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    Buyer - Toronto, Canada - Apollo Health And Beauty Care

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    Apollo Health & Beauty Care (Apollo) is a premium developer of private label and control label health & beauty care products and leverages unique expertise and experience in developing national brand-equivalent products designed to compete equivalently with the most popular national brands. The largest private label and control label personal care manufacturer in Canada, Apollo has formidable penetration and distribution in the North American marketplace and also services customers throughout Central and South Asia, Mexico, Europe and Asia. Building on our core values of Excellence and Commitment, Apollo has established itself as a market leader that attracts the industry's top talent. We are currently searching for an energetic, motivated Buyer to join our Team

    POSITION SCOPE:
    The Buyer is responsible for the sourcing, negotiation and selection of the best vendors to deliver the most cost effective, quality materials to fulfill production and sales requirements while achieving inventory objectives and mitigating obsolescence.

    RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES:
    • Review MRP (Material Requirements Planning) Report daily and generate purchase orders to meet production needs
    • Monitor, expedite or delay purchase orders as required and confirm and update ETAs in ERP system
    • Communicate and escalate delivery issues impacting production in a timely manner
    • Coordinate with Suppliers and/or Logistics to arrange transportation for FOB shipments
    • Track shipments to avoid detention and demurrage charges
    • Ensure materials are available in time to meet new product launches
    • Monitor product transitions and discontinuations to minimize/mitigate liability to Apollo
    • Coordinate with internal staff to review and maintain adequate supplies in order to meet production requirements while keeping inventory to a minimum.
    • Attend and participate in daily production meetings and weekly new product meetings
    • Vendor management and rationalization
    • Multi-source materials to ensure business continuity and negotiate the best price possible
    • Enforce vendor compliance and ensure that Non Conformance Reports (NCR) are addressed and closed in a timely manner
    • Assist with Material Requisition Forms (MRF)
    • Keep abreast of market drivers to take advantage of cost reduction opportunities
    • Solicit and analyze supplier quotes and award new business
    • Liaise with Warehouse staff to optimize space allocation (shared responsibility)
    • Improve inventory turns, manage and keep all inventories current and up to date
    • Verify and authorize invoices
    • Verify inventory as required
    • General office administration and backup coverage for other Buyers on the Purchasing Team as required
    • Other projects as assigned
    • Perform other duties as assigned

    JOB SPECIFICATIONS:

    KNOWLEDGE/EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE: 7+ years experience required; post-secondary education required; professional designation or certification preferred
    INTERPERSONAL SKILLS/CONTACTS: regular access to confidential or sensitive information; frequent internal interactions and/or frequent external interactions; purpose of internal/external contacts regularly related to complex matters; regular selling, negotiating, consulting, teaching/instructing, or advising; above average level of written and verbal communication skills required for successful job performance

    PROBLEM SOLVING/JUDGMENT: position is has regular autonomy in terms of level of monitoring and decisions usually do not follow prescribed guidelines; frequent complex analysis required; frequently makes recommendations or referrals of significance; responsible for solving complex problems

    MENTAL EFFORT: requires moderate to high levels of concentration and/or attentiveness; moderate duration and/or intensity of efforts; requires higher levels of thinking, watching, listening, verifying, checking numbers, creating or designing

    PHYSICAL EFFORT: occasional duration or intensity of physical effort; some moderate energy required in terms of standing, walking, lifting, keyboarding, pushing, pulling, sitting, packing, assembling, bending or twisting; includes moderate fine or coarse movements

    MATERIAL RESOURCES: moderate to high level of consequence and costs associated with errors as related to losses of time, money, or property; moderate responsibility for machinery, work aids, equipment, materials, properties, products, stock, inventory or tools

    INFORMATION RESOURCES: moderate to high level of consequence and costs associated with errors as related to losses of time, money or property; moderate to high responsibility for information and or services; regular access to confidential, sensitive or proprietary information

    PEOPLE/POLICIES/PRACTICES: no responsibility for people, policies or practices in terms of assigning work, development, evaluation, supervision, health and safety, performance, scheduling of work, training, coaching, or well-being; may occasionally demonstrate work practices to others

    FINANCIAL RESOURCES: regular to frequent responsibility for financial data, money or financial transactions, financial records, expenditures, acquisition, financial analysis or risk management; has high opportunity to cause a negative impact to the organization or cause a serious consequence as a result of an error

    ENVIRONMENT: works in an environment with occasional or some exposure to dirt, dust, grease, oil, or temperature extremes; may frequently face multiple demands or distractions; may have occasional or regular exposure to poor ventilation, and noise,

    HAZARDS: limited or little exposure to chemicals, fumes or smoke; has little or unlikely potential of injury, harm, illness or infectious disease; has limited or some exposure to machinery or equipment; may require regular local travel or occasional overnight travel

    APOLLO Health & Beauty Care will ensure accommodations are available in consultation with candidates during all stages of the recruitment process
    The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Duties outlined on this job description may not be all-inclusive, and can be modified at any time if requested by management. Apollo is committed to providing accommodations for people with disabilities in all parts of the hiring process. Apollo will work with applicants to meet accommodation needs that are made known in advance.
    We thank all applicants for their interest however only those meeting the minimum qualifications will be interviewed.

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