Purchasing and Logistics Specialist

**Purchasing and Logistics Specialist** **Position Purpose/Objective**: You are leading the purchasing and logístical activity of raw materials and various goods through ERP/MPR and Excel planning tools. You work with international suppliers, track and synchronize material flow, maintain adequate inventory levels as you communicate with all stakeholders in this cycle. A key element for success in this role is to have constant curiosity to learn how are components manufactured and how they come together in our assembly lines. By developing in-depth product and process understanding, you will be very effective working with your TAG team member and suppliers, while controlling costs and ensuring supply continuity. **Outcomes and Key Responsibilities**: - Manage purchase orders and deliveries: - Issue, confirm and track purchase orders, communicating and working with the team to resolve any setback. - Monitor and address receiving and invoice discrepancies. - Monitor and improve supplier's delivery performance. - Ensure quality consistency by addressing product non-conformances. Communicate and resolve issues in a timely manner. - Maintain system data accuracy, including prices and delivery dates. - Create receiving documents for container deliveries (pallet details and signs) - Monitor, review and action weekly re-order reports for Supplies and Consumables, including raw materials, tools, maintenance and equipment spare parts and office supplies. - Provide warehouse support for inventory management and reconciliation of discrepancies. - Engage with vendors: - Develop and maintain effective supplier relationships. Influence and persuade vendors to add more value while supporting their success. - Gain understanding of factory operations, manufacturing processes and costing structures. - Take initiative of finding process improvements and creative solutions for cost reduction. - Provide quoting and sourcing assistance for various improvement projects, cross-functional areas. - Prepare sourcing quote packages (RFQs), including service and quality expectations, procurement specifications, demand, packaging and logistics requirements. - Understand and analyze competitive quotes. - Coordinate logistics and expediting: - Obtain tracking numbers from inbound international freight and monitor and trace until delivery. - Maintain an internal delivery schedule calendar, update ERP system with accurate dates, coordinate deliveries with warehouse and operations. - Maintain ocean freight expenses tracker and other logistics KPIs. - Coordinate with suppliers, carriers and customs brokers to process import transactions. - Obtain missing documents (invoices, certificates) required for customs clearance. - Set up local deliveries for product. - Manage and track cost: - Understand "Should cost" price. Breakdown product prices by considering all inputs associated with making it and delivering it (raw materials, manufacturing processes, tooling requirements, labour estimations, freight and logistics). - Handle supplier pricing negotiations with corresponding market and commodity trends intelligence. - Develop detailed pricing models based on product knowledge paired with supplier capabilities and processes. - Perform monthly contract pricing updates on ERP system. - Engage and collaborate with teammates: - Customer Service: general product inquiries and component clear-to-build order support. - Design Engineers: new product quotes, providing design for manufacturing (DFM) feedback. - Product Management: coordination of new product launches, inventory control, creation of new stock codes and Bill of Materials structures when needed. - Sales & Marketing: understanding what drives demand and supporting special customer initiatives. - Holds a university degree in related field, engineering will be considered an asset. - Can look at the big picture and understand the elements that will bring a project to success. - Has a true sense of ownership and work ethic. - Asks insightful questions. Has curiosity to learn how things are made. - Has familiarity with manufacturing environments and a technical understanding of processes and the elements of product costing - experience with extruded/anodized aluminum and/or zinc die-casting is ideal. - Has experience finding and evaluating new suppliers, participating in factory visits and learning about new manufacturing methods and alternative materials. - Trusts in relationship building, open communication, strong negotiation skills and is an excellent collaborator with proven ability to work effectively with a team. - Has global purchasing experience. - Has great time-management skills. - Is a self-starter, proactive and able to work independently. - Is a high-performance team player, willing to work in a dynamic, growing, demanding and fast-paced environment. - Has understanding of product lifecycle. - Has strong verbal and written communication skills. - Is highly organized, exhibits c