Purchasing Manager

**ABOUT THE JOB - PURCHASING MANAGER**

Location: Burlington, Ontario

Work Environment: Monday - Friday

Work Schedule/Hours: Normal Business Hours

Salary Range: 120-130k - based on experience

**Job Summary**

**Principal Duties and Responsibilities**

As Purchasing Manager, you will be responsible for directing and coordinating the activities of a team of buyers responsible for purchasing goods and services, and coordinating the logistics and transport of these items. Either through your own efforts or those of your team, you will:

- At all times be a strong and vocal advocate and actor for maintaining a healthy and safe work environment for you and all those around you.
- Exhibit leadership values consistent with Celeros FT norms.
- Develop and maintaining strong, collaborative relationships with Celeros FT leadership, peers and purchasing/logistics team members.
- Be responsive to the needs of colleagues in all functions, including manufacturing, planning, projects, and finance, while working collaboratively to achieve overall business objectives.
- Manage day-to-day purchasing and logistics activities, ensuring that all buyers and logistics specialists are meeting their personal performance goals and standards.
- Assuring effective coordination between and within the purchasing and logistics teams.
- Assure high quality goods are procured by the purchasing team through active collaboration with the Celeros FT quality team.
- Locate materials, equipment and suppliers capable of providing goods and services that meet Celeros FT’s requirements.
- Negotiate and bid as necessary to attain competitive pricing and terms for goods and services.
- Develop sourcing strategies with consideration to ongoing cost reduction, while projecting outcomes and tracking results.

**Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities**
- Working knowledge of purchasing, sourcing, supplier performance management, supply chain and inventory strategies and practices.
- Strong negotiation and contract management skills.
- Leadership skills with ability to motivate oneself and foster individual professional development.
- Strong problem-solving skills, including active listening, identifying the issue, and driving solutions.
- Highly results driven with the ability to demonstrate supplier improvement and implement cost reduction programs.
- Ability to take an organized approach, set priorities, identify risks and opportunities, manage resources, milestones, and costs.
- Strong communication skills, interpersonal and intercultural sensitivity with the ability to work with suppliers across the globe.
- Experience working with a global supply base and ability to maintain relationship and communication with suppliers in low-cost countries.
- Technical (Eng) - ability to read drawings would be an asset.
- Ability to travel ~10% of the time.

**Education and Experience**
- A bachelor’s degree in business administration or a related field preferred or the equivalent combination of education and experience.
- CPM or APICS certification is helpful but not required.
- 5-to-10 years of experience in Supply Chain or Purchasing management with demonstrated experience in cost reduction, domestically and internationally.
- Experience leading and coaching a team of buyers with using a results-driven, servant leader approach.
- Manufacturing experience including experience with castings from a supply chain perspective.
- Proven history developing effective inventory management policies.
- Demonstrated competency in strategic sourcing.

**WHAT WE DO**

**WHY JOIN OUR TEAM**

Providing great benefit choices to you and your family is just one of the many ways Celeros Flow Technology supports the physical, financial, and emotional well-being of the people who make our company successful - YOU

Key benefits include:
Health Insurance (effective on start date)

Dental/Vision (effective on start date)

Flexible Spending Accounts/Health Savings Accounts

Life Insurance/Disability/Accident/Critical Illness

401(k) Savings Plan with generous company match

Tuition Reimbursement

Paid time off/Generous Holiday Schedule

Flexible work schedules/Hybrid work schedules (where permitted by job demands)

**Celeros Flow Technology is an equal-opportunity employer. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.**

**Applicants must have current authorization to work in the country in which the position is located to be considered.