Purchasing Coordinator - 1 Year Contract

This position reports to the Senior Finance Manager.

Advantages
• Transit-accessible location in Burnaby
• Full-time hours Mon - Fri
• Leaders in their industry
• Pay rate up to $27.50/hr
• Supportive management

Responsibilities
•Issue and track purchase orders with our partners and suppliers
•Manage inventory including incoming quality checks, coding, and physical stock counts
•Maintain accurate order movement, record-keeping, and restocking systems
•Track back-end billing and invoicing to ensure that carrier charges are accurate, record shortages and reject damaged goods
•Assist with shipping logistics, including receiving inventory, shipping
•Prepare and contribute to a variety of reports relating to supply chain, inventory management, and distribution, or special reports for management.
•Ensure the accurate and timely recording, tracking, and reporting of all inventory transactions
•Identifies inventory discrepancies, investigates root causes, and recommends improvements to cross-functional teams for the purpose of obtaining high levels of inventory accuracy
•Designing and implementing an inventory tracking system for optimized inventory control procedures
•To lead month-end inventory counts including reconciliation and inventory reporting including coordinating and managing the existing year end count.
•Identify gaps in inventory control and build solution-based models with available information
•Play a key role in coordinating inventory counts.


Qualifications
•2 – 3 years experience in Procurement/Purchasing, Inventory Management, and/or Accounting
•Extensive knowledge of custom brokers and major carriers – FedEx, Purolator, UPS, and LTL couriers, including how to operate their respective software packages
•Knowledge of MS Office, expertise in Excel
•Experience with MSGP (Microsoft Great Plains) Software would be an asset
•Highly self-motivated and directed, with a keen attention to detail

Summary
If this is something you are interested in and you have the qualifications for please apply today OR email your application to jesse.blue@randstad.ca

(Please note only those who are qualified will be contacted).

Thank you for your interest in the position.

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