Stockkeeper

SAIT’s **School of Manufacturing, Automation & Transportation** provides the skills-based training and development to prepare students for a career in Alberta's rapidly growing oil and gas, transportation, manufacturing and automation sectors. We provide applied learning in action through our trades and technology programs.

**The Opportunity**

Reporting to the Support Services Manager, you would be responsible for purchasing services in all shops and labs in the School of Manufacturing, Automation, and Transportation. This will include receiving requests for purchase, obtaining material quotes, maintaining stock, and dispensing tools and equipment to learners and faculty.
- **Please note this is a temporary salaried position eligible for benefits**

**The Role**:

- ** Stock keeper/Purchasing Duties**:

- Maintain a stock of repair components, parts, consumables, and tools
- Order parts by phone or online, obtain competitive quotes from vendors, ensuring best prices are obtained and delivery is timely
- Process supply orders for Academic Chairs and Faculty for Class/Lab supplies via Purchasing card, entry of purchase requisitions
- Maintains inventories on consumable products and replenishes supplies as needed
- Receives incoming supplies, checks against invoices or purchase orders, and places in storage, or ensures they are handed off to the correct personnel/department
- Build and maintain strong relationships with suppliers and vendors
- Address and resolve any issues related to stock quality, delivery schedules, or pricing
- Identify and evaluate suppliers to ensure quality and cost-effectiveness
- Negotiate prices, terms, and conditions with suppliers and place orders accordingly
- Review and process purchase orders and invoices, ensuring accuracy and compliance with company policies
- Reconciles monthly credit card statements and applies accounting codes to the purchases for finance allocation
- Ensure all inventory and purchasing documents are accurately maintained and readily accessible
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Equipment & Tool Maintenance**:

- Assist with operating condition of equipment and tools
- Maintain equipment and tools by cleaning and performing pre-operational checks
- Assist with minor repairs on equipment and tools
- Send dysfunctional equipment and tools for repair, as needed (and based on cost estimate)
- Discard any equipment or tools that are no longer serviceable
- May operate motorized equipment (i.e. forklift/skid steers) to unload deliveries
- Deliver materials to various locations
- Arranges packaging and ships and records all shipments out of the department/school
- May do some snow removal, area clean-up as required
- May assist Lab Techs with various duties (i.e. lab set up, clean-up)
- Moves, loads and unloads equipment, supplies and building materials

**Qualifications**:

- ** Required**:

- Post-secondary education in procurement, finance, or related field
- 3-5 years warehouse experience
- Previous purchasing and reconciliation experience
- Class 5 driver’s license is required
- Equivalent combination may be considered
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Preferred**:

- Automotive parts desk experience
- Customer service related experience
- Forklift operator certificate
- Trained in first aid, CPR or WHMIS

**Knowledge & Skills**:

- Proficiency in MS Office suite
- Ability to work independently with mínimal supervision to complete tasks in a timely manner
- Ability to work with others in a team environment including sharing knowledge
- Strong communication skills, both oral and written
- Problem solving skills
- General knowledge of commercial trades to guide the work of servicepersons

**Job Classification**: Stockkeeper II

**Salary Range**: $48,713.60 - $55,952

**Hours per week**:40

**Position End Date**: June 30, 2025

**Posting End Date**: June 18, 2024

**About SAIT**
- SAIT is a global leader in applied education. Named one of Alberta’s Top Employers, we offer the chance to work with a purpose — preparing the next generation of industry leaders, entrepreneurs, advocates and explorers.

Building on our 100+ year history, we’re looking for innovative, bold and collaborative employees who embrace change and deliver world-class customer experiences. Your future starts now at SAIT.

At SAIT, we understand that experience comes in many forms. We’re dedicated to adding diverse perspectives to SAIT - so if your experience is close to what we’re looking for, please consider applying.

SAIT is committed to supporting persons with disabilities throughout the recruitment process. We will work with applicants to provide accommodations upon request to the Talent Advisor.

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