Purchaser Jobs

Job Summary

The purchaser is responsible for the management of stocking, non-commodity hardware and building products and non-stocking special order items as required by the sales team.

Duties And Responsibilities

• Maintain operational levels of stock inventory.
• Review bookings and rebate programs from vendors and making purchasing related recommendations.
• Create and maintain supplier data base.
• Work with suppliers to keep stock programs current including returns, buy-backs and creating merchandising plans.
• Apply fiscally responsible procedures and guidelines to non-commodity purchasing
• Create and process purchase orders.
• Source stocking and special order items as required.
• Establish and maintain good supplier relationships
• Manage product pricing based on market intelligence.

Accountabilities

• Maintaining quality of internal controls with respect to the purchasing cycle (price negotiation, issue PO, receiving physical goods, resolving quantity and/or price discrepancies)
• Maintaining co-operative communications with sales team
• Ensuring inventory items have up to date costs and pricing set

Qualifications

• Product knowledge of building supplies is an asset
• Strong organizational, time management and prioritization skills
• The ability to work in a fast paced, team environment
• Detail oriented
• Purchasing experience in the building supplies or similar industry
• Effective communicator, written and verbal