Purchasing Manager
Purchasing Manager
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Purdys Chocolatier is delighted to have been voted by our employees as one of Canadas Best Employers. This esteemed award is a testament to the rich texture of our history and our more than 115 years of dedication to quality trustand supportive work environment.
Job type: Fulltime permanent
Expected salary range: $90000 $100000 per year
Purdys Chocolatier is looking for a Purchasing Manager to join us at our Production Office in Vancouver BC!
Reporting to the VP of Chocolate Operations the Purchasing Manager will be responsible for overseeing the daytoday procurement activities along with managing coaching and developing the Purchasing team members. The Purchasing Manager will be responsible for ensuring the teams alignment to the overall procurement strategy and supply chain vision along with maintaining and developing strong supplier relationships to promote overall supply chain resiliency.
As the Purchasing Manager primary responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Leading the coaching and development of the Purchasing team including the onboarding of new employees and training of procurement related processes
- Owning and developing relationships with internal customers and external relationships with suppliers
- Leading market exploration activities and supplier qualifications in compliance with QA needs for secondary/tertiary sources to mitigate supply risk
- Demonstrating strong communication skills and desire to meet and manage stakeholder expectations
- Assist the organization by ensuring Purchasing support for new product introduction and commercialization highlighting and communicating risks as needed
- Leading systematic testing of procurement functions in software/ERP related implementations ensuring Purchasing team needs are met and risks identified
- Analyzing and reporting on Purchasing team KPIs including supplier OTIF NCRs etc
- Completing root cause analysis on late deliveries supply disruptions etc
- Analyzing procurement processes and looking for opportunities to streamline them for efficiencies within the Purchasing team
- Owning endendend of vendor management including optimizing vendor payment terms
- Making recommendations on contracts and service agreements
- Leading the procurement related budgeting processes for fiscal year financial planning
- Owning the price/quantity discrepancy process ensuring the Purchasing team works efficiently with the AP team in a timely manner to uphold the highest possible customer service
- Owning procurement related master data and MRP optimization for purchased items (such as lead time vendor contracts setup supplier scorecard data) and ensuring a culture of system driven optimization within the Purchasing team
- Assist the Purchasing department as/when required.
The ideal candidate would possess the following:
- Previous experience in the procurement field is required.
- Mandarin language is an asset
- Demonstrate the habits of accountable behaviour
- Possess leadership skills and be able to promote engagement within the team
- Must be detail orientated organized and capable of working to deadlines
- Ability to multitask prioritize workload and make sound decisions
- Strong communication skills and proven problemsolving skills
- Must be flexible in relation to handling work requirements ability to adapt to change and work under pressure
- Must be able to work in a fastpaced teamorientated environment
- Excellent communication planning and organizational skills
- Expertise in Microsoft Excel (required) Power Query Power BI Syteline (ERP) WMS
- Candidates holding or working towards a professional supply chain or purchasing certification will be an asset (APICS CSCP SCMP PMP)
- An analytical mindsight with the ability to strategize on a systematic and efficient approach in data preparation optimization and presentation
We appreciate the interest of all applicants and while we wish we could personally reach out to everyone we can only contact those selected for an interview.
We genuinely care about providing reasonable accommodations to job applicants with disabilities. If you require assistance or an accommodation due to a disability please reach out to us via email at . Were here to help!
Other details
- Pay TypeSalary
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
