Buyer

✨ Your Key Responsibilities: ✔️ Inventory Management: Maintain raw and component inventory levels within defined parameters to support smooth operations. ✔️ Material Procurement: Order raw materials and components to optimize supply chain performance. ✔️ On-Time Delivery: Ensure timely arrival of materials to meet production schedules and avoid delays.

If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and love keeping things organized, this role is for you! 🚀 Let’s build a more efficient future together. Ready to take the next step? 💼

Advantages
Global Presence
Career Growth
Work-Life Balance
Supportive Environment
Job Security

Responsibilities
- Maintain SAP system and ensure suppliers' on-time delivery of parts and units in EDI.
- Plan short- and long-term supply and demand to support inventory needs.
- Prepare yearly and monthly forecasts to optimize inventory levels.
- Distribute weekly forecasts as firm orders to material and component suppliers, monitoring daily releases to ensure on-time delivery.
- Follow up on supplier deliveries, manage shortages, and expedite orders to avoid additional costs.
- Manage inventory to meet plant and corporate objectives, scheduling inbound freight efficiently.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with suppliers.
- Resolve supplier invoice discrepancies related to pricing or quantity.
- Investigate inventory discrepancies, determine root causes, and implement corrective actions.
- Provide daily reports on inventory discrepancies.
- Set preferred safety stock levels to ensure consistent availability of materials.
- Strengthen relationships with transportation teams, supervisors, and coworkers to enhance performance.
- Develop and monitor internal and external KPIs, including forecast accuracy and vendor metrics.
- Serve as a backup for buyers’ duties when needed.
- Manage key supplier relationships to maintain quality, delivery timelines, and contract compliance.
- Review inventory levels of purchased materials to align with department and company goals for inventory turnover.
- Analyze missing materials for assigned suppliers and take necessary actions.


Qualifications
Education: Degree in business, logistics, inventory management, or a related field preferred.

Experience: 3+ years in material planning, inventory management, purchasing, or a related role.

Organizational Skills: Strong ability to manage time and prioritize tasks efficiently.

Industry Knowledge: Understanding of manufacturing processes and supply chain management.

Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Technical Skills: Proficiency in Microsoft Office and material management systems.

Problem-Solving: Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.

Excel Proficiency: Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel.

SAP Knowledge: Familiarity with SAP is preferred.

Summary
Interested candidates can send their resumes directly to Leslie at leslie.walker@randstad.ca.

Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.

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