Junior Buyer

Fantastic Opportunity to Be Part of a Great Team
Roofmart, Canada’s National distributor for Exterior Building Supply for Roofing, Siding, Metal and Building Envelope. With over 50 Roofmart locations across Canada, we are strategically positioned to handle all our customer needs. We are looking for Enthusiastic, Driven, Outside of the Box Thinkers to help us grow our business.
**Job Description**:
We are looking for Enthusiastic, Driven, Outside of the Box Thinkers to help us grow our business. In the specialized role of Junior Buyer, you will be a valuable and key member of our Roofmart team.
This position is responsible for but not limited to preparing inventory purchase orders, reviewing, and approving Branch purchase orders and carrying out other duties as assigned. This position will require team development and training and will require occasional travel. Remote work is not available for this position.
Tasks and Responsibilities
- Establish and maintain relationship with vendors and aggressively and strategically negotiate pricing programs
- Leverage buying power for better pricing regionally and nationally
- Control and verification of item pricing
- Recommend pricing changes and analyze usages and pricing trends
- Train and coach Branches on how to manage and control inventory
- Determine products to be stocked and recommend stock levels
- Assist Sales and Operations day to day
- Work with Branches to establish PORG (Purchase Order Requirements/Generation)
- Confirm and verify product costs in system
- Approve Branch Purchase Orders
- Place Purchase Orders for large fixed asset
- Pricing level adjustments within defined rules
- Consulting/sourcing on special order products
- Place Requisition Purchase Orders for Head Office
- Inventory forecasting, winter buying, bulk buys
- Return to vendor products
- Obtains special event sponsorship from vendors
- Analyze Slow Moving Inventory and Usage Reports
- Review Stockable and Sellable Reports
- Liaison with all departments in the business
- Safeguard inventory levels and pricing and alert management daily of potential issues
- Maintain and update Sales Force and Connect for vendor accounts
- Negotiate payment terms with vendors
- Negotiate rebate and marketing dollars

Experience and Skills
- Proficiency in Excel, Outlook, Word, and Windows Applications
- Post-Secondary Education in Procurement or Supply Chain Management or related field
- 2-4 years purchasing experience
- A great standard of numeracy to analyze facts and figures
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills; able to negotiate, establish, and process contracts.

Roofmart is a growing company; you will have opportunities for growth and development. Working at Roofmart opens the door to many opportunities.
COMPENSATION PROGRAM
Our company offers competitive incentive programs including education, RRSP, and an attractive benefit package.
Benefits of Employment: Roofmart recognizes that its success is due to the strength of its employees. A primary goal of Roofmart is to promote individual employee's sense of accomplishment and contribution so that employees enjoy their association with Roofmart. The Company invests in its employees so that they are the most knowledgeable in the industry, and undertakes great efforts to nurture loyalty to, and teamwork at, Roofmart. We are pleased to offer competitive compensation, health care, a progressive and challenging workplace and a commitment to teamwork and integrity.