Purchasing/operations

**Purchasing/Operations Person**
- Responsibilities:_
- Vendor purchases
- Expediting/Logistics
- Counter Sales
- Ship/receiving
- Item/part set up
- Cycle counting
- Inventory analysis
- Inventory forecasting
- Set up pricing matrix/discount schedules
- Reporting
- Proficient at Excel software
- Stock replenishment/purchasing experience
- Distribution ERP Experience required
- Compensation:_
- We offer fair/equitable compensation commensurate with experience.
- Benefits Plan (post probationary period)
- Access to our bonus program in year 2 service

**Who We Serve & What We Do**:
We Serve Local Tradespeople in our Community with the necessary rough-in materials, complementary information and service required for our local Tradefolk to gain a competitive advantage over larger enterprises by being faster, more agile and more caring toward their fellow community members.

**Why We Do What We Do**:
We believe that for the good of all People, we need to return to a more Local way of living and working with less Corporate footprint. We believe that the health of any community is proportionate to the health of its infrastructure.

Local Tradespeople install, maintain and repair our local residential, commercial and industrial infrastructure - for that reason we have Pledged to Serve these Tradefolk that play such an important role in our communities well-being.

We believe by Caring for our fellow Tradefolk that our Community Members will in turn live a higher quality of life and be in a position financially to help others that cannot care for themselves.

**Our Culture**:
We are proud of the culture our membership has created. Bringing your whole self to work and feeling like you belong is so important to us. We have room for every personality type, the more diverse the better.

We have a peer to peer structure whereby you are governed by the mission we have set forth and the roles and responsibilities you agree to take ownership of. Our human architecture is built on a foundation of mutual trust and respect and an insistence on ethical behaviour in all our dealings. We expect & enjoy working hard and feel good about the difference we make in our members lives and in doing so, our own lives.

If you thrive in a fast moving, purpose driven, supportive environment where “why we do what we do” matters to you, you may have found a home for yourself at Union Supply Co.

The bottom line is we are looking for people who believe serving others is a pathway to fulfilment in their own lives: personally, relationally and financially.

**What Will You Learn?**
- How to self motivate
- How to care for and support one another
- How to communicate effectively
- How to deliver great service and feel great about it
- How to leverage technology to serve our members
- How to live a rich and autonomous life

**Human Skills & Experience**:
We believe skills/experience are transferable, be prepared to discuss them in your interview and let's see how we can align your skills/experience with our Mission to ensure they add value to our members and to you.
- Human Behaviour:_
- Honest/Ethical
- Positive Can-Do Attitude
- Trustworthy
- Good Communication skills
- Fair-Minded
- Hard Working
- Servant Leadership mindset
- Student Mindset/constantly learning & growing
- Value-Add Experience for this Position:_
- Work proficiently in excel/word
- Distribution/wholesale experience
- Familiar with inventory best practices
- Experienced in Netsuite or similar Epicor systems
- Familiar with purchasing best practices
- Analytical experience
- Strong mathematical skills
- Distribution ERP experience

If you feel strongly about supporting the local trades, local business and caring for those in the community that can't care for themselves, perhaps the Union Supply Co. is right for you?

If any of what you read interests you please send your resume with a cover letter expressing why you feel the Union Supply Co. would be a good fit for you.
- **Union Supply Member Services**_

**Job Type**: Permanent

**Salary**: $55,000.00-$65,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Dental care
- Extended health care
- Profit sharing

Flexible Language Requirement:

- French not required

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

- Bonus pay

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Tillsonburg, ON N4G 3C8: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Experience**:

- ERP systems: 3 years (required)
- HVAC Buying: 1 year (preferred)
- Plumbing Buying: 1 year (preferred)
- Drainage Buying: 1 year (preferred)
- Electrical Buying: 1 year (preferred)
- Drainage/Septic Buying: 1 year (preferred)
- Counter Sales: 2 years (preferred)

Shift availability:

- Day Shift (preferred)

Work Location: In person