Buyer I

Company:
Finning Canada

Number of Openings:
1

Worker Type:
Temporary

Position Overview:
The Buyer I role for Finning Canada plays a critical position in managing end-to-end procurement functions which includes buying and expediting within the assigned industry. You also play a key role in improving fill rates, parts availability and reducing costs and down-time for Finning and our customers.

Please note, this position is a temporary role expected to last from January 2023 until August 2023.

If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and enjoy problem solving and coming up with solutions, then this is the role for you

**Job Description**:

- Order product from Caterpillar and Non-Cat suppliers to fulfill customer delivery requirements
- Monitor stock and consolidate emergency orders to replenish parts inventory, fill customer backorders, or supplement stock in supply constrained situations and maintain accurate records and parts tracking/order systems
- Expedite emergency orders to achieve the highest reasonable level of service appropriate to the need; while considering vendor cut times, transportation alternatives, in-transit times, freight rates and vendor policies
- Responsible for improving inventory health & fill rate by utilizing available network inventory to fill customer backorders
- Recognize and investigate problems with inventory (i.e. inefficient processes or system settings/parameters) and make recommendations to rectify
- Support branches and Finning departments to improve knowledge, understanding of parts procedures and performance to improve overall supply chain effectiveness
- Responsible for consistent adherence to planning/procurement processes throughout the team
- Collaborate with Inventory Planners, Supervisors, Supply chain groups, Branches and cross-functional groups within the company to identify and mitigate issues proactively

Qualifications:

- Post-secondary education in Supply Chain or Procurement is preferred. Supply Chain Management Professional designation is also considered an asset
- Experience in service or parts; Cat product knowledge; Warehouse, front counter and inventory control will be of significant value
- Experience with MRP or ERP Systems
- Minimum 2+ years related experience or acceptable combination of education and work experience would be an asset
- Experience or exposure to transportation and logistics, warehousing and distribution, contracts management, sourcing and category management, master data management would be an asset

Note:

- This position is a temporary role expected to last approximately 8 months