Mro Buyer

**Job description**

**Responsibilities**:

- Identifies and resolves routine and non-routine issues.
- Manages the transition between suppliers, usually for a region
- Qualifies suppliers against standard or adjusted criteria using established processes
- Applies the non-conformance process and works with suppliers to resolve non-conformances
- Identifies and alerts senior practitioners or leaders to opportunities to improve Ingenia’s purchasing performance
- Applies advanced purchasing and negotiating tools and processes in the course of their work
- Develops performance measures and targets for commercial agreements and tracks suppliers' performance against them
- Communicate price movement and trends on indirect and equipment spend. Suggest course of action to minimize risk.
- Provide estimates for capital equipment purchases for budgeting purposes.
- Tracks performance metrics for purchasing and reports to management on a quarterly basis verbally and written.
- Researching
- Scoping of work
- Identifying tool and equipment requirements
- MRO Supply Chain Coordination
- Creation / modification of purchase orders for planned work
- Coordinating with operations, purchasing, materials management, maintenance personnel and maintenance management

**Qualifications**

**Minimum Qualifications**:

- Bachelor of Science/ degree in Business/Engineering with a major concentration in Supply Chain Management.
- Professional certification: Institute for Supply Management designations of Accredited Purchasing Practitioner (APP) or Certified Purchasing Manager (CPM); or the American Purchasing Society designation of Certified Purchasing Professional (CPP) or Certified Professional Purchasing Manager (CPPM) is desired.

**Minimum Experience**:

- 3-5 years experience in procurement in a manufacturing environment.
- 7 - 9 years combination of post-secondary education and related experience.
- Experience with SAP / MRP systems is a must.

**Job-Specific Skills**:.
- Superior ability to communicate clearly and effectively with others at all levels, including senior member management personnel, both orally and in writing.
- Ability to read and analyze market and industry reports and data, recognize opportunities for growth and profit, and make sound business decisions based on this information on a regular basis.
- Procurement and supplier negotiation abilities.
- Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite

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

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Company events
- Dental care
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Paid time off
- RRSP match
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision care

Flexible Language Requirement:

- French not required

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

- Bonus pay

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Brantford, ON: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)

**Experience**:

- Procurement: 3 years (required)

Work Location: In person