Purchaser - 12 Months Contract

Panasonic Canada Inc.

For over 100 years, Panasonic has been committed to enhancing the well-being of people, communities, and society. Our technologies and solutions have been developed with one aim in mind: to enrich our lives and make life better - simpler, healthier, safer, more enjoyable, and more sustainable. Panasonic Canada Inc. (PCI) is a leading technology provider to businesses, government agencies and consumers across the region. The company leverages its strengths in Living Spaces, Immersive Entertainment, Sustainable Energy, Automated Supply Chains and Connected Solutions to provide lifestyle solutions to consumers as well as secure and resilient integrated solutions for B2B and B2G customers. We are proud to be recognized as one of Greater Toronto's Top Employers for 2020, 2021 and 2022. Come join our journey.

Panasonic Canada Inc. Hybrid Work Model

Panasonic Canada Inc. supports a hybrid work model. We understand that flexibility is essential for employees to do their best work while also balancing personal and life needs. Employees can expect to be in the office for a variable number of days per week based on the needs of the business unit, while having the ability to also work remote.

Purchaser:
Administers purchase plans and provides accurate and timely Purchase, Sales, and Inventory reports for management approval. Resolves and follows up on product delivery requirements or issues. Proactively communicates purchasing updates and execution strategy to all departments. Provides support to Sales and Operations management. Maintains data bases, prepares reports, updates vendor information, and sets up new vendors as required.

Please note this is a 12-month contract opportunity.

Please note that this is a hybrid role. Office based work will be performed out of the Niagara on the Lake Office.
Responsibilities
Purchase, sales, and inventory forecasting - Works with Sales Management to create demand and supply plan. Ensures purchases are entered and supply plan is monitored and executing resolutions to supply planning exceptions/alerts (e.g., expediting or add-order).
Assesses PSI reports for the product purchase levels in accordance with the product target days and budgeted inventory level. Monitors and report slow moving inventory. Advises of any purchase and inventory discrepancies within the lock period. Updates associated sales forecasts and ensures product purchase levels are kept within the inventory budget level. Prepares inquiry reports and air shipment requests to external vendors.
Prepares monthly PSI report and recommendations for management review and upon approval prepares purchase orders for overseas, US and or local suppliers. Analyzes backorder reports weekly and works closely with Sales Management and suppliers during the month to ensure models are current and inventory is at satisfactory levels.
Liaises with external vendors to follow up on back orders, confirm product shipping dates, ship direct requirements where applicable, air shipments, or sea shipments and export order requirements.
Purchase supply chain for parts - works closely with service management to ensure appropriate supply chain for parts. Sets min/max stock requirements, generates monthly forecast based on rolling average consumption.
Maintains Service Department Order Sheet review entries by service staff. Generates orders to parts vendors based on lead times. Provides 6 month forecast to PCI Parts for parts sourced from them. Liaises with external vendors to follow up on back orders, confirms product shipping dates, ships direct requirements where applicable, air shipments, or sea shipments and export order requirements.
Purchase Order Updates - Provides proactive communication of purchasing updates and execution strategy to all departments. Works with departments to prioritize fill to minimize impact of shortages and delays on customers, sales, installations, and service requirements.
Sales Support - Provides support to sales management including support the sourcing of new products as needed, updates and edits excel Quote spreadsheet used by sales team to quote clients including adding/remove products sell and cost price changes.
Generates/Updates process documentation with regards to sourcing of new products and other business flows for the teams. Maintains reports and provides ad hoc reports and requests ongoing.
Master Data - Assists in the Third-Party tracking process when onboarding new purchasing vendors. Once approved creates new vendor in Microsoft Dynamics.
Manages vendor ongoing changes including price, terms, address, contacts. Creates new products in Microsoft Dynamics. Updates and maintains ongoing including price changes, changes to carton weight and measure, vendor number, or country of manufacturer.
The Successful Candidate Will Have:

Post-secondary education diploma or degree in purchasing or related studies. 3 to 4 years of purchasing, procurement, and supply chain management experience.
Strong ERP software experience, Microsoft Dynamic GP.
Strong knowledge and demonstrated capability of Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook. Knowledge of computer hardware and peripherals
Requires a broad and deep knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics GP and PSI systems to effectively monitor sales and service targets and develop continuous improvement changes to systems and work processes.
Must be able to effectively interpret policies and procedures that may be convoluted or incomplete. Regular requirement to collect limited information from a variety of sources, selecting a solution from sometimes unclear list of alternatives.
Requires investigation/collection of sales/service issues/problems and coordinate solutions with corporate counterparts. Strong follow up and detail-oriented with high degree of accuracy.
High degree of information sharing and influencing required when working with local management to facilitate accurate purchase level insuring purchasing processes and policies are adhered to.
Effective rapport building capabilities required working with local management regarding performance issues. Must be able to present information in a clear and concise manner to allow for open exchange of information and learning.
High degree of information sharing and influencing required when working with external vendors regarding product specifications, lead time requirement alternate solutions. Strong negotiation and multitasking skills.
How to Apply

Please include a PDF copy of your current resume.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Panasonic Canada Inc.

In order to drive our business to continued heights, our business practices and our contribution to society must be rooted in diversity, equity, and inclusion. We foster an environment in which everyone is able to share their voice and talents, in a safe space, where they have the opportunity and resources to fully realize their potential. We are therefore committed to developing and realizing programs, tools and processes that ensure a diverse, equitable and inclusive environment for our employees

AODA Policy

Panasonic Canada Inc. has an accommodation process in place and provides accommodations for
job applicants with disabilities as appropriate. Assessment and selection materials and procedures can be made available in accessible formats and methods as appropriate. If you require a specific accommodation because of disability or medical need, please let us know when selected to take part in our recruitment process so that reasonable arrangements can be made for the appropriate accommodations to be in place as you move through our process.

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We thank you for your interest in working for Panasonic Canada Inc.