Buyer

4 weeks ago

Vancouver, Canada Lafarge Canada Inc Full time

Why work for Lafarge?:
As the global leader in innovative and sustainable building materials, we’re committed to shaping a
**greener**,
**smarter** and
**healthier** world. At Lafarge Canada Inc.,
**safety** comes first,
**collaboration** matters and
**diversity** is celebrated with people who share our desire to continually
**make our materials better.**

Do you have the drive, the skills, and the passion to join us?

Overview:
As a
**Buyer**, you will support and execute the operational and tactical procurement of goods and services within Western Canada or the Pacific Northwest. Supporting the implementation of procurement strategies, you will work in close cooperation with Procurement Managers and the business on a local level. In coordinating the operational and tactical procurement of local goods and services, you will be responsible for contract implementation, category strategy execution, and communicating supplier performance through the procurement team.

**Responsibilities**:
**Key Responsibilities**:

- Support and execute the procurement of goods and services in accordance with category strategies, as well as applicable policies, procedures, and specifications.
- Create local purchase orders for supplies, equipment and services within authorized signature limits with pre-qualified suppliers.
- Solicit quotes or generate RFQ’s in accordance with procurement policy in collaboration with operations and other stakeholders
- Drive the realization of savings, supply efficiency, quality, and process improvements in own country, in line with zone and global strategies.
- Support category projects and initiatives at the local level
- Provide Category and Operational Management with information and support for the integration of local volumes, processes, quality levels and prices into strategy development
- Co-ordinate with the business and shared service center regarding resolution on P2P issues as they occur and perform root cause analysis to ensure that best practices are captured and shared amongst team
- Coach Requisitioners on Buyways and P2P process to enhance their understanding of purchasing process and the use of SAP
- Maintain the Integrity of spend classification and other PO requirements
- Assist with new vendor qualifications and onboarding as required

**Relationships with other Jobs**:
Operational Staff & Management

Category Management

Qualifications:
**Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities**:
**Required Education**:Bachelor's/Undergraduate Degree

**Additional Education Preferred**: Supply Chain Management

**Field of Study Preferred**: Business; Supply Chain

**Required Work Experience**:

- Experience in a previous procurement role (buyer, sourcing, operations) with exposure to supply chain management, strategic sourcing and optimal procurement processes and standards
- SAP Materials Management Module experience
- Analytical Skill and power Microsoft Office and Power BI user
- Demonstrated performance in working within cross-functional teams, with requisite drive and energy to ensure that a challenging benefits and capability building agenda is successfully delivered

**Travel Requirements**:
Low to medium mobility

**Required Computer and Software Skills**:
SAP, Microsoft Office

***

**Competency Profile**:

- Good written and oral communication skills; ability to communicate effectively/convincingly at most levels (including technical and operational) and with most functions in the local language
- Effective time management, planning and organization skills; ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities and drive tasks to completion in a fixed time-frame and in a pressured environment
- Ability to work with cross-functional teams and build relationships across multiple functions
- Ability to deal with ambiguities, conflicts and adversarial relationships
- Basic negotiation skills
- Proven ability in analysis and interpretation of data
- Ability to identify problems quickly, make sound judgments, establish and implement solutions

**Required Language**:
English

**_
As part of our dedicated focus on the health and safety of all employees, a pre-employment medical, including drug and alcohol testing and a criminal record check, may be required._**

LafargeHolcim:
As we are reinventing the way the world builds, we need world-class talent to join our Lafarge Canada team: people who are
**passionate**, driven by
**curiosity** and keen to
**grow**,
**learn, develop** and
**thrive** in our high-performance culture.

Whatever you do, you will make a difference here. Because we know that your passion and curiosity are the natural resources the world needs.

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