Purchaser - Edmonton, Canada - Preston Phipps Inc.

Preston Phipps Inc.

Verified Company

Edmonton, Canada

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

beBee Recruiter

Description

Who You Are:

You are a very organized team player who has experience in handling procurement and inventory management for a very complex supply chain.

At SCG Process, you will play a fundamental role in achieving company targets around purchasing and inventory management. You are responsible for maintaining effective supplier relationships and communicating clearly to ensure deadlines are not missed. You seek new ways to reduce and eliminate costs and maintain supplier quality.

You love a challenge and the opportunity to learn new things.

Never have you been accused of waiting for work to come to you, if you are all caught up on your assignments you go out and assist your team members.

You are always looking to learn.

About the Role:

Ensure production, sales, and service has all the equipment, material, and supplies they need.
Prepare and track purchase orders to ensure vendors are meeting the expected delivery dates.
Negotiate terms with supply chain and logístical providers.
Build, and maintain, relationships with external logistics providers for local and US shipments/deliveries.
Negotiate return of items to vendors and coordinate subsequent credits, refunds, or replacements.
Create production orders and transfer them into stock.
Establish and maintain controls for inventory part number creation and inventory database integrity.
Manage inventory minimum and maximum levels, evaluate, and adjust as required.
Maintain and manage inventory cycle count process.
Manage inventory value adjustment for depreciating working with the finance team.
Identify and manage opportunities for devalued inventory items to be promoted for sale within the sales team.
Maintain Operational KPI's with respect to inventory values, working capital, DOS.
Identifying nonconformances and being a part of the solution where applicable.
Make recommendations for improvements in policies and procedures.
Support the Aftermarket Sales Support Group as required.
All other duties as required.

Required Experience:

5+ years of procurement or logistics experience.
Experience in a distribution or manufacturing facility
Knowledge and experience using an ERP system is a strong asset

Competencies:

Dealing With Ambiguity

Can effectively cope with change; can shift gears comfortably; can decide and act without having the total picture; isn't upset when things are up in the air; doesn't have to finish things before moving on; can comfortably handle.

Composure

Is cool under pressure; does not become defensive or irritated when times are tough; is considered mature; can be counted on to hold things together during tough times; can handle stress; is not knocked off balance by the unexpected; doesn't show frustration when resisted or blocked; is a settling influence in a crisis.

Conflict Management

Steps up to conflicts, seeing them as opportunities; reads situations quickly; good at focused listening; can hammer out tough agreements and settle disputes equitably; can find common ground and get cooperation with minimum noise.

Decision Quality

Makes good decisions (without considering how much time it takes) based upon a mixture of analysis, wisdom, experience, and judgment; most of his/her solutions and suggestions turn out to be correct and accurate when judged over time; sought out by others for advice and solutions.

Innovation Management

Is good a bringing the creative ideas of others to market; has good judgment about which creative ideas and suggestions will work; has a sense about managing the creative process of others; can facilitate effective brainstorming; can project how potential ideas may play out in the marketplace.

Interpersonal Savvy

Relates well to all kinds of people, up, down, and sideways, inside and outside the organization; builds appropriate rapport; builds constructive and effective relationships; uses diplomacy and tact; can diffuse even high-tension situations comfortably.

Priority Setting

Spends his/her time and the time of others on what's important; quickly zeros in on the critical few and puts the trivial many aside; can quickly sense what will help or hinder accomplishing a goal; eliminates roadblocks; creates focus.

Salary:
From $55,000.00 per year

Benefits: