Buyer/Planner

Canadian Blood Services; Ottawa; Hybrid; CAD 75,000 - 88,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Payment in lieu of vacation

Annual performance award

Defined benefit pension plan

Employee discounts

Job summary

Canadian Blood Services is seeking a Temporary full-time Buyer/Planner to join our Procurement team. You will manage inventory, perform SAP-based MRP, and coordinate with business owners to optimize stock levels and supplier performance.

The role requires SAP experience, PowerApps knowledge, and a strong procurement background. The position offers hybrid work with 40% onsite presence and potential travel within Canada.

Qualifications

• Completion of post-secondary education in a relevant discipline, preferably Supply Chain Management or Materials Management.
• Minimum three to four years of job-related experience in procurement.
• APICS CPIM designation is an asset.
• Experience with SAP is required.
• Strong knowledge of PowerApps (automation and integration with Microsoft tools).
• Experience evaluating contractors and maintaining vendor relationships.
• Understanding of supply management concepts.

Responsibilities

• Analyze, monitor, and manage inventory levels for medical supplies.
• Provide procurement services for general supplies using MRP in SAP.
• Review requisitions and coordinate with business owners on stock levels and lead times.
• Compare quotations to ensure value, quality, and timely delivery.
• Investigate issues with suppliers and resolve defects or late deliveries.
• Lead cross-functional collaboration to improve procurement processes.

Skills

Strong communication

Education

Post-secondary education in Supply Chain Management

APICS CPIM (asset)

Tools

SAP

PowerApps

Job description

This role requires a minimum of 40% on-site presence. Additional on-site work may be required based on business needs. On-site expectations are subject to change and may be adjusted on a temporary or permanent basis.

Employment status: Temporary full-time

Position's anticipated start date: 2026-11-16

Position's anticipated end date: 2028-03-31

Salary/Rate of pay: $75,100 - $88,300

Application deadline: 2026-10-19

Together, the work we do connects people and changes lives — including your own. Be part of a dynamic, collaborative and caring organization committed to saving and improving lives. Thousands of patients depend on us every day for reliable access to safe blood, plasma, stem cells and organs and tissues.

About The Role

Canadian Blood Services is looking for a Temporary full-time Buyer/Planner to join our dynamic Procurement team.

The Procurement team is responsible for providing strategic procurement support to Canadian Blood Services through the development of requests for proposal, contract negotiations and supplier qualifications for critical supplies and services. The team works to continuously enhance our procurement policies and procedures and work diligently to help manage our relationships with our suppliers.

In this role, you will have a dedicated portfolio where you will analyze, monitor, and manage inventory levels for medical supplies at Canadian Blood Services sites. You will also provide procurement services for the acquisition of general supplies, using Material Requirement Planning in SAP for medical supplies, and make recommendations for changes to inventory levels at sites in coordination with business owners.

Formula for success

• Leveraging your strong interpersonal and communication skills, you will liaise with medical supply business owners to establish quantities and shipping schedules for medical supplies based on forecasts and supplier lead times.
• Utilizing your excellent attention to detail, you will proactively monitor inventory levels and MRP output to ensure accuracy, completeness, and efficient management of inventory levels to reduce the financial risk of obsolescence.
• Drawing on your excellent accuracy and prioritization skills, you will interpret and analyze requirements and specifications of clients, including reviewing requisition documents, evaluating operational issues and policies, systems data, and standards. Initiates and processes requests.
• Focusing on your strong organizational skills, you will assess and compare quotations to ensure the right product is purchased from the right company, at the right price and quality along with the supplier’s ability to eliver on time.
• Utilizing your effective problem-solving skills, you will Investigate and resolve issues from Head Office departments and Canadian Blood Services sites on defective goods, poor service and/or late deliveries.
• Concentrating on your ability to lead and work collaboratively across diverse teams, you will review discrepancies, and through discussions with supplier and requisitioner, determine the best solution.
• Using your continuous growth mindset, you will analyze trends and make recommendations for improvements to process. As part of the team, establish and implement improved techniques and methods of procurement activities for client departments.
• Drawing on your analytical skills, you will collect and interpret data on assigned procurement and supply activities. Produce documentation in support of various service activities.

Desired Education And Skills

• Completion of post-secondary education in a relevant discipline from a recognized academic institution, preferably in Supply Chain Management or Materials Management.
• Minimum three (3) to four (4) years of job-related experience in the procurement field.
• Completion of APICS syllabus and looking towards obtaining CPIM designation, would be considered an asset.
• Experience with SAP is required.
• Strong knowledge and experience in PowerApps (automation and integration with all Microsoft tools, ie Power BI)
• Experience with evaluating contractors, supplier performance and maintaining a strong vendor relationship.
• Performing sourcing and quotations would be considered value experience and an asset.
• GMP training and/or experience would be an asset.
• Strong understanding of supply management concepts.
• An equivalent combination of education, training and experience may be considered.

What We Offer You

• Payment in lieu of vacation and benefits.
• Annual performance award up to 6%.
• Defined benefitpension plan.
• Employee discounts, wellness program, professional resources.

What You Can Expect

• This role will work in a hybrid environment with requirements to be onsite at Canadian Blood Services location 40% of the time/2 days of the week.
• Travel within Canada for meetings or annual events may be required for this role on an as-needed basis.

We acknowledge that the work of Canadian Blood Services spans many Territories and Treaty areas across the country, and we are grateful for the Traditional Knowledge Keepers and Elders who have guided us in this important work. We recognize the land and waters that have inspired our work and offer gratitude to those Indigenous peoples on whose territory we work, live and play.

Diversity and inclusion play a vital role in ensuring health equity for patients across Canada. We are committed to reflecting Canada’s population in our organization and fostering an environment where all employees can be their authentic selves, with equal opportunities to succeed and contribute.

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