Purchasing Specialist

5 hours ago

Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada Agri Foods Full time $60,000 - $90,000 per year

ROLE: Purchasing Specialist 

REPORTS TO: Sr. Manager Production Planning & Replenishment 

LOCATION: Burnaby, BC

We are looking for a detail-oriented and proactive Purchasing Specialist to join our supply chain team within a dynamic manufacturing environment. This role offers hands-on experience in purchasing, working with production planners, operations, supplier communications, and inventory coordination. The successful candidate will handle all purchasing activities that ensure timely and cost-effective acquisition of materials and services essential to production.

Opportunities 

This is a very exciting time for the Supply Chain Team as we continue to grow and expand The main challenge is to optimize production planning and replenishment to ensure the department effectively performs and contributes to the company's overall success and vision. However, this provides opportunities to be a part of an amazing team.

Here is who you are… 

Drive & motivation

  • You are a positive individual who thrives in a fast-paced environment where 'change' is the constant

  • You enjoy working with numbers and discovering trends and opportunities

  • You enjoy performing tasks that require a lot of organization, accuracy, and attention to details

  • You can think outside the box to come up with creative solutions for procurement challenges

Character & ABILITIES 

  • You are an excellent team player and work collaboratively with several cross functional teams.

  • You enjoy helping others and can think outside the box

  • You have strongly developed negotiation abilities

  • You have project Management knowledge   

Knowledge & skills

  • You have a strong understanding of the end-to-end procurement processes 

  • You have well-developed oral and written communication skills, interpersonal and leadership skills

  • You demonstrated proficiency with various ERP systems and MS Office (including Excel and PowerPoint)

Experience

  • You have at least 5 years or relevant experience working in Procurement (preferably in a similar capacity within the Food & Beverage industry , Packaging /indirect categories )

  • Enrolled in a post-secondary program in Supply Chain Management, Operations, Business, or a related field, mathematics, or related field preferred.

Nice-to-Have 

  • Experience in inventory & warehouse management 

  • Familiarity with production planning and scheduling

things you will do… 

  • Support any task that relates to smooth and optimized production is planned on the lines 

  • Support supply chain team for continuous supply of Raw Material & Packaging to facilitate smooth production while maintaining an optimal on-hand inventory

  • Work with the cross functional teams on day-to-day challenges and log them

  • Support any task related to ERP system

OTHER … 

  • You might need to work overtime during month ends

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