Buyer

We are a North American Leader in the Fabrication sectors with operations across Canada, and the USA. We are a fully-integrated supplier of manufacturing and engineering services providing steel components and complex, high value-added assemblies for the agricultural, construction, mining, energy, heavy truck and industrial sectors.

This role is facility specific, with responsibilities for the group within specific commodities, such as fabrication and safety consumables for Operations. The Buyer performs all functions needed to ensure the lowest total cost of purchased materials and services for a site and balance the objectives of maximum product availability with strategic inventory plans.

The Buyer will report directly to the Materials Manager.

**Essential Duties and Responsibilities**:

- Negotiation and purchase of materials and supplies from suppliers. Solicit quotations for materials and services, analyze bids for specification compliance, pricing, delivery commitments, and evaluate the sources to ensure they can sustain providing goods and services.
- Participates and implement proactive procurement philosophies (JIT, Consignment, E-commerce, VMI, Vending Machines), strategies, policies, and procedures for successful integration into multiple business plans across facilities.
- Responsible for identifying, negotiating and implementing cost savings initiatives working with cross-functional teams.
- Responsible for preparing data and analyzing inventory trends, external and internal key performance metrics, and proposing process improvement and the generation or management of key reports, metrics, and projects. This is a service position and is responsive to the needs of internal and external (suppliers) customers.
- Monitor supplier and product performance to ensure compliance with contractual obligations.
- Maintain continuous material availability and minimize inventory.
- Process Purchase Orders, negotiate delivery, terms and conditions, pricing, and expedite/follow through on receipt and payment.
- Manage supplier relationships and communicate effectively with suppliers and management of accounts, problem solve challenges and issues, recommend solutions. Support supplier risk mitigation activities.
- Maintain databases for supplier and product data as required. Support New Product Introduction activities.
- Work closely with other department leaders (Manufacturing, Finance, Strategic Purchasing, Quality, Sales, Regulatory, Process Engineering) to communicate and coordinate cross-functional efforts and improvement activities.
- Support continuous improvement and operational excellence processes.
- Maintain all purchasing related information accurately in ERP System. This includes replenishment lead times and quantities, order policy, reorder point, reorder quantity, safety stock, minimum & multiple order quantities, price breaks and other information as required.
- Take ownership, participate & co-ordinate cycle counting & physical Inventory process, maintain accurate inventory levels and generates related inventory reports for necessary approvals.
- Resolve No-Conforming reports problems with quality Assurance, Manufacturing Engineering, Accounting, Suppliers as required, including arranging return of goods authorization and resolving invoicing discrepancies with accounts payables.
- Issue drawings to suppliers and manages the change process.
- Responsible for activities delegated by Materials Manager, regarding Materials Management related audits for ISO9001/CTPAT/ISO14001 etc.
- Complete special projects as assigned and provide manager support as required.
- This position may be required to perform other related duties as required and/or assigned.
- Follows and comply with all Operational Procedures and policies as outlined in the Employee

Handbook, Quality and Environment programs (i.e. IATF, ISO 14001)

**Characteristics**
- Hands-On, Roll-Up-Your-Sleeves personality
- Bias for action - reacts promptly to issues with appropriate actions/responses
- Ability to thrive in a “Lean and Mean” resource conscious organization
- Capable of managing multiple challenging assignments concurrently; moving swiftly and decisively, but collaboratively and effectively with others
- Effective problem solver
- Perceptive, responsible and accountable
- Team player

**Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities**
- Requires a bachelor’s degree in the sciences, economics, business, or engineering, or equivalent work experience.
- APICS certification preferred but not required
- Requires a minimum of 3-5 years of relevant experience in procurement, materials planning, forecasting, logistics, supply chain, ideally within a low volume/high mix manufacturing environment.
- Specialization in Fabrication and MRO Consumable Procurement and Supply Chain Management
- Minimum of five (5) years experience specializing in negotiation and procurement of high volume and spend environment, Logistics, Supply Chain Manage