Temp. Buyer

Temp. Buyer (Position#: MMSA - 24036)
**Code - MMSA / 23281**

**Department: MMSA - ARC Purchasing**

**Typical Duties and Responsiblities**:

- Source materials and develop alternate vendors.
- Obtain and analyze price quotations and select supplier/vendor.
- Develop and analyze procurement data.
- Resolve material discrepancy with internal customers and suppliers
- Resolve invoice discrepancies
- Process and administer repair orders with sub-contractors to meet production requirements.
- Maintain procurement and repair price in parts basic data.
- Monitor supplier and repair vendor performance and develop financial evaluations of products.
- Interact with external and internal customers
- Negotiate with suppliers to ensure contractual lead time, delivery terms and pricing are achieved or improved.
- Place inventory replenishment/purchase orders and trace, to proactively meet customer requirements, follow-up and expedite as required.
- Analyze company & customer inventory for procurements and recommendations; control and plan inventory to maximize customer service and achieve turn targets.

**Skills and Qualifications**:

- Must have Grade 12 education or equivalent
- Must have formal purchasing/supply chain management training at a recognized institution or equivalent experience in an aerospace purchasing/supply chain environment
- Must have a minimum of three (3) years experience in and practical knowledge of materials management and handling systems or material or production planning processes.
- Ability to analyze inventory requirements using company computer systems
- Ability to research and analyze procurement data and develop alternate sources
- Must have strong verbal and written communication skills including a professional telephone manner.
- Must be a self-directed team player and be able to carry out the duties of the position with minimum supervision in a team environment
- Must have good organizational, analytical and negotiation skills
- Must have proficiency in the use of SAP, MS Office (Excel) software programs.
- An understanding of accounting principles and accounts payable would be an asset.

**Minimum # of Positions**: 1

**Posting Date**: December 23rd, 2024 - January 1st, 2025

**Award Date**: January 9th, 2025

**Start Date**: January 13th, 2025 **End Date**: May 23rd, 2025

**Salary**: $32.09 per hour

**Manager**: Eric Khouzam

**Contact HR**: Diep, Trang

**Phone**: 1 (604) 603-4532

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