Manufacturing Buyer
Introduction
Hello ! I'm Jérémy, Recruitment Consultant for the Fed Supply employment agency, specialist in the fields of supply chain, logistics, transportation and customer service - offering temporary and permanent jobs in the Greater Montreal area. Our team of Supply Chain and Logistics experts speaks your language and operates in your world.
Mission
I am currently recruiting for a Manufacturing Buyer for one of my clients, an automotive manufacturing company.
Job description:
- Ensure the supply of various purchase requisitions;
- Draft and issue calls for tender;
- Negotiate and organize contractual agreements with suppliers;
- Develop, optimize and maintain sound relationships with suppliers;
- Find alternative sources of supply;
- Request quotations from suppliers;
- Carry out product research in collaboration with the Engineering, Methods and Quality departments when necessary;
- Support quotation requests from Customer Service (after market) and Engineering departments;
- Match purchase orders with purchase requisitions;
- Send orders to suppliers;
- Manage order confirmations with suppliers;
- Track open purchase orders and cancel/modify those that need to be cancelled;
- Regularly update supplier information (contacts, phone numbers, etc.);
- Provide visibility to various departments, as required;
- Collaborate with the Sales department when developing a strategy that involves a risk/impact for this department;
- Handle supplier returns and non-conformances (purchasing portion);
- Process invoices in discrepancy (purchasing portion);
- Understand and respect existing and developing procedures and processes;
Your profile
Qualifications required:
- College diploma in supply management or related field
- Minimum 5 to 10 years' experience in the supply chain
- Considerable experience in a manufacturing environment
- Bilingualism (French and English)
- Knowledge of an ERP system (SYSPRO, SAP a strong asset)
- Ability to read technical drawings (a strong asset)
- Proficiency in MS Office suite and various software programs (Excel at intermediate/expert level)
- Sense of priorities, autonomy and initiative
- Dynamic, positive & professional attitude
