Buyer

Aurora Cannabis Inc.; Canada; Remote; CAD 55,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading cannabis company is seeking a Buyer for a remote position in Ontario. This entry-level role involves managing procurement activities and maintaining inventory levels, with a focus on vendor relationships. The ideal candidate will have a business degree or related certification and experience in a procurement role. Benefits include flexible work hours, comprehensive rewards, and ongoing personal development opportunities.

Benefits

Flexible work environment

Comprehensive benefits

Tuition assistance

Employee discounts

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year of experience in a procurement and purchasing capacity.
• Experience in production or manufacturing environment preferred.
• Ability to create and maintain relationships with internal stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Support indirect spend related consumables to optimize operations.
• Issue purchase orders accurately and timely.
• Build strong relationships with suppliers and internal stakeholders.

Skills

Conflict resolution

Communication

Time management

Problem-solving

Education

Degree in business or certification in supply chain

Tools

Microsoft Office

Sage X3

Microsoft Power BI

Job description

Overview

Buyer
Job location: Remote, ON
Employment type: Full Time Permanent
Hours: 40 Hours per week
Salary: $55,000-62,000 CAD annually

A little about us

Hi, we’re Aurora Cannabis, and we’re excited to meet you! We’re a global cannabis company driven by our passion to help people improve their lives. We have a diverse team who bring their best every day so Aurora can be the cannabis provider of choice for patients and consumers. We love our work, and we especially love our high quality, innovative brands that make up the Aurora family. Our people combined with our collective passion for the industry is what makes Aurora a special place to work and defines our “A-Team”. We are a high-performing team of cannabis experts, innovators, and champions that work, learn and win together. We think BIG, act BOLD and execute with PURPOSE in all that we do, and will stop at nothing to cultivate the ultimate cannabis experience for our community.

Job Summary

The Buyer is responsible for indirect spend procurement activities, including tactically replenishing and maintaining adequate inventory levels of operational supplies to support manufacturing and facility operations. The successful candidate will be able to perform procurement activities while meeting KPIs. Strong vendor relationship management and a process improvement approach will be among the pillars for success. The Buyer role is entry level, and the successful candidate will report into the Sr. Buyer.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Tactically support indirect spend related consumables, supplies and services to optimize facility and commercial operations.
• Issue purchase orders to suppliers with accurate vendor, product, and cost information in a timely fashion.
• Immediately resolve purchase order discrepancies with vendor and internal teams.
• Escalate and obtain resolution on supplier quality related incidents in a timely fashion.
• Resolve issues related to supplier non-compliance on warehouse receiving paperwork.
• Track spend approvals for all purchase orders ensuring alignment with DOA matrix.
• Expedite purchase orders where necessary to meet scheduling and project requirements.
• Communicate order status, expedite orders, communicate order status exceptions, contract obligations, and post-receipt actions to all internal cross functional stakeholders.
• Ensure optimized purchase order management which supports production schedules, suppliers’ price break points and storage restrictions.
• Manage PO invoice matching and resolve discrepancies to ensure timely payment of orders.

Strategically engage with supplier community and internal stakeholders

• Demonstrate excellent conflict resolution skills.
• Identify and resolve risks to supply continuity.
• Build and support strong long-term relationships with suppliers and internal stakeholders.
• Identify waste and seek opportunities for cost reduction in the supply chain.
• Provide adhoc reports as required.

Work cross-functionally with commercial, operations & QA to source and develop new materials

• This will include coordinating both the product qualifications & vendor set up activity.
• Ensuring all cross functional team needs are recognized and met.

Culture Building

• Work in a customer centric manner.
• Represent the company positively and with integrity.

Education and Experience

• Minimum 1 year of experience in a procurement and purchasing capacity.
• Degree in business or certification in supply chain or related discipline (SCMP, CIPS, CPIM, CPSM).
• Experience in production or manufacturing environment would be an asset.
• Excellent communication, time management skills and ability to prioritize.
• Excel at working independently and with exceptional problem-solving skills.
• Computer literate with exceptional skills in Microsoft Office.
• Ability to create and maintain relationships with internal stakeholders.
• Worked with Sage X3 or other ERP systems, Microsoft Power BI, Smartsheet, or other analytical tools.

Why you’ll love working at Aurora

Our people are at the heart of everything we do here at Aurora, and we take pride in fostering an inclusive space that inspires our team to love where they work. Here’s how we do it:

• Flexibility: you will enjoy a flexible work environment with flexible hours, compressed work weeks, paid sick and vacation time, and support for work-life balance.
• Total rewards: competitive salary or hourly wage (with shift premiums), stock options, an RRSP program, annual bonuses, and a health and personal care spending account.
• Benefits: comprehensive benefits including employer-paid health and dental premiums, life insurance and LTD, plus a medical cannabis coverage program that provides annual coverage.
• Life-long learning: tuition assistance, virtual learning, and annual performance reviews to support your development.
• Perks: employee discounts, memberships, company swag, volunteer time, modern technology, and snacks and beverages at office locations.
• Team: diverse, global team with a culture that fosters inclusion and growth.

Diversity and inclusion

At Aurora, we foster and celebrate a diverse community of professionals. We encourage all candidates to apply regardless of race, national origin, colour, religion, age, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital and family status, disability, or any other characteristic. If you require accommodation during the recruitment process, please let us know. We are here to help.

Next steps

Think you have what it takes to join our team? Apply today by submitting your resume along with salary expectations through our website. Your application will be reviewed by a human recruiter shortly after you apply, and you will be contacted via email if there is a fit. If you don’t meet all requirements, apply anyway—we would love to review your application for a potential fit or alternative opportunities. Not the role for you? Visit our careers page to find other opportunities or share this posting with a friend. If you are an Aurora employee, you may refer this posting for a bonus.

If applicable, Aurora Human Resources will contact you via your provided email. We do not contact candidates via social media, and you will never be asked for confidential information such as banking details or your Social Insurance Number during the interview process.

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