Slacan Industries

Buyer

Brantford, ON

About This Job

SLACAN Industries Inc. is Canada's largest designer and manufacturer of Poleline Hardware, which includes a full line of Transmission and Distribution products. We service the OEM market including agricultural, mining, and other industries. Our in-house processes include forgings, hot / cold stampings and weldments.

Our Company is growing and we are currently looking for a Buyer to join the team!

Why Work at Slacan?

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Excellent company paid benefit and wellness package

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Group RRSP (5% Company Contribution and 4% matching)

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Employee Family Assistance Program

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Employee events throughout the year (i.e. food truck days, ice cream days, Slacan giveaways)

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Bi-monthly Company Newsletter

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Opportunities for career development

Position Overview:

The Buyer is responsible for implementing and controlling the procurement of raw materials, packaging components, and sub-contracting services to maintain appropriate inventory levels and support production needs.

Responsibilities:

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Plan and purchase raw materials, packaging components, and sub-contracting services for production.

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Collaborate closely with engineering, quality, planning, and production departments to understand sub-contracting requirements based on drawings and specifications.

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Coordinate with vendors to ensure they fully comprehend the scope of sub-contract jobs, ensuring alignment with our standards, requirements, and expectations

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Issue requests for quotes (RFQs) to current and potential vendors for new and existing products. Work with new vendors through the supplier development process during onboarding.

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Maintain strategic partnerships with vendors to meet price, delivery, and quality requirements. Create and manage purchase orders, ensuring vendors adhere to terms and conditions.

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Expedite/de-expedite purchase orders based on inventory levels and production schedules. Evaluate the impact of RUSH or Critical delivery items to minimize any negative impact on the Master Production Schedule (MPS).

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Interface with production, receiving, and accounts payable to resolve invoice discrepancies.

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Update purchase orders based on vendor order acknowledgements, pricing, delivery, and close orders as necessary.

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Resolve any packing slip and quality-related issues with vendors, requesting corrective actions when needed.

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Issue factory store items regularly and manage MRO supplies in storage.

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Work on problem packing lists from the Shipping Department daily.

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Provide priority lists to sub-contracting vendors as needed.

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Reconcile invoices and send RFQs when required.

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Support quotations and sales teams by identifying vendors to ensure competitive product pricing.

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Perform other duties and projects as assigned.

Knowledge and Experience:

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Degree/Diploma in Business, Commerce, Engineering, or relevant experience.

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3-10 years experience in supply chain and/or purchasing in a manufacturing environment.

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APICS/CPIM/PMAC or CPSM certification is an asset (or working towards).

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Clear working knowledge of multi-discipline procurement processes, expediting, inspection, document control, traffic, customs, and logistics.

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Strong analytical, organizational, and negotiation skills.

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Excellent computer skills, including proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel) and ERP systems.

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Results-oriented team player with excellent interpersonal and communication (written and verbal) skills.

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