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Student – Procurement Coordination
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The Bank of Canada has a vision to be a leading central bank—dynamic, engaged and trusted—committed to a better Canada. No other employer in the country offers you the unique opportunity to work at the very center of Canada’s economy, in an organization with significant impact on the economic and financial well-being of all Canadians. You will be challenged, energized and motivated to excel in our environment.
Building on the principles that have always guided us – excellence, integrity and respect – we strive to be forward-looking and innovative, to welcome people with diverse perspectives and talents, and to earn trust by living up to our commitments and by clearly explaining the intent of our policies and actions.
With our defined-benefit pension plan, benefits, and high flexibility for work life balance – find out more about why we are annually ranked as one of Canada’s top employers: Working Here – Bank of Canada
Find out more about the next steps in our Recruitment process.
What you will do
You will have the opportunity to collaborate with procurement specialists, contract analysts, and business stakeholders that acquire a broad range of goods and services for the Bank. This position requires strong analytical, communication, and team playing skills that support quality, efficiency, and compliance in our services with clients. If you are considering a career in procurement and contracting, this placement is perfect for you.
You’ll be administering, executing, documenting, and retrieving various procurement and contracting requirements as part of the Bank’s Procurement Services team, for internal clients and external vendors. You will also participate in strategic initiatives with your colleagues to develop, change, streamline, and digitize processes and data as part of business excellence, continuous improvement and operational planning.
Your education and experience
You must be currently enrolled in a university or college program as a full-time, part-time, or co-op student, pursuing a degree in business, commerce, supply chain management, or related field.
What you need to succeed
- Experience in a client-facing, administrative role or project(s) – your previous contributions may come from school projects, special committees, summer or part-time jobs
- Strong analytical skills – our business is about the “details”
- Strong communication and team-playing skills – you will support a wide variety of dynamic teams, people and roles
- Self-driven work ethic – you will need to be a self-starter who loves taking initiative and seeing things through to completion
- Curiosity and the desire to learn – our business is changing and growing fast
- Flexibility is key – you will be on one of the busiest teams in the organization
- Working knowledge of MS Word, Excel
- Bilingual – functional level
Nice to Have
- Experience with SAP, Sharepoint and MS Teams
- Individuals interested in summer placement, as well as continuous employment during your school year either as part-time or through a co-op program
What you need to know
- Language requirement: English or French essential
- Priority will be given to Canadian citizens and permanent residents
- Security level required: Be eligible to obtain Reliability
- Please save a copy of the job poster. Once the closing date has passed, it will no longer be available.
Remote work / Hybrid Work Model #LI-Remote
The Bank offers work arrangements that provide employees with flexibility, enable high-performing teams, and support an excellent workplace culture. Most employees can telework from home for a substantial part of each month as part of the Bank’s hybrid work model, and they are expected on site at the Bank location a minimum of eight days per month to help build connections between colleagues. You must live in Canada, and within reasonable commuting distance of the office. For this position, should you not live within reasonable commuting distance of the office, you will be able to work 100% remote (within Canada) for the duration of this term.
What you can expect from us
This is a great opportunity to join a leading organization and be part of a high-performing team.
- Salary $22.52 hourly (job grade Student B)
We wish to thank all applicants for their interest and effort in applying for this position. Only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.
