Technical Procurement Specialist

4 weeks ago

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada CO_65 Bird Industrial Management Services Ltd. Full time
About the Role

The Technical Buyer position at CO_65 Bird Industrial Management Services Ltd. is a key role that requires a high level of technical knowledge and expertise in purchasing and sourcing.

Key Responsibilities
  • Manage the buying process for a given set of goods or projects in line with specified cost, quality, and delivery targets.
  • Provide technical/commercial assistance to Buyers to develop awareness of vendor manufacturing processes and improve product knowledge.
  • Create technical Scope of Work Documents or review Technical Scope of Work documents for accuracy and completeness.
  • Balance both tactical executions with strategic initiatives necessary to drive cost reduction projects.
  • Actively participate in supplier performance reviews.
  • Embracing personal challenge, being optimistic and open to change, engaging interest and participation of others, and having a collaborative approach to working with others.
  • Proactively contributing to the team, being resilient, self-motivated, and able to work well under pressure.
  • Ensuring continuous supply of required goods and materials and communicating any supply problems which may pose a risk or impact on business operations.
  • Monitoring market trends, competitor strategies, and market suppliers.
  • Researching and evaluating areas of opportunity and reducing costs where possible.
  • Negotiating contracts, improved prices, and terms of business with suppliers and reviewing opportunities to make business savings utilizing negotiation and procurement best practice tools and methods.
  • Ensuring that a professional and consistent approach is taken in relation to all supplier relationships.
  • Ensuring compliance to company guidelines, purchasing policies, and procedures during supplier negotiations and contracts award process.
  • Contacting suppliers to resolve price, quality, delivery, or invoice issues.
  • Staying current and up to date on any changes that may affect the supply and demand of needed products and materials and advising others of any impact.
Requirements
  • SCMP designation or registered in the SCMP program would be an asset, and/or
  • Professional Engineer in the technical field, or
  • Journeyman tradesman with 10+ years of experience, or
  • 5+ years experience working for a major mechanical distribution company.
  • Highly skilled at building and maintaining effective and productive relationships with key stakeholders and suppliers.
  • Strong negotiation, communication, interpersonal, and influencing skills.
  • Analytical, numerically astute with strong proven problem identification and solution abilities.
  • Results-oriented with the ability to plan and deliver against project deadlines.
  • Technically, commercially, and financially aware.
  • Keen attention to detail and accuracy.
  • Ability to coordinate several projects simultaneously.
  • Strong mastery of a body of theoretical knowledge.
  • A developed and strong foundation of function skills and knowledge of relevant purchasing and sourcing concepts.
About Us

CO_65 Bird Industrial Management Services Ltd. is a dynamic team of over 5,000 with a range of professions, backgrounds, and areas of expertise. We pride ourselves on the quality of our work and the way we treat each other and our partners. We are a place where you will unlock your potential and achieve your goals.

We celebrate diversity and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to an inclusive environment for all employees and applicants and will make all employment-related decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, or veteran status.

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