Robert Sévigny Email & Phone Number

Ottawa, Ontario, CA

• Lead the procurement process for RFPs, RFQs, and a Negotiated RFP from planning to contract signing for procurements valued between $50k to $3M.
• Interfaced with vendors to achieve mutually beneficial outcomes over email, telephone, and in person.
• Responsible for all levels of procurement-related activities; from issuing and approving Purchase Orders to drafting contracts.
• Consulted with other government departments and internal Legal counsel to draft Memorandum of Understanding agreements for the exchange of confidential and protected information.

Ottawa, Ontario, CA

• Developed and maintained strong working relationships with clients seeking advice regarding adherence to procurement policies and procedures and provided contract management and purchase order administration expertise.
• Assisted clients in determining the most appropriate procurement strategies based on existing contracts and current company policies (i.e., competitive bid, call-up against a standing offer, non-competitive, etc.).
• Worked with the Business Intelligence division to improve or create new reports on procurement services within the organization and used those reports to draft quarterly and bi-annual briefings for Senior Management.
• Aided clients in drafting or updating statements of work to be used in call-ups against standing offers for both goods and professional services.

Markham, ON, CA

• Named lead Sourcing Specialist for the largest Facility Management Zone within the National Capital Region; a region comprising Other Government Department sites including 1200 Vanier (RCMP HQ), CanMet Bells Corner’s.
• Revised and suggested changes to RFQ and RFP templates.
• Revised French documents to ensure translated versions remained consistent with original English language documents.
• Translated Master Services Agreement (contract) documents from English to French.
• Posted competitive bids using MERX.

• Supported operations teams responsible for managing SNCL O&M clients’ facilities by identifying, developing, and implementing contracted and outsourced services.
• Managed outsourced service contracts to ensure that SNCL’s clients received the highest quality of service while identifying cost saving opportunities whenever possible.
• Negotiated with suppliers and operations teams to form mutually beneficial agreements between parties in times in order to meet client financial goals.
• Prepared and issued multi-million dollar RFPs, leading work groups through the creation of tender documents.
• Negotiated with various types of service providers to achieve cost savings goals both during the tendering process and through the life of contracts.
• Devised solutions to complex problems for which no set procedure existed.

• Provided administrative support to the Technical Services team.
• Received and inputed inventory updates for entry into PeopleSoft.
• Acted as a liaison between Maintenance Supervisors and the Technical Services team.
• Managed reports, ensuring that PWGSC inspection and reporting guidelines were being followed by Maintenance Supervisors in the field.

Montreal, Quebec, CA

• Represented SNCL O&M in various meetings with their client’s managers and employees to gather information for building an inventory of physical assets in order to assist in establishing facility management best.
• Organized inventory data for project managers for eventual presentation to the client.
• Provided estimates of time needed to complete tasks to project leaders and met those targets.