_We one of the largest glass and door service companies in the GTA with an opportunity for career-minded purchasing clerk with AP experience_
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ABOUT US
Located at 185 Claireport Crest in Etobicoke Explore1.ca offers a full range of glass and door services to the property management industry as well as engaging in large scale industrial commercial contracting.
Onn the service side we repair a full range of commercial doors: Swing, Balanced, Revolving, Sliding and Folding Grill Doors. We also service the full range of automatic door operators and we are the #1 Dealer of Tormax Automatics in Canada. (Automatic door operators are a rapidly growing segment of our business.)
Our commercial glazing contract department actively pursues projects with contract values from 50k to 10 million dollars. We prefer speciality type work with high value materials and large scale or oversized glass. We also seek custom entranceways and automatic door installations.
Ideally are seeking an experienced purchasing coordinator with some AP experience who has worked in the commercial glass or aluminum industry.
SUMMARY OF DUTIES
Prepare Purchase Orders:
A major responsibly of a purchasing clerk is preparing accurate and complete purchase orders for supplies, materials, and raw goods. Purchasing clerks work closely with the Purchasing manager and specific departments by placing orders, ensuring that purchases are recorded at the time of request, and submitting these orders to get approval from the department or from the purchasing manager or buyer. Under the supervision of the purchasing manager, purchasing clerks may also evaluate vendor bids.
Vouchering Purchase Orders:
Another significant responsibility of the purchasing clerk is account payable entry. The purchasing clerk is also responsible to process vendor invoices by reconciling the invoice against the purchase order to ensure accuracy and making the appropriate entries in our ERP system. Maintaining good vendor relationships, it an important part of this position therefore you will need well practised negotiation skills to deal with whatever discrepancies arise.
Logistical Support:
Purchasing clerks assist in scheduled incoming and outgoing shipments buy working closely with the shipper/receiver, plant manager, project and service coordinators. A major part of this duty is preparing records to reflect when purchased items arrive and ensuring that all materials have been received in full. Purchasing clerks may also schedule outgoing shipments for returns or when handling purchasing for companies with multiple locations. Additionally, purchasing clerks follow up with vendors to check in on back orders or to report damaged goods.
Vendor Relationships and Cost Reduction:
A key set of duties required of the purchasing clerk is identifying quality vendors and creating relationship with vendor contacts that are responsible for or assist in ensuring we get the best prices and service available in the current marketplace. We are always seeking a competitive edge and personal relationships with vendors can have a significant impact on overall profitability. By knowing vendor strength and weaknesses and historical price data the purchasing clerk can negotiate for reduced prices by promoting a competitive environment and then negotiating the best discounts possible given the complexity, lead times, volume and shipping requirements for service-based parts and project materials. Understanding that the lowest price isn’t always the best option and being able to determine the impact of vendor reliability as it relates to price, quality and lead times and make recommendations to service and project coordinators is an essential skill.
Maintain Purchase Records:
Using our ERP system, the purchasing clerk will maintain detailed records of purchases, including quantities, shipping information, and costs associated with the purchase. They may provide these records to department heads to aid in budget and financial management or maintain purchasing department files to support future activities. The purchasing clerk may also submit these records to the company’s financial departments to aid in budget resolution.
Manage Inventory:
Utilizing the inventory package on our ERP system the purchasing clerk will also help to manage the company’s inventory levels to determine when new purchases are needed. By monitoring stock levels in the database and interacting with stockroom personnel the purchasing clerk will gather the information required to make informed timely decisions on when to place replenishment orders and determine scheduled purchasing activities.
We are looking for a professional upbeat person with initiative that also likes to work collaboratively to solve problems.
Experience working in a service oriented environment would also be an asset. Experience with MS Outlook, MS Excel, MS Work, Visio, AutoCAD and Bluebeam would also be an asset.
The compensation package includes a salary and benefits.
If you are interested in potentially working with us you can contact us in three ways:
Respond to this ad through indeed
By Email: hr (at) e-one.ca (put “purchaser” in the subject line) and/or to iure(at) e-one.ca
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From $65,000.00 per year
