Buyer

Marshall; Moncton; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Buyer, where you'll play a crucial role in managing procurement processes and ensuring timely delivery of materials. This dynamic position requires a detail-oriented professional with strong procurement and operations expertise. You will collaborate with multiple departments, negotiate with suppliers, and streamline material availability to drive efficiency. The opportunity allows you to have a significant impact on operations while working within a diverse and inclusive environment. If you're ready to make a difference and grow your career, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of procurement experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Proficient in ERP and MRP systems with strong data management skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage purchase contracts and ensure timely delivery of materials.
• Collaborate with various departments to optimize material supply.

Skills

Procurement expertise

Operations expertise

Numeracy skills

Advanced Excel functions

Strong communication skills

Problem-solving skills

Ability to work under pressure

Education

Degree or diploma in Engineering

Degree or diploma in Business (Supply Chain)

Tools

ERP systems

MRP systems

P2P processes

Data management tools

Job description

Marshall Canada requires a Buyer in Moncton, NB to join our team. We are seeking a detail-oriented and proactive professional to manage the execution of purchase contracts and ensure timely delivery of materials. This role will coordinate and optimize production and assembly materials to maintain service availability while driving efficiency. Additionally, the position plays a key role in promoting best practices within our ERP/MRP system, ensuring data integrity and accuracy for seamless operations.

Your responsibilities in the role:

• Work closely with the Purchasing Shared Services team to maximize material availability and minimize working capital exposure across the region’s production site.
• Maintain close collaboration with the Planning, Warehousing, Operations, Project, and Engineering departments to ensure material supply is accurate, in full, and on-time.
• Liaise with the Purchasing & Supply Chain Team to ensure supply-chain readiness to satisfy project requirements and/or to raise any risks of product/service quality and supplier performance.
• Research and compare suppliers based on pricing, quality, availability, terms, and other relevant factors to secure the best procurement options for materials, supplies, services, and equipment.
• Negotiate with suppliers to obtain the best price and lead times, resolving any supply chain issues.
• Perform routine day-to-day activities associated with the products and services administering and expediting purchase orders.
• Issue purchase orders for designated commodities and equipment in compliance with Marshall policy, making necessary adjustments when requirements change, or costs exceed the initial order.
• Liaise with customers/suppliers to respond to routine queries regarding contract and supply chain issues.
• Receive Bills of Materials and carry out system checks on materials and services to be supplied to projects and shipping requirements.
• Ensure accurate and timely reporting to provide internal visibility of material status and support on-time delivery in procurement operations.
• Oversee contracts and purchase orders, expedite deliveries, verify invoice accuracy, and reconcile discrepancies. Escalate disputes, delays, shortages, and other procurement issues to the Senior Specialist - Purchasing Shared Services for resolution.
• Set good standards and practices to maximize vendor delivery and quality performance through appropriate communication channels.
• Set good standards and practices for supplier day-to-day management and relationship building, as well as KPI monitoring. Detect data quality issues and work with relevant stakeholders to ensure rectification – advise their team on the best way to proceed in case of error.
• Look for opportunities to improve the accuracy of data to remove material order errors.
• All other duties as assigned.

Apply if you have most of the following:

• Degree or diploma in Engineering, Business (Supply Chain), or other technical discipline.
• Procurement or Operations expertise (5+ years) in a manufacturing environment.
• Knowledge of ERP and MRP systems, P2P and procurement processes.
• Good numeracy skills/data management skills.
• Proficient in advanced Excel functions and data analysis.
• Experience working with ERP systems (IFS preferable).
• ERP data management essential.
• Procurement and/or purchasing experience.
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to present data clearly and concisely.
• Ability to work under pressure with competing demands.

Must be eligible to meet the requirements of export control regulations, including the Canadian Controlled Goods Program and Canadian government security requirements.

About Marshall:

Marshall Canada is part of the 110-year-old Marshall Group of Companies, an independent private organization headquartered in Cambridge (UK).

Located in Ottawa, Abbotsford, and Moncton, Marshall Canada provides military and commercial customers with a range of world-leading applied engineering services and product solutions across Canada and beyond. Marshall seeks to develop and deliver long-term value to its customers while remaining firmly committed to enhancing the communities in which it operates and creating exciting opportunities for its people.

Within Aerospace, we offer world-leading engineering support and solutions to 18 Air Forces across the globe. From maintenance, repair, and overhaul to complex modifications, our highly skilled engineers use their expertise to help keep critical platforms in the air.

For decades, our Land Systems team has been providing configurable, modular, highly advanced infrastructure solutions such as laboratories, medical facilities, command and control centres, communication hubs, and tactical shelters. From the heat of the desert to sub-zero temperatures, we have also provided vehicle systems and platform integrations that enabled us to provide protection for people and equipment operating in the most challenging environments.

We are growing and we would love for you to join our team. This is truly an organization where you can have an enormous impact on the world around you. If you want to make your mark in an organization where people really matter, this could be the opportunity you’ve been looking for.

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Marshall Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Marshall Group is an equal opportunity employer and values a diverse and inclusive workplace. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, colour, religion, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by law. For more information about Equal Opportunity in the Workplace please click here.