Buyer

Summary

This person will be responsible for tactical and strategic activities involving the purchases of MRO, services, and raw materials for North America Facilities. This individual will work closely with the Strategic Team and operations to lead supplier evaluations, selections, and sourcing by researching industry trends, performing commodity market analysis and presenting strategic recommendations. Thorough working knowledge of purchasing policies, processes and procedures is important as this role is the procurement point of contact for operations and our supply base. This position in located in the Bowmanville Plant.

E s s en t ial Duti e s a nd R e s ponsibilities**:

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• Responsible for supporting and assisting Operations with sourcing of parts and services to ensure business operating efficiently.
• Process and administer purchase orders via the procurement system (Ariba and SAP), including price negotiations, manage inquiries, expediting and status reviews.
• Support the maintenance of Departmental (KPI's) key performance indicators
• Preparation and coordination of all aspects of bidding process for RF's (e.g. Request for Proposal, Request for Information, Request for Quote).
• Responsible for ensuring vendor communication and vendor performance is adhere to Operations requirements
• Support development and maintenance of procurement processes and procedures between all stake holders in the business (Operations, Procurement, and Accounts Payable). Manage and support regulatory and compliance requirements (e.g. Spend Analysis, Client Relationships, and Supplier Performance). Manage reporting of Procurement performance metrics. Reconcile invoices to purchase order to ensure correct pricing /quantity. Proactively communicate with staff and suppliers regarding agreements, PO's, ordering, pricing, service level compliance, product availability, policy/guidelines and resolving related purchasing issues.

* Qual i fic a tio n s :

• Bachelor's degree (B.A.) from an accredited College or University and/or three to five years related experience and/or training/or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Must have extensive Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Excel, and Word).
• Knowledge of Supply Chain Management, Negotiation, Cost Analysis, Vendor Relationships, as well as accounting terms and concepts and maintenance operations.
• Understanding of concrete/construction industry will be preferred.
• Awareness of procurement processes, accounts payables, and receiving functions will be preferred.
• Should be a keen learner.
• Excellent analytical, problem solving and decision-making skills
• A flexible and adaptable team player who is service oriented
• Excellent oral and written communication skills with superior organizational and analytical abilities