Buyer
Multimatic
Date: 1 week ago
City: Markham, ON
Contract type: Full time
Key Responsibilities
If you are interested in this position, apply by sending us your cover letter and resume.
We thank all interested candidates in advance; however, only individuals selected for interviews will be contacted.
As part of our commitment to ensuring our employment practices are fair, accessible, and inclusive of persons with disabilities, recruitment-related accommodations for disabilities, are available upon request throughout the recruitment and assessment process for applicants with disabilities.
- Purchase goods, materials, components or services in line with specified cost, quality and delivery targets
- Support the purchasing function and other relevant departments and communicate any supply problems which may impact on business operations
- Act as an interface between suppliers and other relevant departments on purchasing processes and new projects and activities
- Monitor and advise on any issues which present risk or opportunity to the organization
- Monitor market trends, competitor strategies and market suppliers
- Provide analysis on costs, new and existing and review cost reduction activities
- Prepare reports and updates as and when required
- Work closely with others in the procurement function and review opportunities for continuous improvement and business improvements
- Improve prices and terms of business with suppliers and review opportunities to make business savings utilizing negotiation and procurement best practice tools and methods
- Prepare and raise purchase orders and order schedules
- Build, maintain and manage supplier relationships and keep up good communications
- Ensure that a professional and consistent approach is taken in relation to all supplier relationships
- Ensure compliance to company guidelines, purchasing policies and procedures during supplier negotiations and contracts award process
- Conduct research for new components and suppliers
- Compile data relating to supplier performance to enable evaluation
- Assess and evaluate suppliers and contribute to performance reviews to ensure contract compliance
- Contact suppliers to resolve price, quality, delivery, or invoice issues
- Always work safely and maintain a safe work area
- Contribute to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed
- Observe all company safety rules, policies and procedures
- Attend all required training courses
- Participate in MAMT’s continuous improvement activities
- Foster good employee relations
- Perform all other duties as determined by the General Manager or his designate
- University degree or College Diploma with two years of specialized training (PMAC, APICS, or related work experience)
- 2 – 5 years purchasing related experience in a manufacturing environment
- Must be able to follow written and oral instructions
- Able to manage time effectively, priorities tasks and achieve set targets
- Commercial and financial awareness with a full understanding of how failure impacts the production, manufacture, and customer order fulfilment
- Able to work well under pressure and handle emergency and stressful situations
- Keen attention to detail and accuracy
- Good knowledge of purchasing, negotiation, commercial understanding, and cost breakdown
- Experience of working closely with suppliers
- An understanding of automotive processes and components would be advantageous
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills
If you are interested in this position, apply by sending us your cover letter and resume.
We thank all interested candidates in advance; however, only individuals selected for interviews will be contacted.
As part of our commitment to ensuring our employment practices are fair, accessible, and inclusive of persons with disabilities, recruitment-related accommodations for disabilities, are available upon request throughout the recruitment and assessment process for applicants with disabilities.
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