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Buyer - Building Materials

2 weeks ago


Crossfield, Canada MODUS Structures Full time

Our Procurement Department is growing again has a new position with a focus on purchasing Building Materials. As our **Buyer,** your Key Accountabilities will be as follows:

- Work with other buyers and procurement to source the best quality products
- Negotiate contracts with vendors; establish new and ongoing relationships with suppliers
- Plan and implement a logístical strategy to meet targets
- Assisting with logistics, inventory maintenance, shipping, material handling and returns of products
- Contribute to purchasing strategy, policy and procedures, and make draft recommendations to the Manager.
- Purchase with the understanding of market trends with respect to commodities and consumables ensuring that our costing is competitive for the customers that we serve
- Identifying cost reduction opportunities and conducting market validations of current arrangements by obtaining competitive quotes with negotiation
- Maintain detailed records
- Ensure sound purchasing policies, procedures and strategies are followed and consistent with those employed within the company
- Improving the supply chain performance and seek out any innovations that could be made to improve the process, costs and quality deliverables
- Develop and maintain purchasing schedules, ensuring material is ordered and received in coordination with the overall project schedules
- Strong relationship builder internally and externally
- Ability to foster win-win relationships
- Manage and minimize risks that may affect or disrupt the supply chain
- Foster continuous improvement/KAIZEN initiatives internally and with key vendors to reduce cost
- Optimize working capital levels by ensuring the right inventory at the right time at the right price

**Qualifications**
- Strong negotiation and communication skills
- 5 + years experience in construction materials procurement
- Understanding of General Commercial Construction and General Contracting
- Qualification in supply chain management or equal experience
- Understanding of General Commercial Construction or General Contracting
- Understanding of Modular Construction would be an asset
- Experience with buying lumber would be an asset

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Dental care
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Paid time off
- RRSP match

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Crossfield, AB T0M 0S0: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Application question(s):

- Is there anything else that you would like to share about your interest in this job?

**Experience**:

- Construction Procurement: 5 years (required)
- Building Materials: 1 year (required)

Work Location: In person