Buyer - Valve Business Unit

Stream-Flo Industries; Edmonton; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Buyer to ensure the continuity of supply for specific product lines while driving cost and process improvements. This role involves purchasing and expediting items, maintaining inventory values in the ERP system, and resolving supply chain issues. The ideal candidate should have 3-5 years of experience in a purchasing role, strong analytical and organizational skills, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment. Join a recognized leader in manufacturing and contribute to innovative designs and superior technology in the oil and gas sector.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Profit sharing

Comprehensive benefit program

Entrepreneurial work environment

Qualifications

• 3-5 years experience in a Purchasing Role is preferred.
• Strong Excel and ERP skills are essential for success.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for purchasing and expediting items for stock and customer orders.
• Negotiate pricing and volume discounts with suppliers.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Communication Skills

Organizational Skills

Time Management

Education

Purchasing Designation

Tools

Excel

Outlook

ERP Systems

Job description

Internal Candidates - please apply by logging in to UltiPro.

External Candidates - please apply with the Apply Now button.

The Buyer is responsible for ensuring the continuity of the supply of goods for specific product lines, while driving continuous cost and process improvements.

Key position functions include:

• Purchasing and expediting of items for stock and customer orders in compliance with established policies and procedures.
• Establish and maintain Min/Max values in ERP system based on market trends and/or forecasts.
• Identify supply shortfalls and communicate these gaps along with a contingency plan to managers and internal customers.
• Provide quotations to Sales/Estimating as required.
• Negotiate pricing and volume discounts with suppliers for stock and projects.
• Investigate part substitutions to present to Engineering or Production to optimize inventory and minimize or reduce delivery time.
• Responsible for handling aging inventory, including coordinating with vendors to return inventory for credit, suggesting substitutions to Engineering and Production or suggest discontinuing obsolete material.
• Resolve supply chain issues including commercial competitiveness, on time delivery, NCR issues and supplier concerns.
• Maintain current knowledge with respect to practices, trends, and information relative to supply chain management, the oil and gas industry and the Company.
• Other duties and responsibilities as required.

Preferred candidates will possess:

• 3-5 years’ experience in a Purchasing Role.
• Analytical, results-oriented, and productive in a fast-paced environment as this person will be responsible for making tactical and strategic decisions to ensure customer satisfaction while bettering our inventory performance.
• Strong interpersonal, communication and organizational skills, with the ability to prioritize and multi-task in a busy environment.
• Completion or enrolment in related purchasing designation an asset.
• Previous experience in supporting a manufacturing environment including working knowledge of 6D Ball Valve equipment including material specifications.
• Strong Excel, Outlook and ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) skills.
• The ability to work effectively individually and in a team environment.
• Superior time management and organizational skills.

The Stream-Flo Group of Companies, consisting of Stream-Flo Industries Ltd. and Master Flo Valve Inc., are privately owned and operated Canadian manufacturers of wellhead, production gate valve and check valve equipment, as well as chokes, specialty control valves and supporting actuation. Since our inception in 1962, we have become a recognized leader for our superior technology, innovative designs and top quality products. Through continued product line development, the Stream-Flo Group has grown to be one of the largest manufacturers of our kind, offering our solutions to oil and gas regions throughout the world.

Stream-Flo offers a competitive salary, profit sharing and a comprehensive benefit program to prospective employees, as well as the opportunity to work in an entrepreneurial environment, characterized by continued growth and strong business results.

We thank all applicants for their interest. However, only those candidates identified for further consideration will be contacted.