Technical Purchaser - Coquitlam, Canada - Mahler Machining Ltd

Mahler Machining Ltd

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Coquitlam, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Key Responsibilities:

Play a key role within Mahler's leadership team working collaboratively with sales, production, and the two owners of the business.
Estimate per part costing for Mahler's clients in response to RFQs which includes material procurement, vendor related costs (e.g. heat treat, plating, welding), tooling, and machining or manufacturing costs.
Coordinate the procurement process by requesting quotes and executing purchase orders for raw material, tooling, subcontracted services, and miscellaneous business purchases.
Seek to find best pricing for Mahler's customers through price hunting, negotiating, and sourcing new vendors while preserving our relationships and quality standards.
Input material orders into Mahler's job tracking system.
Interface with Mahler's clients and vendors in a professional and customer centric manner by responding to requests, questions, and solving problems.
Play a key role in vendor management including monitoring supplier performance and problem solving nonconformance issues.
This is a role on our leadership team. We are nimble and a willingness to step up where required into other areas of the business will be needed.

Experience Required:

15 years' of experience in purchasing, technical sales, quality control, and/or machining.
Familiar with technical part drawings.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite, particularly Excel, Word, and Outlook.
Demonstrated attention to detail and great at math
Experience with an ERP system/implementation is an asset (on roadmap) but not a requirement.
Engineering degree is a bonus but not a requirement
Background/passion for machining or quality control including FAI is a bonus not a requirement.

Successful Traits:

Humility to ask questions, make mistakes, and learn from them.
Growth mindset. Willingness to learn and develop. You are either winning or learning
High integrity and accountability when you make a commitment to the team.
Thrive in a fastpaced environment, adept at prioritizing tasks with tight deadlines.
Strong problemsolving abilities, demonstrating initiative and providing valuable solutions.
Exceptionally organized, capable of thriving with mínimal supervision.
Professional communication skills both verbal and written.
Leadership experience is an advantage not a requirement, we are looking to grow leaders.

Benefits & Compensation

Base: $70,000 $75,000.
Bonus Plan based on Company and Individual Performance
Extended health care including drug coverage, vision, dental, life insurance, & LT disability.
Health and lifestyle spending up to $500 annually.
Casual dress.
Office and parking.
Vacation: 3 weeks.

About Mahler Machining Ltd:

We have been a leading manufacturer of high-precision components in BC and internationally for over 40 years.

No two days will be the same given our focus on low volume high complexity work for a variety of industries including deep sea submergence, aerospace, alternative energy, medical, and manufacturing OEMs.

Our 20,000-square-foot facility is located in Coquitlam BC at 1324 Ketch Court and is equipped with 18 CNC machines including a mix of vertical and horizontal mills, lathes, 5-axis, and 7 live tooling machines, and a manual machine room.

We are ISO 9001 certified and operate a fleet of well-maintained Mazak and Haas machines that support online (conversational Mazatrol) and offline programming.