratively working with customer departments as well as Senior Buyers to select and follow appropriate procurement strategies and priorities-Composing, or assisting in composing, tender documentation for goods, services, and/or construction and consultant services; to obtain competitiveinformation from vendors required to evaluate proposal or bid submissions-Reviewing the technical or scope of work specifications-Other related administrative tasks

Medicine Hat, Alberta

Process purchase orders, revisions and change orders requests, including dataentry and filing.♦ Develop competitive bid packages as assigned and administer competitivebidding process. Perform commercial analysis and compliance evaluation of bidsubmissions. Compose and verify award documentation and release information.Compile contracts, ensure appropriate signatures are obtained and distributecopies. Retain, maintain and compile information for contracted vendors.♦ Manage the Purchasing Card program including processing applications, carddistribution & master list, trouble shooting, and generating reports.♦ Manage the Signing Authority procedures including maintaining and updatingspecimen cards, issuing LVPO books and monitoring all purchasing documentsfor proper approval.♦ Act as a liaison to inquiries and resolve problems with user departments andvendors♦ Maintain various spreadsheets and tables for reports and statistics including theannual report of City Procurement Activity.♦ Provide research assistance and compile statistics and data for reporting variousprocurement activities♦ Perform a variety of administrative functions and provide support as required toBuyers and Purchasing Supervisor♦ Develop and maintain purchasing administrative procedures and assist in thepreparation and maintenance of other department procedures and standarddocumentation.♦ Educate department administrators on completing order requests (paper & onlineentry through JDE), includes writing training documentation, providing examplescenarios, and communicating the information to different types of learners.