Job description:
Staff Plus is recruiting a Purchasing Manager for an established Canadian manufacturer located in Georgetown, Ontario. This is a hands-on leadership opportunity for an experienced manufacturing procurement professional who understands the broader operational impact of purchasing decisions. The successful candidate will lead purchasing activities, support and guide a junior team member, strengthen supplier relationships, and work closely with multiple departments to ensure materials are available to meet production requirements.
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Georgetown, ON
Pay Rate: $80,000 - 90,000/year
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the mechanical design and development of complex automation systems and custom machinery.
- Lead purchasing and procurement activities within a manufacturing environment.
- Provide day-to-day guidance and support to a purchasing team member.
- Review material requirements and ensure timely availability of components and supplies.
- Work with bills of materials, MRP, inventory levels, production schedules and purchasing data.
- Manage purchase orders and monitor supplier delivery performance.
- Identify, evaluate and develop alternate suppliers.
- Negotiate pricing, terms, lead times and service expectations.
- Identify cost-saving, inventory-optimization and process-improvement opportunities.
- Address shortages, delivery delays, discrepancies and supplier-performance concerns.
- Collaborate with Production, Engineering, Receiving, Sales, Marketing and Accounting.
- Support specialized and made-to-order component requirements.
- Maintain accurate purchasing records and ERP data.
Qualifications and Experience
- Lead purchasing and procurement activities within a manufacturing environment.
- Provide day-to-day guidance and support to a purchasing team member.
- Review material requirements and ensure timely availability of components and supplies.
- Work with bills of materials, MRP, inventory levels, production schedules and purchasing data.
- Manage purchase orders and monitor supplier delivery performance.
- Identify, evaluate and develop alternate suppliers.
- Negotiate pricing, terms, lead times and service expectations.
- Identify cost-saving, inventory-optimization and process-improvement opportunities.
- Address shortages, delivery delays, discrepancies and supplier-performance concerns.
- Collaborate with Production, Engineering, Receiving, Sales, Marketing and Accounting.
- Support specialized and made-to-order component requirements.
- Maintain accurate purchasing records and ERP data.
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This is a fully on-site position based in Georgetown, Ontario. Occasional GTA supplier visits may be required, with the possibility of limited additional travel as the organization grows.
Pay: $80,000.00-$90,000.00 per year
Work Location: In person
