Buyer - Ottawa, Canada - The MEARIE Group

The MEARIE Group

Verified Company

Ottawa, Canada

4 weeks ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

beBee Recruiter

Description

BUYER

Oakville Hydro delivers reliable and safe electricity to more than 76,000 individuals, families, and businesses in the Town of Oakville.

The company maintains an active commitment to conservation, safety, and is strongly invested in the social and economic well-being of the Oakville community.

Oakville Hydro is a two-time recipient of the Local Distribution Company Performance Excellence Award from the Electricity Distributors Association, as well as a Centre of Excellence Award from the Canadian Electricity Association.

Oakville Hydro has also been recognized as one of Canada's Safest Employers.

At Oakville Hydro, we believe that our continued success as an industry leader is due to our innovative, customer focused, team-oriented employees who continually strive to exceed customer expectations and take pride in all areas of our business.

Successful Oakville Hydro employees:

Are customercentric they understand and embrace the role of delivering exemplary service
Lead they lead by example through their actions and attitudes
Innovate they look for opportunities to improve, do things differently, and add value for our customers and business
Commit to Excellence in all that they do

We promote a culture that is diverse, inclusive, innovative, and performance driven in an environment that is fun and exciting.

Individuals who choose to be a part of our organization are offered:

Potential to lead innovative projects and initiatives
Career path exploration and development opportunities
Opportunities to get involved with teams and charitable events that support the community
Comprehensive total reward package

About the Role
We are looking for a dynamic individual with exceptional customer service skills.

Working in a fast-paced, and customer-centric environment, the Buyer is responsible for the sourcing and procurement of materials, products, and services essential for business operations.

The Buyer provides procurement activities aligned with the Procurement Policy and established procurement practices and plays a key role in maintaining strong relationships with internal and external clients and suppliers.

Duties include:

Source and evaluate new suppliers for goods and services as required
Ensure that the Procurement Policy guidelines are followed through procurement workflows
Prepare, distribute and control of all inventoryrelated purchase requests
Process purchase requisitions, generate purchase orders and complete receiving transactions in the ERP system for goods and services
Assist with the coordination of procurement efforts to ensure the timely purchase of stock and nonstock materials, products, and services
Track, monitor and maintain purchase order schedules
Ensure compliance with corporate Purchasing policy, procedures and signing authorities
Maintain acceptable inventory levels as based on set criteria
Arrange inventory deliveries in support of construction date requirements
Obtain pricing and information from suppliers for stock and nonstock materials, products, and services
Maintain appropriate inventory levels of all office and stationery supplies
Prepare and distribute RFQs and RFPs as directed and as required
Generate reports for the purpose of forecasting, analyzing trends and other key purchasing metrics
Develop and maintain relationships with suppliers
Resolve invoice discrepancies, incorrect shipments and returns
Confirm cable base metal adjustments upon delivery. Update requisitions to confirm metal pricing where adjustments are required
Prepare and maintain transformer order control throughout the procurement process, ensuring timely drawing approvals to initiate the manufacturing process, and arrange certified test report reviews completed prior to delivery
Provide training and assistance to all ERP users related to purchase order workflows

Required Skills, Qualifications and Experience:

Certified Supply Chain Management Professional (CSCMP) designation or ability to obtain certification would be considered an asset
Minimum of 2 years' experience in a purchasing role
Experience within a utility environment would be an asset
Knowledge of purchasing practices and procedures would be an asset
Thorough understanding and experience in inventory planning and stock replenishment would be an asset
Experience in evaluating material requirements and work order processes would be an asset
Experience working with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems would be considered an asset

Other Success Factors:

Brand ambassador enable, engage, encourage, and exemplify the behaviours and attitudes of the brand
Is customer centric and displays an attitude of commitment and excellence with service delivery
Innovate engage colleagues and find new ways to work and win
Stay a step ahead make it a priority to be intune with emerging technologies, and industry trends
The abili