Junior Buyer

**Location**: Multimatic Dynamic Suspensions, East Gwillimbury, Ontario, Canada

**Position Overview**:
Multimatic Dynamic Suspensions (MDS) is one of the newest of Multimatic’s North American divisions. It is a supplier of suspension parts and welded assemblies to the automotive industry, manufacturing front and rear lower control arms, links, stabilizer bars and various welded assemblies in a modern 240,000 square foot facility.

Multimatic Dynamic Suspensions is looking for a **_Junior Buyer - MRO_**_ _who will be responsible for carrying out various entry-level tasks related to the purchasing of goods, services, and supplies, as well as participation in negotiations and agreements.

**Plant Address**:
Multimatic Dynamic Suspensions
125 Corcoran Court
East Gwillimbury, Ontario
Canada L9N 0M8

**Duties and Responsibilities**:

- Review requisitions and enter in the SAP system to generate POs. Manually enter MVP POs into SAP.
- Assist with contacting vendors and evaluating bids offered by suppliers.
- Aid with various purchasing procedures to support the budget.
- Assist with evaluating cost saving opportunities and supporting the implementation of those cost saving opportunities.
- Assist with monitoring and recording vendor performance against agreed on price, delivery and quality standards and industry pricing to maintain the best possible overall profitability for the company.
- Ensure Conflict Mineral submissions are received in a timely manner and continuously follow up until all are received.
- Distribute MRO Purchase Order’s to Finance, Purchasing, and Vendors.
- Process electronic requisitions and convert approved ones to PO’s.
- Hyperlink all MRO PO’s to Req Log and ensure status of the PO is correct.
- Mailing out Purchase Orders as requested.
- Maintain the MRO filing system and create new folders for the following year and move current year to storage files.
- Provide reception backup as required.

**Education and Experience**:

- A college diploma in the area of purchasing or materials management.
- Actively working towards a Purchasing designation (CPP or equivalent).
- 1-2 years of experience in the manufacturing industry.
- Basic computer skills including word processing, spreadsheets, and MRP concepts.
- Excellent interpersonal skills to enable amicable vendor and interdepartmental relationships within the purchasing department.
- Excellent communication skills in regards to written reports, and telephone manners.
- Strong problems solving techniques and abilities.

Multimatic is an equal opportunity employer.

As part of our commitment to ensuring our employment practices are fair, accessible, and inclusive of persons with disabilities, recruitment-related accommodations for disabilities, are available upon request throughout the recruitment and assessment process for applicants with disabilities.