Procurement Specialist

1 week ago

Kitchener, Ontario, Canada Simpson Print Full time
For 55 years,
Simpson Print has delivered innovative
printing solutions. We like to think that we have reinvented print marketing.

We are equipped to print and manufacture everything you need to bring your brand to life.

From retail merchandising and signage to packaging and displays,
if you can imagine it, we can print and build it.

We turn visions into unimaginable brand experiences and push print boundaries to manufacture immersive visual experiences that help brands be seen and heard.

We create attractive store fixtures and displays from pop up stores and retail spaces that create memorable brand experiences. From branding to promotions, we print and manufacture multidimensional marketing that is meant to be experienced.

The Opportunity
We are looking for an organized and planful Procurement Specialist to join our growing team.

Reporting to the President, the Procurement Specialist will be responsible for purchasing/procurement organization wide (including print and general office supplies - whatever our business needs) and will be an integral to supporting our sales and estimating teams.


Why join our team?

  • Competitive compensation
  • Full benefit package
  • Dynamic, creative environment
  • Wellestablished entrepreneurial business grounded in strong family values.

Responsibilities:

  • Cultivate and own Simpson Print's relationship with its vendors managing the flow of supplies so our teams have the materials and equipment needed to perform their jobs.
  • Captaining all purchases (organizationwide) to ensure we buy the best price, best quality while hitting timeline expectations.
  • Provide estimation team with uptodate pricing for all items used for production/sales orders.
  • Manage the PO process from start to finish ensuring the accuracy of data within the Accura system.
  • Manage the procurement process from start to finish so our estimating and sales teams can focus on what they do best.
  • Monitor and manage supply inventory to ensure timely and costeffective job completion that meets (and ideally exceeds) customer expectations.
  • Continuously research potential vendors, materials, and services to understand what is new in the market and ensure competitive pricing.
  • Maintain accurate vendor and supply list pricing and records.
  • Own the procurement data including creating and analyzing regular reports.
  • Continuously improve procurement related processes to help Simpson Print and B2Signs & Events achieve further efficiencies while improving costs.
  • Provide and analyze reporting and support of daily output metrics and recurring issues.

Education and Experience:

  • Minimum of high school diploma, college diploma or university degree with a focus on Print or Procurement is preferred.
  • 5 years' experience in the procurement of supplies, ideally in a print environment.

Desired Skills and Abilities:

  • Understanding of the print workflow process and the products and signage we sell
  • Thorough knowledge of people management, print equipment & systems and operating procedures.
  • Experienced and effective negotiator
  • Exceptional organizational skills
  • Experienced and comfortable with creating and modifying spreadsheets (Excel and Google Docs)
  • Exceptional planning and problemsolving abilities.
  • Goal and results focused to ensure strict deadlines at met, including quarterly and annual goals and objectives.
  • Solid analytical skills
  • Lean and/or Six sigma expertise is an asset.
  • Proficiency with Accura

Working Conditions:


Activity in the warehouse and/ or print room, may be necessary, where the incumbent may be exposed to dirt, dust, noise and fumes.

The incumbent may be required to travel within Canada to attend customer meetings or training sessions. In exercising these functions the incumbent must be able to exert up to 50 lbs. of force occasionally to move objects

Hours & Location:


This is a Full-time Hourly position (8:00am to 5:00pm, 60 minute lunch break), based out of Bloomingdale, 865 Sawmill Drive Bloomingdale.


More About Simpson Print


Simpson Print has been innovating the print industry since 1964, evolving from a small screen-print shop to a global industry-leader pushing print boundaries in order to create the highest quality print marketing and manufacturing.

From ideation to fulfillment, we tailor solutions for the most complex print challenges, to help bands win more attention.

Driven by our innovation mindset and commitment to sustainability, we provide integrated and diverse print platform solutions supported by incredible print intelligence and customer service.

Let our print innovation deliver your next unimaginable brand experience

Our values are a key differentiator for both our customers and our team:

Quality - We continually strive to deliver the highest-quality print solutions in the market.

Innovation:

  • We innovate by combining print intelligence with industryleading technologies.

Sustainability

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