The Buyer purchases raw materials, components, plant supplies, fabricated components and negotiates for the best possible quantity, price, and delivery terms to ensure continuous smooth production in the plant. Must be able to negotiate and purchase goods to meet the requirements at the best price, delivery, and quality possible in accordance with the company’s ISO policies from requirements generated by the Material Requirements Planning System (MRP).
Core Duties/Responsibilities:
- Purchase raw materials, components, plant supplies, fabricated components including materials with proper revision levels and negotiates for the best possible quantity, price, and delivery terms.
- Convert SAP purchase requisitions into purchase orders.
- Help to update inventory to ensure that stock is always kept at appropriate levels.
- Purchase Engineering Department materials through purchase requisitions and works directly with Engineers to obtain information regarding these purchases.
- Works closely with Direct Production (shop floor), Operational Excellence, Planning, Engineering, Sales, Service and Finance Departments.
- Maintains supplier base, reviews existing suppliers, sources new suppliers, meet with suppliers as required. Develop relationships with vendors through verbal communication, rather than email alone.
- Responsible for the safe use of confidential information such as price lists, agreements, engineering drawings and specifications.
- Provide analysis on costs and review cost reduction activities. Analyze market trends to make insightful buying decisions
- Review and process claims against suppliers.
- Help to coordinate logistics for transport and customers, establish delivery schedules, enforce fulfillment of contracts, and communicate with customers and suppliers to solve problems as required. Escalate to Manager when necessary.
- Prepare request for quotes, proposals, and other vendor information/documentation as required.
- Follow-up or expedite orders as necessary to meet schedules
- Ability to provide phone coverage as needed.
- Maintain and distribute a variety of reports and Key Performance Indicators.
- Maintains Material Master Information.
- Update stock and Kanban levels to meet demand & avoid stock out situations.
- Keep the Operations Manager informed of all activities or problems and submit reports as requested by management
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Skill/Knowledge & Other Requirements:
- Post-secondary education or community college diploma with Supply Chain major. SCMP designation would be an asset
- Minimum 2 years progressive experience in a purchasing role in a Manufacturing Environment
- Experience or knowledge in using MRP/ERP tools.
- Must have SAP experience.
- Knowledge of laws, ordinances, and regulations pertaining to corporate purchasing practices.
- Strong writing skills for creating reports, correspondence, requests, and other documentation.
- Demonstrated understanding of integrated supply chain and logistics concepts and theories.
- Ability to analyze quotations and determine the best overall value and economical order quantities.
- Must be persuasive and able to negotiate on the Company’s behalf.
- Must be able to motivate and expedite work contracted to suppliers.
- Good organizational skills are required to plan and coordinate activities and ensure that work is completed accurately on a timely manner.
- Must be able to perform arithmetic operations quickly and accurately.
- Exceptional oral and written communication skills to communicate effectively with all levels within the organization and with external stakeholders.
- Excellent interpersonal skills to communicate effectively and clearly with suppliers, employees, and management.
- Exceptional planning ability with strong analytical and interpretive skills.
- Strong computer skills in the Windows environment and Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook, Teams).
- Work experience in international purchasing preferred.
- Basic mathematical skills with ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, percentages and averages required.
- Organized, self-starting, responsible, and attentive to detail.
- A well-defined sense of diplomacy, including solid negotiation, and conflict resolution.
- Able to build and maintain relationships with corporate departments and vendors.
- Able to convey information and ideas clearly and concisely to individuals or groups in an engaging manner that helps them understand and retain the message. Listens actively to others.
- Able to work efficiently as a part of a team as well as independently.
- Excellent time management skills.
Other Skills/Knowledge:
- Experience with purchasing electronic components, machined parts and sheet metal parts is an asset.
- Ability to read Illustrated Parts Catalogues and other technical documents considered an asset.
- Ability to attend and conduct presentations.
- Nuclear background experience considered an asset.
Mirion Technologies (Canberra CA) Ltd. is in compliant with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) and the Ontario Human Rights Code. We are an equal opportunity employer that is committed in providing accommodations for applicants with disabilities upon request at any stage of the recruitment process. Please advise the Human Resources Department of any accommodations you may need during the recruitment process.
