Purchasing Manager - Winnipeg, Canada - Buhler Versatile Inc.
Description
**:- Regular communication with the vendors
- Setting strategic directions for material group family
- Coaching and developing the team beyond the immediate needs
Qualifications:
Competencies:
- Clear English communications skills
- Ability to lead complex negotiations in English
Communication skills:
- Ability to convey ideas and thoughts in a clear and convincing way and choose the mode of communication that is bestsuited to the context and objective
- Produce clearly written and verbal communication
- Communicate in a way that engages the audience and helps them understand and retain their message
- Be proactive and creative in seeking opportunities to share information and knowledge
- Use the most appropriate channels of communications within and between departments/divisions
- Communicate effectively, both inside and outside the organization, on both simple and complex topics
Negotiation skills:
- Plan, prepare and conduct negotiations supported by a fact base
- Consider broad commercial and noncommercial factors in negotiation
- Define potential scenarios, negotiation roles and a negotiation strategy
- Prepare and execute negotiation tactics and approaches including ability to adapt/flex tactics during a negotiation
- Achieve negotiation outcomes that are winwin results
Presentation skills:
- Present ideas effectively to individuals or groups
- Effective in a variety of formal and informal presentation settings: oneonone, small, and large groups
- Command attention and manage group process during the presentation
- Change tactics midstream when something isn't working
Problem solving skills:
- Ability to identify root causes and to solve problems for both short and long term
- Undertake to solve a complex task by breaking it down into manageable parts in a systematic, detailed way
- Anticipate potential obstacles and develop contingency plans to overcome them
- Consider the organization's priorities when making decisions or analyzing the costs and benefits of various alternative solutions
Functional expertise:
- Broad commercial and supply chain experience
- Strong interaction with and influence of internal stakeholders and outside vendors.
- Technical Background in the area if reading and understanding mechanical blueprints
- Postsecondary education is preferred
- Strong leadership skills
Job Types:
Full-time, Permanent
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company events
- Disability insurance
- Life insurance
- Onsite parking
- Paid time off
- RRSP match
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision care
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
Experience:
- Management: 5 years (required)
Willingness to travel:
- 25% (required)
Work Location:
One location
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