Purchasing Specialist

Packers Plus • Edmonton, AB

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Responsible for sourcing raw material and components required for planned and project demands in a timely manner to ensure schedules are met.

Requirements

• Understanding of supply chain, product costing, and quality control principles
• Working experience with ERP systems (i.e. Business Central, Navision, JDE, SAP, Oracle)
• Intermediate Proficiency in MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, and Outlook)
• Read and understand engineering drawings
• High school diploma required

Nice To Haves

• Purchasing or supply chain experience related to manufacturing is an asset
• Oil and gas experience an asset
• Knowledge of down-hole product, machining of parts, and sourcing machined parts is an asset
• Post-secondary degree, diploma, or certificate is preferred (i.e. commerce degree, SCMP, Inventory & Production management certificate)

Responsibilities

• Determine priorities, schedules, initiate requests for quotations and issue purchase orders
• Develop an understanding of supplier base and their capabilities
• Upgrade ERP item cards including vendor information, pricing and historical information
• Track orders to ensure they are on schedule and update system as required when changes occur
• Monitor, expedite, and troubleshoot orders through to completion and update stakeholders as required
• Maintain correct and accurate flow of information to ensure a high level of service and satisfaction is delivered to all stakeholders
• Fulfill production orders for secondary processes
• Work with Accounts Payable department to ensure all vendor invoices are processed accurately and in a timely manner

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED