Purchasing Manager

**About Us**

MaxPeople is a professional Human Resources consulting firm offering HR, Training, Recruitment and Employment Law services to clients in need of an effective people strategy to grow their business. We provide services to small and mid-size organizations with the necessary Human Resources infrastructure and the employment law services required for growth.

**About our client**

**Mattina Mechanical Ltd (MML) **is a well established full-service mechanical contractor with their head office located in Hamilton, Ontario. They continue to grow year over year and have built exceptional industry recognition delivering results for a variety of mechanical services including installation and maintenance for Institutional, Commercial and Industrial construction projects.

Becoming a member of the Mattina Mechanical team offers several benefits including the opportunity to focus on your professional growth and a competitive employment package. Mattina recognizes that the key contributor to their success is their people.

**The Purchasing Manager** **provides leadership and support for MML in matters relating to Purchasing and ISO and reports directly to the SVP Finance.**

**What you’ll be doing**
- Negotiates contract terms and conditions with vendors.
- Compares and negotiates prices with the objective of securing the lowest cost to meet and exceed project budgets.
- Prepare annual RFQ’s for purchased materials and services to support managing project budgets and cost control.
- Manages vendor and supplier relationships, negotiating pricing, managing lead times, and ensuring on-time delivery.
- Ensure all procured materials and items meet quality standards and specifications.
- Develop and maintain a supplier database, purchasing records and procurement process documentation.
- Develop and maintain a purchased materials and commodities catalogue for the company that can be used.
- Periodically analyzes total goods purchased to determine potential savings to be derived from volume discounts and/or alternate supply contracts and/or new supply relationships.
- Provide leadership and guidance to the Purchasing Coordinators, including ongoing coaching to support the development of the team.
- Identifies and implements process improvements in the procurement process with the objective of improving efficiency without sacrificing cost control.
- Support corporate cross functional project initiatives, including business system implementations and upgrades.
- Purchases materials, consumables, tools, parts, supplies and equipment.
- Negotiates the return of materials or equipment for repair or credit with suppliers.
- Follows up with suppliers on pending purchase orders issued and delivery dates.
- Expedites orders as needed.
- Solves problems or discrepancies on invoices in cooperation with accounts payable and suppliers.
- Assists estimating and Project Coordinators in sourcing materials and equipment and as needed, initiates RFQs for special pricing.
- Provide guidance and support to the Purchasing Coordinator’s, as required, with issuing Purchase Orders (PO’s) and processing material receipts.
- Reviews and verifies open PO reports and contacts suppliers to address overdue POs.
- Monitors market pricing for key inputs that influence and impact the cost of purchased goods and materials with the objective of managing price and supply chain risks.
- In addition to the above activities, this role is actively involved in leading corporate efforts and activities associated with ISO certification and auditing.

**Requirements**:

- 7+ years of senior purchasing experience ideally in construction or supporting industry.
- Demonstrated leadership ability effectively managing and coaching staff.
- Knowledgeable of construction material and equipment.
- Experience with supply chain audit and experience in developing automated purchasing processes.
- Excellent knowledge of ISO certification.
- Strong knowledge of standard contract terms and how they are applied in the purchasing process.
- Experience with purchasing / accounting software and proficient knowledge of Excel.
- Strong analytical skills and proficient in TCO, supply chain management and competitive bidding
- Strong document management.
- Proven track record of builiding successful and sustainable industry relationships.
- Experience with developing and analyzing KPI’s.
- Excellent organizational, interpersonal and communication skills.

**Benefits**
- 40 years of economic stability
- Competitive compensation
- Bonus program
- Comprehensive benefits
- Employer RRSP contributions
- Continuing education and upgrading opportunities
- Training opportunities
- Friendly, collaborative, family atmosphere
- Team approach to all work activities