Senior Manager, Procurement and Support Services, Toronto District School Board

The Toronto District School Board (TDSB) is the largest and one of the most diverse school boards in Canada. TDSB serves approximately 238,000 students in nearly 600 schools throughout Toronto, and more than 100,000 life-long learners in our Adult and Continuing Education programs. It is the largest school board in Canada and one of the largest in North America.

Toronto District School Board has a mission to enable all students to reach high levels of achievement by providing a strong public education system through partnerships with students, staff and the community with a focus on diversity, equity, innovation, accountability and accessibility to support student needs and improve learning and well-being. Becoming a part of the TDSB team means joining a talented community of educators and support staff dedicated to enriching the lives of all students and helping them to achieve success.

Toronto District School Board is looking for an experienced, knowledgeable, and skilled customer-focused team player to direct purchasing services and explore avenues for new partnerships and maintain timely and complete communications and excellent public and supplier relations. Reporting to the Executive Officer, Finance, the Senior Manager will bring strategic direction and oversight to the Purchasing Department, an inclusive leadership approach, and a commitment to corporate-wide collaboration to the senior leadership team. The Senior Manager is a key contributor to the development of organizational culture, corporate decision-making and provides ideas and advice that support the School Board’s priorities.

The ideal candidate will have a University degree in Business or related discipline and a professional designation (e.g. CPP/SCMP, CPPO, CPM, CA, CMA, CGA). They have eight years of progressively responsible experience in the management of purchasing, warehousing, and logistics in a complex and dynamic customer service delivery environment. Experience with Broader Public Sector procurement is also a requirement, as is experience working with local unions and knowledge of labour agreements.

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If you wish to be considered for the position, please forward a cover letter and your resume in PDF format by email to Kartik Kumar at careers@lesp.ca by April 20th, 2024 @ 11:59 pm.

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Legacy Partners and the TDSB are committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion and recognize that a diverse staff is essential to organizational excellence. We welcome applications from all qualified individuals and encourage women, members of racialized communities, Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, and persons of any sexual orientation or gender identity to confidentially self-identify at the time of application. In accordance with provincial legislation, accommodations will be provided by Legacy Partners and the organization throughout the recruitment, selection, and/or assessment process, upon request, to applicants with disabilities. If you would like to self-identify during the recruitment process, please fill out the IISD’s Voluntary Self-Identification Questionnaire and submit it with your application.