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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