Procurement Specialist

Able One is Growing

Now Hiring: Procurement Specialist

We promise that when you join our team, you will never be bored. Every day you will work with our clients, suppliers and sales and services teams to navigate the complex systems and supply chain of the IT channel, ensuring exceptional service for our valued clients.

Daily you will be challenged to see the big picture while ensuring attention is paid to the finer details. You will work across the full spectrum of the business, dealing in both routine daily matters and high level strategic goals. A systematic and organized approach will be vital as you thrive on solving problems with persistence and efficiency, all the while collaborating and communicating with your team members and external partners.

Duties & Responsibilities
- Management of hardware and software order placement and post-order activities with a focus on hardware and software renewals, taking full ownership of transactions and ensuring a positive client experience
- Establish excellent working relationships with our distribution and vendor partners to ensure order accuracy, efficiency and profitability
- Collaborate with the sales and services departments to coordinate and manage orders
- Take full ownership of software and services renewal opportunities, ensuring all revenue opportunities are captured and coverage gaps are prevented
- Leverage vendor and partner portals to effectively and efficiently manage procurement responsibilities
- Question the status quo and innovate - continuous process improvement

Skills & Qualifications
- 3+ years of purchasing experience, ideally within the IT channel industry
- Be able to adapt to change quickly in a fast paced environment
- Excellent critical thinking capabilities to troubleshoot and resolve issues
- Exhibit professionalism in all communications, whether internal or external, in both written and verbal formats
- Ability to multi-task, prioritize, and manage time effectively
- Exceptional organizational skills

Why Able One
- You will receive a competitive salary, full health benefits and a performance-based incentive plan as part of your compensation package
- You will have the opportunity to leverage flexible and hybrid working arrangements
- You will enjoy a beautiful, modern office in the heart of Kitchener’s thriving Innovation District. Just a short walk from the Transit Hub, LRT, restaurants and the offices of Google and Communitech
- We have a full gourmet kitchen stocked with coffee, espresso and snacks; you might even find some beer in the fridge
- Our culture is promoted with regular team building and social activities - we are a fun and supporting environment

About Able One

We are an established team of experts that assist our clients in designing, implementing, and managing optimized IT environments so they can focus on their core business. We are headquartered in the thriving Innovation District of Kitchener-Waterloo and have been serving our Canadian clients for 30 years.

If you are a top performer that understands that a finely tuned sales support team is critical to the success of an organization, we look forward to hearing from you Submit your resume and tell us more about yourself.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: $45,000.00-$60,000.00 per year

Additional pay:

- Bonus pay

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Company events
- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- Flextime
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Paid time off
- Vision care
- Wellness program
- Work from home

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends

**Experience**:

- sales or procurement: 3 years (preferred)