Purchasing Agent

Looking for a great opportunity to take the next step in your career? This is it!

Our client is looking for a passionate and experienced Purchasing Agent to join their growing team at their Ontario headquarters in Niagara. Reporting to the VP of Finance and Administration, this role is primarily responsible for purchasing, including managing supplier accounts and updating accounting and materials requirement planning (MRP) software for purchasing related items.

What You’ll Do

• Hands-on purchasing activities using MRP software (MISys) and accounting software (Sage 50 Premium)
• Sourcing of parts, building positive, long-term relationships with suppliers, and negotiating best prices
• Maintaining supplier database, including assisting with filling out credit and account forms
• Maintaining contractor files including collecting necessary insurance and compliance forms
• Working with staff to prepare purchase requests
• Issuing purchase orders and scheduling suppliers to meet production requirements in a timely, cost-effective manner
• Expediting deliveries and assisting with shipping and receiving
• Reconciling supplier invoices with goods received
• Processing corporate credit card statements and assisting staff with generating and processing expense claims
• Ensuring inventory accuracy, through labeling, logging, and monthly inventory counts
• Providing daily finance and administrative support to the Finance and Administration department among others as required
• Other duties and responsibilities as necessary from time to time

What You Bring

• Diploma/degree in accounting, business administration, or purchasing and 2 years’ job experience; or alternately 5+ years’ experience in a similar position
• Proficiency with current Sage 50 Premium Accounting software
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, and Adobe Acrobat
• Proficiency with Windows file explorer, managing directories, subfolders, filenames
• Proficiency in English, both written and spoken
• Strong work ethic, honest, reliable, trustworthy, and professional
• Attention to detail, highly organized, multi-tasking, and works well under pressure
• Friendly, team player, respectful of others
• Proficiency with shipping and receiving, preparation of cross-border shipping and customs documentation an asset
• Proficiency with MRP software (MISys) an asset

What They Offer

• Permanent, full-time (30-40 hours per week) between M-F 9am- 5pm
• Immediate start
• Competitive wages commensurate with knowledge, skills, and experience
• Attractive benefits package
  
  

IT IS A PREREQUISITE THAT THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE BE ELIGIBLE FOR, APPLY FOR AND OBTAIN (I) SATISFACTORY CONTROLLED GOODS SECURITY ASSESSMENT AS REGULATED BY THE CANADIAN CONTROLLED GOODS PROGRAM; (II) LEVEL II PERSONNEL SECURITY CLEARANCE FROM THE CANADIAN CONTRACT SECURITY PROGRAM.