Buyer (Contract) - Mississauga (Skymark)

Our Mission:

Calea is Canada's leading pharmacy in the sterile compounding of patient-specific medications. Through our many customers across Canada, we enable the provision of increasingly complex community-based infusion therapies that avoid or reduce hospital acute care stay.

At Calea we foster a collaborative environment where employees are encouraged to share ideas and contribute to meaningful work. We offer unique learning opportunities to grow and build your career. In addition, we value each and every contributor and offer various benefits and rewards (as applicable).

Job Responsibilities:

We are currently seeking a Contract Buyer to join our team in Mississuaga for approximately 6 months.

Address: 2785 Skymark Ave, Mississauga, ON

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Buyer reports to the Director, Inventory and Manufacturer Relations and is based at Calea Mississauga (2785 Skymark Ave.). This role is responsible for the timely procurement of materials to support production and service needs, ensuring compliance with quality, cost, and supplier performance standards. Core duties include processing purchase orders, negotiating with suppliers, tracking deliveries, managing inventory levels, and collaborating with inventory and management teams.

The Buyer also helps develop cross-functional purchasing and inventory procedures, forecasts demand, and maintains stock levels for assigned product categories. As the primary contact for internal teams—including customer service, pharmacy, sales, marketing, and warehouses—the Buyer supports product inquiries, vendor communications, and new product setups. Strong analytical and negotiation skills are essential, along with knowledge of sales and marketing practices.

ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Buyer is expected to be professional, fully engaged, and aligned with organizational goals, while adhering to corporate policies, regulatory standards, and GMP requirements.

Responsibilities include placing purchase orders, resolving discrepancies, and managing vendor relationships to ensure alignment with business needs. Vendor performance is monitored using evaluation tools to support continuous improvement. The Buyer also maintains purchasing and inventory data in SAP, including updates to reorder points, safety stock, and vendor information.

Additional tasks include supporting contract and pricing negotiations, maintaining the vendor database, coordinating deliveries, managing daily inventory reports, facilitating interbranch transfers, monitoring open orders, expediting shipments, and implementing corrective actions when needed.

The Buyer plays a key role in achieving departmental objectives related to cost savings, inventory optimization, and process efficiency, and performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• College diploma or certificate in purchasing or related studies required.
• Must be actively pursuing professional accreditation (Certified Professional Purchaser program, minimum Level 1 completed).

SKILLS:

• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
• Self-motivated and able to work with minimal supervision
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to multi-task and handle fluctuating workloads
• Excellent organizational, problem-solving, and time-management skills, continuous improvement skills
• Proven ability to adhere to standards & procedures and maintain confidentiality
• Minimum 2 years of experience in purchasing, at the Buyer or Junior Buyer level,
• Preferably with a hospital, health care organization or pharmacy compounding setting is an asset
• Excellent customer service skills and the ability to collaborate with all levels both inside and outside the organization
• Strong computer skills in MS Office (Excel, Word, Powerpoint, Power BI)
• Experience with purchasing through ERP system such as SAP is required
• Responsive and flexible, excellent time management skills with a strong bias for action, the incumbent must be able to perform in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities.
• Knowledge of Quality Assurance, Quality Control and Regulatory procedures and techniques an asset.
• Must be able to work with various computer programs and have the ability to learn new programs quickly and use them efficiently
• Knowledge of Ontario Drug Benefit Formulary and Specialty Drugs Procurement experience is an asset
• Strong analytical skills to complete inventory and cost impact analysis

Human Resources:

We are a community partner and licensed Pharmacy, providing expert solutions and support resources to healthcare professionals, hospitals, patients and their caregivers, and home care programs across the country. Calea supports patient care provided by several of Ontario's Health at Home Networks and Community Care services. Our customers also include Regional Health Authorities.

Our people, experience, systems, and facilities make us a trusted partner in delivering innovative, cost-effective, patient-focused care that preserves independence and enhances quality of life. With over 250 employees and pharmacy locations in three provinces, Calea is committed to continually advancing the delivery of safe, high-quality community care.

If you are looking to work for a growing corporation that is focused on making meaningful improvements in the safety, affordability, and availability of the care medical professionals provide to their patients, then you should consider Calea. We are an employer that works to build great leaders, teams and businesses.

** This position is a replacement for an existing vacancy within the organization.

Inclusion and Equal Opportunity Employment

At Calea, we embrace diversity and inclusion for innovation and growth. We are committed to building inclusive teams and an equitable workplace for our employees to bring their true selves to work. We are taking actions to tackle issues of inequity and systemic bias to support our diverse talent, clients and communities. We are an equal opportunity employer.

In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 and the Ontario Human Rights Code, we are committed to providing accommodations and will work with candidates to meet their needs and provide an accessible candidate experience. If you are a person with a disability and require assistance during the application process, please let us know. We welcome members of all backgrounds, experiences and perspectives to apply.