Buyer

ASSA ABLOY Group; Bowmanville; On-site; CAD 64,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Nordock Inc. a division of ASSA ABLOY, and a manufacturer of loading dock equipment, is seeking a Buyer to ensure stable supply chain operations and adequate inventory to meet production lead-times.

The role partners with operations to meet customer expectations and requires proactive process improvement. The Buyer will need strong organizational and multitasking skills, with the ability to work independently under pressure and coordinate with Planning, Quality, and Engineering departments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business or related field required.
• 3-5 years Supply Chain Planning experience; make-to-stock and make-to-order experience preferred.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; ability to draw information from various sources, analyze, and provide recommendations.
• Strong planning and organizational skills.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills (oral & written).
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, with excellent Excel skills.
• Self starter with the ability to work independently under pressure and react quickly to changing priorities.
• ERP experience (LN is a plus).
• Able to work independently with little supervison and/or in a team environment.

Responsibilities

• Review manufacturing needs and generate or release orders to meet customer and forecast demand requirements and inventory plan.
• Issues all purchase order requests, tracks receipt, expedites and resolves issues.
• Track, monitor and expedite part shortages.
• Integrates internal protocols (e.g. Just-in-time, Kanban) with vendor- and customer-related processes.
• Follows up on goods receipts transaction discrepancies.
• Evaluate and report delivery reliability misses and update production for potential impacts.
• Work with Planning Manager to resolve quality and engineering issues affecting materials.
• Execute purchase orders for a range of commodities.
• Support vendor service levels, cost, and inventory turns KPIs for the facility.
• Manage service providers to site and issue POs for required work.
• Manage in-house shop supplies and seek cost-saving opportunities.
• Procurement of unique project-related items.
• Coordinate outsourcing requirements to support the master planner.
• Maintain tooling supplies for shop equipment and seek savings opportunities.
• Back-up for serial number creation for equipment.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Planning and organizational skills

Interpersonal and communication skills

Excel proficiency

ERP LN experience

Independent worker / self-starter

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in business or related field

Job description

Nordock Inc. a manufacturer of loading dock equipment in the Entrance Systems Divison of ASSA ABLOY is currently looking for a Buyer. The Buyer is a key role in the strategic plan to ensure supply chain operations are stable and inventory levels are adequate to meet production lead-times. The BUYER will have exceptional knowledge and insight into the production plan and will partner with operations personnel to meet or exceed customer expectations. An enthusiastic self-starter with a strong drive to improve existing processes and systems is highly desired. Excellent organizational skills and exceptional multitasking skills are a necessity.

Primary responsibilities include:

• Review manufacturing needs and generate or release orders to meet customer and forecast demand requirements and inventory plan
• Issues all purchase order requests, tracks receipt, expedites and resolves issues.
• Track, monitor and expedite part shortages.
• Integrates internal protocals (eg. Just-in-time, Kanban) with vendor - and customer- related processes.
• Follows up on goods receipts transaction discrepencies
• Evaluate and report delivery reliability misses and update production for potential impacts
• Working with the Planning Manager to deal with Quality and Engineering departments to resolve quality and rejected material problems.
• Executes purchase orders for a range of commodities
• Responsible to support vendor service levels, cost, and inventory turns KPI's for the facility
• Manage service providers to site and issue PO's for required work
• Manage in house shop supplies and look for opportunities for cost savings
• Purchasing of unique project related items
• Coordinate special requirements for outsourcing in support of master planner
• Maintain tooling supplies for shop equipment and look for opportunities for savings
• Back-up for serial number creation for equipment

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business or experience in a related field
• 3-5 years Supply Chain Planning experience, make-to-stock and make-to-order experience preferred
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; ability to draw information from various sources, analyze, and provide recommendations
• Strong planning and organizational skills
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills (oral & written)
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, with excellent Excel skills
• Self starter with the ability to work independently under pressure and react quickly to changing priorities
• ERP experience (LN is a plus)
• Able to work independently with little supervison and/or in a team environment

Salary Range: $64,000.00 - $75,000.00 per year ( CAD )

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