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Fives Services Inc

Buyer - purchasing

  • Québec
  • Permanent
  • $34 per hour
  • 3 weeks ago
  • Durée de l'emploi: Permanent
  • Langue de travail: Bilingue
  • Heures de travail: 40 hours per week
  • Education:
  • Expérience:

Education

  • College/CEGEP
  • Purchasing, procurement/acquisitions and contracts management
  • Logistics, materials, and supply chain management
  • or equivalent experience

Work setting

  • Private sector

Tasks

  • Purchase general and specialized equipment, materials or business services
  • Assess requirements of an establishment to develop specifications for equipment, materials and supplies to be purchased
  • Develop specifications for equipment, materials and supplies to be purchased
  • Negotiate offers from suppliers
  • Consult with suppliers
  • Review quotations
  • Determine contract terms and conditions
  • Award contracts to appropriate parties
  • Establish delivery schedules
  • Monitor progress of delivery schedules
  • Contact clients and suppliers to resolve problems
  • Plan, organize and oversee operational logistics of the organization
  • Provide customer service
  • Maintain inventory of supplies
  • Ensure that the quality of products meets established standards
  • Resolve complaints and claims

Computer and technology knowledge

  • Enterprise resource planning (ERP) software
  • MS Office
  • MS Excel
  • MS Outlook

Area of specialization

  • Industrial

Specialization/experience (business sales and services)

  • Buying

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Work under pressure
  • Tight deadlines
  • Attention to detail

Personal suitability

  • Client focus
  • Efficient interpersonal skills
  • Excellent oral communication
  • Excellent written communication
  • Organized
  • Team player
  • Time management

Experience

  • 1 year to less than 2 years

Employment terms options

  • Flexible hours
  • Day

Workplace information

  • Hybrid

Health benefits

  • Dental plan
  • Disability benefits
  • Health care plan

Financial benefits

  • Life insurance
  • Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)

Long term benefits

  • Long-term care insurance

Other benefits

  • On-site recreation and activities
  • Paid time off (volunteering or personal days)
  • Team building opportunities
  • Parking available
  • Travel insurance
  • Wellness program

Support for persons with disabilities

  • Provides physical accessibility accommodations (for example: ramps, elevators, etc.)
  • Applies accessible and inclusive recruitment policies that accommodate persons with disabilities

Support for newcomers and refugees

  • Does not require Canadian work experience

Support for youths

  • Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth

Support for Indigenous people

  • Facilitates access to Elders who can offer support and guidance to Indigenous workers

Support for mature workers

  • Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination

Supports for visible minorities

  • Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)

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