Junior Buyer

We are looking for a Junior Buyer with excellent communication and collaboration skills, attention to detail, strong time management skills and a commitment to meeting project deadlines. As a member of our Operations and Supply Chain team, this is an amazing opportunity to grow and develop your career with an industry leading water ride company

As a key member of our team, you will be responsible for processing purchase orders, communicating with Suppliers, Procurement and Logistics team members, as well as the Project Management teams, to ensure that all critical deliveries arrive at their destinations on time. You will be required to understand project schedules in order to monitor and communicate date changes to and from the supply base.

Please note this is an in-office position, located at our head office in Ottawa, ON, address: 2650 Queensview Dr. Unit #150, Ottawa, ON K2B 8H6.

**YOUR CHALLENGE**:

- Process purchase orders for various categories and commodities as directed by the Purchasing Lead.
- Work with the Customer Service/Parts Buyer to process and track purchases.
- Ensure all department purchase orders are acknowledged, in process and tracking according to schedule.
- Ensure prompt delivery of materials and services by communicating with suppliers on the status of critical orders and eliminating difficulties and delays.
- Maintain contact with suppliers to ensure that all stock, drop ship and consolidation orders ship on time for your orders, as well as other Buyer orders.
- Notify the Supply Chain and Project Management in a timely manner if a critical delivery will be late.
- Monitor and understand project schedules and critical milestones.
- Maintain constant vigilance while products are in route.
- Flag to Buyers the issues that are causing delays.
- Report major shipping issues to Logistics for action.
- Update database with accurate ship date information as needed.

**WHAT YOU BRING TO THE ROLE**:

- 1+ year of purchasing and expediting experience
- Proficient in MS Office Suite or related software needed to check purchase orders and maintain records.
- Ability to work self-motivated, as part of a fast-paced team, to manage high volumes and tight deadlines.
- Good working knowledge of Excel, including formulas and pivot tables.
- Sage software experience would be an asset.
- Logistics experience would be an asset
- Excellent verbal and written communication, interpersonal and customer service skills.
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Enhanced ability to multi-task numerous projects concurrently.

Please note that all recruitment activities are conducted internally by our Talent & Culture team, and we are not currently working with any staffing firms. Any inquiries or communication regarding this position should be directed to our Talent & Culture team.