Position Senior Analyst, Procurement Department Corporate Services Classification Level 6 Salary Our salaries generally range from $81,708 - $92,873 and are based on qualifications and experience Languages English is required and French is an asset Term Permanent Full-Time Location Hybrid (Ottawa) Background The Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) is the national voice of local governments, representing their interests with the federal government.

With over 2,000 members, including Canada’s largest cities, small urban areas, rural and remote communities, as well as 20 provincial and territorial municipal associations, FCM represents more than 90% of the country’s population. Through its advocacy, funding offers and diverse programs, FCM’s work has a direct impact on Canadians’ quality of life.

At FCM, we are committed to making the communities Canadians live in more prosperous, sustainable, and equitable. We aspire to be deeply respectful, collaborative, empowering and inclusive. All leaders in the organization embrace these values, the corporate culture and the passion for FCM’s mission.

Major Purpose Reporting to the Finance Director, Operations, the Senior Analyst of Procurement will be responsible for the development, implementation and ongoing maintenance of procurement processes and tools, including policy development. This role will lead and strategically develop the procurement function to support organizational goals by coordinating sourcing activities, maintaining contracts, ensuring cost-effective, high-quality, and sustainable sourcing of goods and services. The role ensures purchasing decisions are data-informed, timely, and aligned with procurement policies and service standards.

The Senior Analyst will serve as a knowledge and support hub for Procurement and Insurance, collaborating with managers across FCM providing procurement, insurance, and policy development support. The Senior Analyst will maintain technical knowledge and expertise, researching and providing recommendations to the Senior Director, Corporate Services and Finance Director, Operations on procurement, and special projects.

Key Responsibilities Procurement

• Develop and implement the long-term procurement strategy aligned with the organization’s objectives.
• Lead procurement transformation initiatives and continuous improvement programs, including developing and maintaining contract templates and tools.
• Ensure procurement activities adhere to procurement policy, financial controls, audit, legal and regulatory requirements.
• Supports internal stakeholders on the procuring journey, ensuring procuring requirements are fulfilled in accordance with internal controls working closely with Finance partners.
• Provides effective operation and strategic advice for the functions of Procurement, Logistics and Contracting.
• Provides advice and solutions during the resolution of contract disputes.
• Support end-to-end RFP and contract evaluation processes, including scoring, analysis, and documentation.
• Create, review, and validate purchase requisitions in the ERP system to ensure accuracy of coding, and alignment with procurement policies.
• Troubleshoot errors or workflow issues within the ERP, coordinating with Finance and IT as needed.
• Provides strategic advice related to corporate legal documents, contractual agreements, and procurement processes compliance.
• Act as a point of contact with external legal counsel for all procurement related legal reviews.
• Collaborate with internal clients and provide strategic procurement guidance, best practices, and training sessions.
• Reviews and identifies areas where more effective and competitive contracts could result in significant cost savings and improvements of the quality of services and goods.
• Recommend and implement improvements to procurement processes, tools, and ERP (Workday).
• Support partnership and sponsorship agreement process through diligent review process and template creation.
• Participates in special projects targeted at department and organization wide improvements as determined as part of annual planning and priority setting processes.
• Supports the Finance Director, Operations for FCM’s Insurance Program (Property & Casualty) including conducting annual renewal of insurance policies working with the insurance broker, in keeping with a renewal strategy established by the Corporate Services Leaders.
• Collaborates with all the departments on insurance needs. Provides advice on finding the best-in-class insurance package through procurement expertise.

Knowledge, Experience And Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field (e.g. business administration)
• Minimum 7+ years' experience in strategic procurement roles.
• In depth knowledge of strategic sourcing, supplier relationship management, and contract management.
• Knowledge of supply chain, logistics and material management.
• Excellent analysis, critical thinking skills; project management an asset.
• Proven experience developing tools, resources, training content.
• Excellent attention to detail for the purpose of contract review and policy work, with proven contract management acumen, and ability to understand and interpret policies and guidelines.
• Procurement designation a plus.
• Blend of strong technical and interpersonal skills includes exceptional customer service focus and collaboration skills.
• Highly self-motivated, strong ability to plan and organize own work.
• Proficiency in procurement systems and analytics tools
• Excellent Microsoft Office skills include MS Excel, Word, SharePoint, PPT.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English is essential. Ability to work in both official languages (English and French) is an asset.

The benefits to joining the FCM team include summer hours (Fridays off between July 1st and Labour Day); office facilities located in the ByWard Market, FCM’s commitment to employee development and a competitive range of employee benefits and services. FCM encourages flexible work arrangements to support the wellbeing and productivity of employees.

The Federation of Canadian Municipalities is committed to fostering an organizational culture that embraces equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging, where individuals from diverse racial and ethnic identities, nationalities, social economic status, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression and physical and mental abilities can thrive and be fully engaged at their best level.

FCM welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the recruitment and selection process.

The future of work at FCM includes a hybrid work model; therefore, this role will be a combination of virtual and on-site work. The successful candidate is required live within 80kms of downtown Ottawa and be authorized to work in Canada. For additional information on this posting, or for further information on FCM, access our website at www.fcm.ca. Visit the careers section of our website to apply. The deadline for applications is January 11th, 2026, or until the position is filled. We thank all candidates for their interest; however, we will only contact those selected for an interview. All the applications will be kept on file for six months following the hiring.