Purchasing Agent - Oakville, Canada - Caivan Development Corporation

Caivan Development Corporation

Verified Company

Oakville, Canada

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

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Description

Company Mission:

Excellence in community development and home building through efficiency, optimization, and innovation.

Company Values:

Grit:
A team who perseveres, is resilient, and has the stamina and courage to commit to the win.

Integrity:
We make promises thoughtfully and deliberately and then follow through.

Curiosity:
We never stop asking questions or challenging ourselves. We have an unquenchable thirst to learn, improve and solve problems innovatively.

Strategic:
We look around corners and proactively identify potential obstacles. We think critically and make calculated decisions.

The Role:

The Purchasing Agent / Product Library Specialist is a key member of the purchasing team that is responsible for executing tender and contractual document processes, setting up and maintaining the Caivan product library.

Key Responsibilities:

Efficiently work within Newstar Database
Population of new models, creation of price sheets, base house, time of sale and associated options
Creation, bid entry and maintenance of model estimates, (budgets)
Manage tendering process for homes and associated options
Maintenance and administration of contract documents and scopes of work
Adhere to contracting schedule
Liaise with trade partners and other departments
Creation and maintenance of the Product Library
Costing of global and model specific products
Retail price setting entry
Maintenance of parts, bid rates, craft information and associated contract payment draws, etc. in Newstar Database
Purchase Order administration as required
Costing analysis of options
Analysis of option sales data and optimization of offering and revenues
Quantity takeoffs
Troubleshooting issues
Participation in the development of custom reporting tools and automation opportunities
Improve processes, educate team members, resolve problems with the use of available technology
Performs other duties as required

You will bring:

Postsecondary education
Bachelor's Degree or College Diploma preferred, or equivalent experience
Experience with Newstar, JD Edwards or equivalent database is required.
A minimum of 35 years document control experience in a construction project/site environment
Estimating experience highly preferred
Architectural drawing understanding & blueprint review experience.
Experience with estimation tools
Bluebeam, Revit, AutoCAD
Creative problem solver, energetic, organized, eye for details and outstanding oral and written communication skills
A passion for learning new technologies and training others
Selfstarter with the capacity to identify new business opportunities and the analytical ability to create plans and to realize them
Ability to manage multiple projects and objectives quickly, efficiently and effectively
Ability to accurately and efficiently setup, create and maintain documentation metadata
Ability to interpret and implement process, procedures, workflows and standards