Purchasing Specialist

3 days ago


Guelph, Ontario, Canada Linamar Corporation Full time

The Purchasing Specialist role at Linamar Corporation involves selecting and negotiating with approved vendors to meet service or material requirements.

The ideal candidate will have a Post-Secondary Education in Business Administration, Commerce or Economics, and a minimum of two years of experience in purchasing or procurement.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Purchase general and specialized equipment, materials or business services for use or for further processing.
  • Assess requirements and develop specifications for equipment, materials and supplies to be purchased.
  • Invite tenders, consult with suppliers and review quotations.
  • Define or negotiate contract terms and conditions, award supplier contracts or recommend contract awards.
  • Establish delivery schedules, monitor progress and contact clients and suppliers to resolve problems.
  • Improve computerized tool inventory control system.
  • Follow purchasing procedures in place for the purchase of materials / services.
  • Issue and maintain records as needed.
  • Expedite orders as needed.
  • Assist in planning and achieving cost reduction goals.
  • Monitor and maintain supplier performance and communicate results.
  • Provide follow up on purchased items with suppliers.
  • Create spreadsheets for tracking inventory, planning ordering schedules and calculating costs for purchases.
  • Locate data in a variety of forms such as invoices, shipping receipts, special order request forms and new product information sheets.
  • Judge the quality of products and evaluate quality of service provided by suppliers.
  • Negotiate contracts, resolve disputes, agreements, and terms with new suppliers and existing suppliers.
  • Analyze monthly sales for current and past years to identify seasonal variations.
  • Calculate year-to-date sales, average inventory levels, inventory turnover rates and order fill rates to diagnose purchasing and distribution problems.

Requirements:

  • Post-Secondary Education in Business Administration, Commerce or Economics.
  • Minimum two years previous experience.
  • AS400/IFS/MPR experience.
  • Able to use computer applications and communications software as needed.

About Us:

Linamar Corporation is a Canadian diversified global manufacturing company of highly engineered products across global industries & markets.


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