Buyer L, Learning Material Specialist

5 months ago


Edmonton, Canada NAIT Full time

**Please Note: This competition is limited to current salaried NAIT staff.**

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Establishing and cultivating relationships with NAIT academic and operational programs.
- Organizing, compiling, tracking, and ordering all learning materials and supplies for their assigned programs while adhering to purchasing policies
- Ensuring that services are continuous and not impacted by missed deadlines, product shortages, quality compromises, or inflated costs.
- Actively demonstrating a sense of urgency to complete multiple tasks within established timelines.
- Communicating complete, timely and accurate order details to suppliers
- Consistently evaluating product suitability, market conditions, and competitive pricing
- Ensuring that invoices are checked for accuracy in pricing, coding, and quantity and are processed in a timely manner
- Managing product obsolescence and returns
- Effectively following established processes to maximize store profitability and organization.
- Seeking opportunities for special promotions that support NAIT students and the campus community.
- Assisting teammates and customers on the sales floor, and providing support for the merchandising of designated commodities

**Skills & Abilities**:

- Previous experience purchasing products for resale in a post-secondary environment (e.g. university bookstore) is highly desirable; similar experience in a large retail or service environment will also be considered.
Knowledge of industrial supply lines and educational resource
- Excellent communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills.
- Attention to detail, deadline driven, and organizational skills are strong assets.

**Qualifications**:

- Completion of grade 12.
- Completion of Procurement Course portion of SMT Diploma.
- Several years’ of experience.

**Remuneration**: $53,027.78 - $69,092.14 annually, plus a comprehensive benefits package. (Classification - Buyer l).
- This position is covered by the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE) Collective Agreement._

**Please submit a resume and cover letter to be considered for this opportunity.**

**About NAIT**

At NAIT, people matter.

We’re proud to have been named one of Alberta’s Top Employers for 13 consecutive years. Developing an engaging, supportive, and rewarding work culture is something we take seriously. We know that people are our biggest asset - they are what makes NAIT a great place to work.

**What we offer**

We’ve created a benefits package that focuses on health and wellness, professional and personal growth, recognition, and work-life balance.

NAIT is a flexible workplace and depending on the nature of your role, you may request flexible work arrangements with respect to where and when you work, including being on-campus full-time, working off-site, or a combination of the two.

Employees also have access to excellent vacation time, paid time off between Christmas and New Year's, a strong recognition program, learning opportunities, 2 annual all-staff professional development days and so much more.

**Additional requirements**

Applicants with education credentials earned outside of Canada who have not had them previously assessed should have their credentials evaluated by World Education Services or the International Qualifications Assessment Service (IQAS)

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