Procurement Associate (Entry Level)

Aston Carter•London, ON

3d•CA$25 - CA$34•Onsite

About The Position

As a Procurement Associate, you will serve as the System and Process Specialist for various systems, including Oracle, iSupplier, ERP/MRP, TIPQA, TTQ, Teamcenter, Factory Bucket, Logikweb, Cognos, and Apex. You will play a crucial role in supporting bid and proposal activities, administering purchase order activities, and managing supplier relationships to ensure timely and efficient material deliveries. This is an ENTRY LEVEL role. Feel free to apply if you have good internship or co-op experience from any field! We understand that you may not possess the exact similar experience required and that is alright, all applicants will be considered.

Requirements

1-2+ years of experience or Entry Level experience from Internships or CO-OP. (Any transferable experience could also work)
Bachelors Degree or Diploma in Business, Sociology, Engineering, Supply Chain, Economics or ANY other fields
Advanced skills in Excel, including VLOOKUP and pivot tables.
Clear communication skills

Nice To Haves

Experience in a corporate or manufacturing environment is advantageous.
Any client facing experience
Knowledge of ERP systems such as Oracle, SAP, or JDE.
Familiarity with MRP systems and processes.
Skills in functional planning and scheduling.
Experience with expediting and managing purchase orders is an asset

Responsibilities

Provide support to procurement team, bid and proposal activities, including the development and execution of RFIs, RFQs, and RFPs, and manage quoting activity.
Administer purchase order activities, including actioning purchase requisitions, placing orders, handling cancellations and reschedules, maintaining order documents for item revisions, quantities, prices, and clause changes, monitoring promise dates, updating expeditor text, and resolving invoice exceptions.
Manage supplier deliverables and resolve delivery discrepancies.
Issue open order reports, follow up with suppliers for status updates, and expedite material deliveries as needed to meet schedules.
Support internal customer requirements through proactive communication and status meetings.
Action requests for Data Questionnaires, Return Material Authorizations, reworks, and Repair & Overhaul processes.
Initiate, monitor, and support change management documentation and utilize mitigation mechanisms as needed to support schedules.
Develop suppliers with respect to execution of work and system innovation.
Maintain item attributes, including buyer changes, lead times, and minimum order quantities.
Address system issues and ensure data integrity.
Forecast monthly material receipts to support financial objectives.