Director, purchasing

  • Work Term: Permanent
  • Work Language: Bilingual
  • Hours: 35 to 40 hours per week
  • Education: No degree, certificate or diploma
  • Experience: 5 years or more

Asset languages

  • Spanish; Castilian

Tasks

  • Assign projects and programs to the purchasing and warehouse departments across the organization
  • Coordinate activities of personnel engaged in buying, selling and distributing materials, equipment, machinery and supplies
  • Evaluate daily operations
  • Plan and control budget and expenditures
  • Plan and organize daily operations
  • Review purchase order claims and contracts to determine compliance with company policy
  • Hire, train, direct and motivate staff
  • Plan, develop and implement purchasing policies and procedures
  • Oversee the evaluation of the cost and quality of goods or services
  • Authorize the development of specifications for products or services
  • Manage contracts
  • Review and process claims against suppliers
  • Oversee the analysis of data and information
  • Oversee the preparation of reports
  • Advise senior management
  • Organize and maintain inventory
  • Plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate daily operations

Supervision

  • Working groups
  • Staff in various areas of responsibility

Computer and technology knowledge

  • Enterprise resource planning (ERP) software
  • MS Excel
  • Material requirements planning (MRP) system
  • Electronic mail

Area of work experience

  • Purchasing, procurement and contracts
  • Product development

Specialization/experience (business sales and services)

  • Negotiation

Personal suitability

  • Dependability
  • Excellent oral communication
  • Flexibility
  • Initiative
  • Organized
  • Team player

Screening questions

  • Are you willing to relocate for this position?
  • Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
  • Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?

Workplace information

  • Hybrid

Other benefits

  • Free parking available
  • On-site amenities

Support for newcomers and refugees

  • Recruits newcomers and/or refugees who were displaced by a conflict or a natural disaster (for example: Ukraine, Afghanistan, etc.)

Support for Indigenous people

  • Develops and maintains relationships with indigenous communities, indigenous-owned businesses and organizations
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