Corporate Purchaser

3 weeks ago

Oakville, Canada Spark Power Full time

**Purchaser**

**(Junior Level)**

**Location**: Oakville, ON

**Here's what you will do as a Purchaser at Spark Power**:

- Support relationships with key suppliers to maintain quality of goods, timely delivery, and compliance to terms of contracts.
- Support the Purchase Order process from start to completion following proper purchasing & system processes, managing gross margin on work orders.
- Shipping / Receiving duties as required.
- Responsible for all vendor spend related to the overall operation of your respected Branch(s)
- Responsible to ensure the accuracy, availability & maintenance of all Tools, PPE & related supplies
- Collaborate very closely with a multitude of different departments, including but not limited to: Project Managers, Branch Managers, Sales, Accounts Payable, Operations & Supply Chain.
- Work directly with Supply Chain team to support the overall company goals & objectives
- Work directly with the Operations team on ensuring gross margins goals are met on all work orders
- Prioritize, source, quote and expedite material requests to ensure timely supply, accuracy, and avoidance of work delays.
- Provide support to Operations and Supply Chain by implementing systems, procedures and policies around inventory control, optimum stock levels, cycle counting, yearly physical inventory counts, stock transfers and overall daily flow of goods in/out of warehouse
- Monitoring Key Performance Indicators, including inventory turns, inventory adjustments, purchasing metrics, supplier lead times, etc.
- Make process improvement recommendations focused on improving KPIs.
- Monitor, manage and reduce credit card spend within the Supply Chain function for your Operation.
- Attend vendor events, meetings as required.
- Drive continuous improvement by analyzing current process and implementing new methodologies, tools, and techniques to help improve accuracy and create overall Supply Chain efficiencies
- Assist in the proper categorization of materials supplied and classification of vendors with the support and direction of the Supply Chain
- Support integration of new companies, through training, systems support, etc
- Duties as otherwise assigned.

**Do you have the Spark? Here's what we are looking for**:

- Minimum 1 year experience in a Purchasing or Buyer role
- Post-secondary education in Supply Chain, Business, or similar field of study is preferred
- Certification through APICS or similar is an asset
- Experience in the Electrical contracting or distribution industry is preferred
- Proficient with Excel, Outlook is required. Experience with Microsoft Power BI and NetSuite are preferred.
- Organized, diligent, and able to track and manage multiple streams of information on an ongoing basis
- Demonstrable experience in negotiating prices and terms and conditions.
- Good working knowledge of standard methodologies, concepts, best practices, and procedures within a supply chain environment
- Strong analytical skills
- Excellent communication skills and experience with dealing with multiple stakeholders
- Self-motivated with a high level of initiative and accountability
- Role may require travel to other branches and/or after-hours work

**What we offer our employees**:

- Diverse and exciting industrial, commercial project and customer base
- Continuous training and skills improvement including Spark U
- Numerous career advancement opportunities
- Competitive base salary plus bonus
- Excellent benefit package and employee discounts
- RRSP
- Employee Share Ownership Program
- Company vehicle provided
- .and much more

**Who is Spark Power?**

We provide end-to-end electrical contracting, operations and maintenance services, and energy sustainability solutions to the industrial, commercial, utility, and renewable asset markets

We have over 1300 employees across 38 offices across North America.

We have numerous exciting projects in commercial, industrial, and institutional sectors across Canada and the US.

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