Purchasing Manager

**Description**

**Competitive Benefits. Meaningful Extras. Unmatched Value.**
- A place where you can take your career in the direction you want to grow and go
- Save on gas at stations across Canada, including Chevron, Fas Gas, Ultramar, and Pioneer

**The Opportunity**:
The Purchasing Manager is responsible for the strategic sourcing process for various food products in accordance with company policies and industry best practices. Working as a member of the supply chain team, the Purchasing Manager will develop category plans and strategies, optimize costs, ensure continuous supply, initiate innovation, build strong and collaborative relationships with suppliers, the brands and the franchisee community to drive stakeholder value.

Assigned categories may change from time to time in order to best accommodate business needs and ensure better alignment of duties amongst the team.

**Responsibilities**:

- Manages the process to source and qualify potential local and global suppliers and their products.
- Collaborates with category and product development teams to prioritize business needs and execute innovation and product value equation projects.
- Manages supplier relationships including but not limited to, contract negotiations documentation and compliance, capability assessments, establishment and tracking of supplier KPI’s, issue resolution, and joint business planning.
- Prepares financial plans and forecasts for respective category, supplier and product areas by conducting supplier and market analysis using relevant industry data.
- Develops and communicates on an ongoing basis category planning to reflect changes in the supply, industry landscape and the needs of the company.
- Ensures supplier pricing entry and compliance.
- In partnership with planning, mitigates financial liability on ingredients, packaging and finished good inventory.
- Other duties as assigned.

**Requirements**:

- College diploma or University degree in Business, Supply Chain, or related field or equivalent work experience.
- Minimum 5-7 years of purchasing and broader supply chain experience; preferably in either food manufacturing or food service industry.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office, including intermediate to advanced skills in Outlook, Word and Excel.
- Excellent communication, interpersonal and customer service skills, including the ability to write in a clear and concise manner.
- Ability to identify complex problems, review information to develop and evaluate options then implement solutions.
- Must possess strong organization skills, including the ability to multi-task and manage multiple projects to meet various deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- Proven ability to motivate self and others.

**Humble. Hungry. Smart. **Does this sound like you?**

Do others describe you as being a down-to-earth achiever? Someone who thinks outside the box and always strives to do more than what is required. Someone who sees the bigger picture? You sound brilliant to work with

**We Want You To Shine**:
We are committed to providing equal opportunities to all applicants. If you require accommodation due to a disability, you will have an opportunity to notify us when scheduling your interview.

**Belonging Matters. Because You Do**:
Our ability to work as one team across Canada, the United States and the Caribbean is foundational to our success. We show up as our authentic selves each day and create space for one another’s unique contributions.

Our Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) and Affinity Networks help us activate enterprise-wide strategies that power a proactive culture of diversity, equity, inclusions, and ultimately - belonging.

We respect the diverse cultures, traditions and perspectives of Indigenous Peoples and seek to achieve equitable partnerships and opportunities with Indigenous communities.

**The Fine Print**: