Purchasing Agent

4 days ago

Vaughan, Canada Toro Group of Companies Full time

JOB SUMMARY

Provide buyer support to the business ensuring materials are ordered promptly and internal customers are satisfied with service levels. Liaise with external suppliers and develop effective working relations with all key stakeholders.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES / ACCOUNTABILITIES

**Financial and/or Budget**:

- Assist in helping to reduce the material spend and supporting the business in the delivery of financial objectives.
- Report Vendor Performance and where necessary report issues and concerns.
- Supporting the control of inventory and ensuring inventory meets business requirements on is not over capacity

**Health & Safety**:

- Follow and support a culture of Safety First, both within Toro
- Follow and report all safety issues and concerns promptly in accordance with Safety Policies and processes

**Technical / Function-Specific**:

- Purchasing manufacturing ingredients/raw materials.
- Interacting and building strong relationships with vendors; managing and resolving any issues.
- Analyzing supplier quotations. Negotiating price and product availability.
- Produce and maintain quality purchase orders and agreements with approved vendors.
- Reviewing open contracts and release material.
- Expediting material for inventory stock items.
- Communicating all delays and discrepancies.
- Identifying and negotiating sources of supply and new product opportunities.
- Providing reports to production staff.
- Root cause analysis and make recommendations for changes to eliminate error causes (e.g. BOM, reporting issues, shortage of material etc.)
- Follow Purchasing Policy including spend authorization levels.
- Fulfill vendor credit requirements to optimize payment terms
- Review Canada Customs entry invoices and approve where appropriate
- Ensure applicable vendors have adequate COI / WSIB coverage per company policy

**Internal / External Customer Service**:

- Provide excellent Customer Service to Internal Customers, through creating relationships, proactively identifying pain points and effective solutions to the businesses and being their “go to” resource for material related activities.

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED TO SUCCESSFULLY OPERATE IN THE ROLE

**Education**:

- Good standard of education

Experience
- 3+ years in Purchasing
- ERP system experience

SKILLS / COMPETENCIES REQUIRED TO SUCCESSFULLY EXECUTE THE ABOVE RESPONSIBILITIES
- Inventory control.
- Excellent organizational and planning skills
- Good communication skills.
- Proven contract negotiation skills.
- IT literacy and software capabilities
- Ability to read drawings is an asset

DEMONSTRATE COMPANY VALUES
- Do what you say - act with integrity so our customers and project teams trust us to deliver results
- Get it done - find solutions to ensure the job gets done right
- Be better every day - take pride and be passionate about improving our business, safety, and quality and strive to be the best
- Think big picture - think long-term, be strategic and have a vision. Your investment in our business, is critical to our success.
- Build strong relationships - value our employees, suppliers, and advisors as an essential part of our business. Develop and maintain strong relationships with our customers, contractors and stakeholders

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