Technical Purchaser

1 week ago

Coquitlam, Canada Mahler Machining Ltd Full time

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Play a key role within Mahler’s leadership team working collaboratively with sales, production, and the two owners of the business.
- Estimate per part costing for Mahler’s clients in response to RFQs which includes material procurement, vendor related costs (e.g. heat treat, plating, welding), tooling, and machining or manufacturing costs.
- Coordinate the procurement process by requesting quotes and executing purchase orders for raw material, tooling, subcontracted services, and miscellaneous business purchases.
- Seek to find best pricing for Mahler’s customers through price hunting, negotiating, and sourcing new vendors while preserving our relationships and quality standards.
- Input material orders into Mahler’s job tracking system.
- Interface with Mahler’s clients and vendors in a professional and customer centric manner by responding to requests, questions, and solving problems.
- Play a key role in vendor management including monitoring supplier performance and problem solving non-conformance issues.
- This is a role on our leadership team. We are nimble and a willingness to step up where required into other areas of the business will be needed.

**Experience Required**:

- 1-5 years' of experience in purchasing, technical sales, quality control, and/or machining.
- Familiar with technical part drawings.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite, particularly Excel, Word, and Outlook.
- Demonstrated attention to detail and great at math
- Experience with an ERP system/implementation is an asset (on roadmap) but not a requirement.
- Engineering degree is a bonus but not a requirement
- Background/passion for machining or quality control including FAI is a bonus not a requirement.

**Successful Traits**:

- Humility to ask questions, make mistakes, and learn from them.
- Growth mindset. Willingness to learn and develop. You are either winning or learning
- High integrity and accountability when you make a commitment to the team.
- Thrive in a fast-paced environment, adept at prioritizing tasks with tight deadlines.
- Strong problem-solving abilities, demonstrating initiative and providing valuable solutions.
- Exceptionally organized, capable of thriving with mínimal supervision.
- Professional communication skills both verbal and written.
- Leadership experience is an advantage not a requirement, we are looking to grow leaders.

**Benefits & Compensation**
- Base: $70,000 - $75,000.
- Bonus Plan based on Company and Individual Performance
- Extended health care including drug coverage, vision, dental, life insurance, & LT disability.
- Health and lifestyle spending up to $500 annually.
- Casual dress.
- Office and parking.
- Vacation: 3 weeks.

**About Mahler Machining Ltd**:
We have been a leading manufacturer of high-precision components in BC and internationally for over 40 years. No two days will be the same given our focus on low volume high complexity work for a variety of industries including deep sea submergence, aerospace, alternative energy, medical, and manufacturing OEMs. Our 20,000-square-foot facility is located in Coquitlam BC at 1324 Ketch Court and is equipped with 18 CNC machines including a mix of vertical and horizontal mills, lathes, 5-axis, and 7 live tooling machines, and a manual machine room. We are ISO 9001 certified and operate a fleet of well-maintained Mazak and Haas machines that support online (conversational Mazatrol) and offline programming.

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