Buyer

Emcon / Filtran; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Spectrum Control in Ottawa, ON seeks a Buyer to procure raw materials and MRO items, manage supplier relationships, and support goals for shipment, margin, quality and inventory.

The role involves expediting items via MRP, maintaining procurement records, coordinating with vendors, and identifying best sources of supply while ensuring compliance and timely delivery.

Qualifications

• Education: Associate degree
• Experience: 3-5 years OR equivalent combination of education and experience
• Able to read blueprints and drawings
• Understand methods of Purchasing and MRP
• Knowledge of procedures and coordinate requirements to receipts
• Experience with purchasing in manufacturing
• Microsoft Office

Responsibilities

• Expedite parts and materials by processing and obtaining information from MRP messages
• Control excess inventory, process shortages and open order reports
• Enter information into the MRP system and maintain procurement records
• Plan, schedule, and monitor movement of materials through the production cycle
• Engage with vendors to obtain price, availability and delivery schedules
• Evaluate sources of supply based on cost, delivery, quality, risk/exposure and ability to supply
• Locate and set-up new suppliers under guidance

Skills

Read blueprints

MRP purchasing

Manufacturing procurement

Microsoft Office

Vendor relations

Education

Associate degree

Job description

JOB SUMMARY:

The Buyer purchases raw materials, repair and operations (MRO) items from supplier to achieve shipment, margin, quality and inventory goals.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

Expedite parts and materials by: processing and obtaining information from Material Requisition Planning (MRP) messages, controls excess inventory, process shortages and open order vendor reports. Orders, quote, reschedule and cancel parts and materials from MRP and enter information into computer. Maintain accurate procurement records such as: services purchased, costs, delivery and inventories in MRP System. Plan, schedule, and monitor movement of materials through the production cycle using company spreadsheets. Monitor Correction Action Responses for purchasing items: review, develop and forward responses to Quality, check on system and status of actions regularly, request Certificate of Compliance as needed. Meet with vendors and sales representatives to obtain product or service information such as: price, availability and delivery schedule. Under management guidance: evaluate and determine the best source of supply based on considerations of cost, delivery, quality, risk/exposure and the ability to supply product in accordance with specified requirements. Evaluate potential resources to support demand requirements. Under management guidance: locate and set-up new suppliers while dealing with less complex commodities.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Education: Associate degree
• Experience Years: 3-5 years OR Equivalent combination of education and experience
• Able to read blueprints and drawings
• Understand methods of Purchasing and MRP
• Knowledge of procedures and coordinate requirements to receipts
• Experience with purchasing in manufacturing
• Microsoft Office

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

Office and production floor within a manufacturing facility.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities:

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

About Spectrum Control:

Spectrum Control combines engineering expertise, innovation and manufacturing excellence to enable mission-critical solutions. Designed to solve complex problems in signal modulation and transmission, Spectrum Control solutions enable high quality product performance in the military and government, space, commercial, aerospace, security, medical, industrial and communications industries. Through proven experience and innovation, Spectrum Control delivers reliable solutions for the most rugged environments in the world - and beyond. Our team works to understand each customer’s needs at every level, which leads to long-term partnerships with our customers that transcend transactions and projects, helping to drive ongoing value at all levels of an organization. Spectrum Control operates by the following guiding principles: safety, integrity, respect, ethics, trust and continuous improvement. Spectrum Control is dedicated to delivering highly-engineered, reliable products that help save, enhance and protect lives. The company employs a secure, trusted, innovative, empowered and resilient environment to collaborate across the organization to deliver impactful results to our customers. Founded in 1981, Spectrum Control brought together the power of several trusted brands and formed a uniquely capable partner for RF/microwave, electromagnetic, and security solutions. Over the past 70 years, the company’s engineers and technologists have led the way in creating high-quality solutions for demanding environments everywhere. Today, Spectrum Control's team includes 1,300+ people working across 14 design/manufacturing centers in North America and Europe.