Buyer Acheteur.Acheteuse

Central Québec School Board; Quebec; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A local educational institution in Quebec is seeking a Purchasing Agent to manage the procurement of goods. Responsibilities include analyzing purchase orders, liaising with suppliers, and maintaining price lists. Candidates should have six years of experience and hold a relevant diploma. This role offers a full-time schedule of 35 hours per week.

Qualifications

• 6 years of relevant experience in purchasing or procurement.
• Must have a Secondary School Diploma or equivalent.
• Knowledge of budget preparation and monitoring.

Responsibilities

• Analyze purchase orders and obtain pricing bids from suppliers.
• Maintain up-to-date price lists and identify potential suppliers.
• Train new buyers and coordinate the work of support staff.

Skills

Knowledge of office automation

Ability to analyze purchase orders

Strong communication skills

Education

Diploma of Vocational Studies (DVS)

Job description

Job overview

Job percentage: 100% (35 hours / week)

Nature of the work

The principal and customary work of an employee in this class of employment consists in buying goods required by the school board according to established practices.

Characteristic functions

• Keep up-to-date price lists and catalogues and identify potential suppliers.
• Analyze purchase orders for goods, services or rentals, obtain information from users and request pricing and bids; if necessary, participate in the opening of bids. Ensure that the bids correspond to the requirements and determine which is the most advantageous for the school board, taking into consideration the availability of supplies, price, quality, guarantee, delivery date and location, after-sales service and, if necessary, taxes, discounts and customs charges.
• If necessary, work with other staff to prepare and monitor the budget of a unit or department. Discuss prices and conditions of purchase with suppliers when the purchasing process does not include bids.
• Meet with sales representatives, monitor price trends, check packing slips and, if necessary, invoice and follow up with suppliers when goods are not delivered within the prescribed time or if the product does not conform to the specifications or to follow up on user complaints. Use a computer and the various software required to perform duties related to word processing, database entry, spreadsheets and in-house programs; conduct research on the Internet; use e-mail; enter data, prepare and print tables and reports. May be required to help, on occasion, colleagues with the common software and programs used.
• Make suggestions and recommendations designed to improve the operations for which they are responsible; participate in committee meetings.
• May be required to train new buyers as well as to coordinate the work of support staff.
• If need be, perform any other related duty.

Required qualifications

Schooling and experience

• Hold a Diploma of Vocational Studies (DVS) in a specialty appropriate for the class of employment, a Secondary School Diploma or a diploma or an attestation of studies recognized as equivalent by the competent authority and have six (6) years of pertinent experience.

Other requirements

Have a thorough knowledge of office automation.

• Note that there will be a testing session prior to the interview.