Procurement Manager

The Purchasing Manager serves an essential role within Haliburton Forest & Wild Life Reserve and its affiliated companies.

Our company operates a wide range of businesses that includes tourism, forestry, lumber, and value-added manufacturing. We are proud to be a keystone member of our communities, with more than 300 full time employees. Our company has offices and operations in Haliburton, Huntsville, South River, Palmer Rapids, and Madawaska.

The Purchasing Manager is a full-time position, with flexibility with respect to work location, but with a preference for full-time office hours at our Haliburton or Huntsville office premises. Occasional travel will be required to locations within central Ontario.

The following provides a summary of the responsibilities of the Purchasing Manager:

- Manage procurement of all regularly used materials, supplies, services, and contracts, including fuel, office supplies, equipment components, and IT equipment
- Develop and implement purchasing and inventory processes/policies throughout the company
- Manage negotiations of purchases made by company, and achieve cost savings and efficiency through favourable terms with suppliers and coordinating purchasing across diverse operations
- Manage supplier/vendor relationships

The Purchasing Manager will report to the Chief Financial Officer and work closely with the various operations managers.

The scope of broader, strategic responsibilities for the incoming Purchasing Manager will include contributing to a culture of professionalism, efficiency, and continuous improvement. It will also include identifying, analyzing, and sharing opportunities to increase efficiency and consistency in purchasing practices throughout the company.

The responsibilities described above will extend to the following companies:

- Haliburton Forest & Wild Life Reserve Ltd.
- Haliburton Forest Biochar
- Murray Brothers Lumber Company

In addition to the responsibilities described above, the Purchasing Manager will be encouraged to participate in operations planning throughout Haliburton Forest and its affiliated businesses, particularly if the individual has a professional or personal interest in tourism, forest management, sawmill operations, value-added manufacturing, or any another business in which Haliburton Forest is engaged.

**Qualifications**:

- Degree or diploma in business or related field; preference will be given to those with purchasing certifications such as SCMP
- At least 5 years of work experience in Purchasing/Procurement
- Strong project management skills and ability to balance competing priorities
- Expertise in computerized software solutions, including Office 365
- Experience with NetSuite is an asset
- Excellent organizational skills with great attention to detail
- Excellent negotiation skills & experience managing supplier relationships
- Excellent analytical & reporting skills

**Benefits**:

- Extended health care

Flexible language requirement:

- French not required

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Haliburton, ON: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)

**Experience**:

- purchasing: 5 years (required)

Work Location: In person