Intermediate Buyer

Reporting to the Procurement Team Leader, the Intermediate Buyer will source, negotiate, and purchase a variety of commodities in accordance with departmental goals, objectives, and best practices. The Intermediate Buyer will also be involved in Purchase Order management - confirmations, expediting, problem resolution and processing NCR’s.

Responsibilities include:

- Process purchasing documentation (i.e., Requisitions, Purchase Orders, Cancellation Forms, and non-conforming product) in accordance with ATS policies and procedures.
- Track, monitor and maintain purchase order deliveries to drive on-time delivery to schedules.
- Communicate with, evaluate, and approve suppliers to ascertain their ability to meet company requirements, goals, and objectives.
- Negotiate prices, discounts, and delivery arrangements with suppliers.
- Perform on-going reviews of product, service, equipment, and expense usage to identify new opportunities for cost savings.
- Effective use of historical and other benchmarking data to ensure competitive pricing.
- Resolve invoicing discrepancies and approve for payment.
- Maintain favorable Terms and Conditions for ATS

**Qualifications**:
Education
- A post-secondary diploma or degree in materials management or equivalent. Supply Chain Canada (or equivalent) designation is an asset.

Experience
- Minimum 3 years’ experience in Purchasing (or equivalent)
- Experience in a custom manufacturing environment is an asset
- Intermediate knowledge of MS Office software including Excel - pivot tables & Power Point - presentations
- Ability to interpret engineering drawings is an asset.
- Proven organizational and negotiation skills.
- Excellent oral, interpersonal, and written communication skills.
- Demonstrated problem solving and continuous improvement skills
- Demonstrated ability to interact in a team environment.
- Demonstrated ability to contribute on a cross functional team
- Proven data driven decision making