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Position Type: | Full-time |
Location: | London, ON |
Date Posted: | Jun 15, 2022 |
Experience: | 2 Years |
Education: | College Diploma (2 years) |
Job Description
Are you looking for a career that offers competitive pay for performance, comprehensive benefits, an attractive pension plan, and challenging and rewarding job opportunities?
With multiple branch locations across Southwestern Ontario, and approximately 250 team members, we help professionals keep the world working, while creating a company where dedicated talented people can thrive.
We truly value people. Attracting and engaging the best team members is the key to our success. We offer a positive work environment, and we value diversity and inclusion, which makes a great place to work.
KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Responsible for product selection, coordinating, and managing product information for their categories. Included are marketing support, certification of information, new product launches, and interfacing with Logistics
Maintains proper inventory levels by placing stock and special orders accurately and in a timely manner
Responsible for the rationalization of existing products
Manages vendor agreements
Responsible for negotiating pricing, rebates and terms and conditions and marketing funds with vendors and ensuring the collection of those funds
Monitors and alerts both Inside Customer Service Representatives and Account Managers on customer minimums, on hand and reserved inventory, and reviews current safeguards
Minimizes freight costs and follows freight procedures as laid out in the purchasing forecast
Research and track trends of branch inventory from reports
Responds to inquiries from Expediting in a timely manner
Communication and development of all product information to internal customers
Continuous interaction with customer service and sales to improve and understand business trends
Manages other Purchaser’s portfolio when providing vacation coverage
Ensure vendors are sending updated price files and purchasers to support item master when needed
Communicates product and vendor changes when applicable
Attends product seminars
Follows all safety protocols in compliance with WFS' Health & Safety policies and procedures and the Occupational Health & Safety Act
Supports all aspects of our WFS Quality Management System
Performs other duties as required
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS:
Experience driving results through vendor relationships and negotiations such as contract negotiation and supplier performance
Knowledge of product portfolios with various strategic priorities (e.g., sales growth, margin growth, inventory optimization, etc.)
Ability to manage supplier relationships
SCMP (Supply Chain Management Professional) Designation or 3 to 5 years experience in Purchasing and/or extensive industrial product knowledge
Understanding of product lifecycle from entry to exit
Ability to effectively present information via verbal and written presentations to all levels of the organization
Comfortable in ambiguity and strives for continuous improvement; recognizes opportunities to benefit the department and the broader organization
Exceptional customer service mindset
Strong attention to detail
Ability to work under pressure with tight deadlines in a fast-changing environment
Ability to lead cross-functional projects or initiatives
Strong financial acumen and capable of articulating the financial story
Strategic and analytical ability; demonstrated ability to make decisions based on both qualitative and quantitative information
Ability to relate to people at all levels of the organization and build trusted relationships
Demonstrates intellectual curiosity and learning agility
Excellent written and oral communication skills
Ability to work independently with strong self-management, time management, and organization skills
Previous experience with Microsoft Applications, specifically Excel and Word