Procurement Agent
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8 hours ago
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1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Modern Niagara helps building owners managers and general contractors meet the mechanical electrical integrated building technology and building services needs of their buildings across Vancouver Calgary Edmonton Toronto Southwestern Ontario and Ottawa. We also develop custom turnkey solutions to help reach the desired outcomes. We are committed to having a positive and meaningful impact on Canadas infrastructure and on the communities where we live learn work and heal.
WE BUILD FOR LIFE.
We value passion initiative determination professionalism and teamwork and we are committed to ensuring that our teams have everything they need to succeed. Health and safety are embedded in everything we do and as a result our award-winning safety culture has a record thats well above industry standards.
At Modern Niagara you will work alongside values-driven safety-conscious and high-impact teams in a fast-paced innovative and collaborative environment. Here your knowledge skills and excellent service will help ensure that the buildings that make up Canadas infrastructure fulfill the needs they were set out to meet.
Modern Niagara is one of Canadas Best Managed Companies and is a recipient of SMACNAs Safety Excellence Award Program (SSEAP) Canada and the Canadian Occupational Safety (COS) Magazines Gold Winner for Canadas Safest Employers Award in the Building and Construction category and Excellence Winner for Canadas Best Health Safety Culture Award as well as Canadas Best Health Safety Leader Award.
We currently have a fantastic opportunity for a Procurement Agent to join our growing team in Ottawa. Within this position you will be giving the opportunity to work on one of Ottawas most interesting projects in recent times. The mission of the Procurement Agent is to support purchasing activities for the site level teams to ensure they are carried out efficiently cost-effectively and within established timelines. The ideal candidate for this role will be a strategic individual with strong relationship-building and negotiation skills.
OVERVIEW OF RESPONSIBILITIES
- Source and purchase materials for our field foremen
- Review maintain and issue required purchase orders to preferred vendors
- Develop and maintain relationships with suppliers
- Review maintain and recommend appropriate levels of inventoried materials and consumables
- Schedule and expedite material deliveries as required
- Detailed review of vendor invoices against orders placed to ensure accuracy and resolve exceptions
- Execute material return procedures and ensure credits are obtained from suppliers
- Maintain purchase order records in an organized process
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
- 3 years of purchasing/procurement experience ideally within the Construction and Mechanical industry
- Demonstrated ability to maintain strong relationships with wholesalers suppliers and vendors ensuring top-notch customer service.
- Knowledge of mechanical systems and construction industry experience is preferred
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (Outlook Word Excel and PowerPoint)
- Effective communicator with the ability to develop and sustain productive working relationships with employees suppliers and other stakeholders at all levels
- Resourceful problem-solver able to manage multiple priorities
- Must be eligible for a reliability security clearance
We thank all applicants for their interest however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
At Modern Niagara we recognize the value of fostering a diverse equitable and inclusive organization and are committed to eliminating barriers faced by members of equity-seeking groups (women Indigenous Black racialized 2SLGBTQIA people with disabilities and new immigrants) in the construction industry. Our DEI vision is to build an organization where everyone has access to the same opportunities experience equitable outcomes and can thrive and reach their full potential.
We value the diversity of the people we hire and serve. Modern Niagara is an equal opportunity employer. If you require accommodation during the recruitment process please advise us so that suitable accommodations can be made. We can be reached at.
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About Company
Modern Niagara offers mechanical contracting, electrical contracting, HVAC service, commercial plumbing, sheet metal fabrication and more across Canada.
