Commercial Specialist

Prime Health Ltd.; Maple Ridge; Hybrid; CAD 52,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

Prime Health Ltd. in Maple Ridge, BC, is seeking a Commercial Specialist to manage supplier relationships and support procurement activities. The role focuses on sourcing and evaluating suppliers, negotiating pricing and terms, coordinating contracts, and onboarding.

You will collaborate with Purchasing, Inventory, Logistics, and Operations to ensure timely material availability and competitive pricing, monitor supplier performance, and drive cost-saving initiatives.

Qualifications

• Diploma or Bachelor’s in Business, Supply Chain, or related field.
• 3–5 years of experience in supplier relations, procurement, or commercial coordination.
• Strong communication and organizational skills with attention to detail.
• Proficient in MS Office; ERP experience is an asset.
• Commercial awareness and negotiation skills.

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary point of contact for suppliers regarding commercial matters.
• Build and maintain strong supplier relationships to ensure collaboration and service excellence.
• Coordinate contract administration, negotiations, renewals, amendments, and compliance requirements.
• Obtain and evaluate supplier quotations and commercial proposals, negotiate terms.
• Monitor supplier KPIs such as on-time delivery, quality, cost, and responsiveness.
• Prepare supplier performance reports and dashboards.
• Maintain accurate supplier records, contracts, certifications, and commercial documents.
• Analyze supplier data to identify trends, risks, and opportunities.
• Assist management with commercial decision-making through data-driven insights.

Skills

Supplier relationships

Negotiation

Contract administration

Excel / MS Office

ERP experience

Data analysis

Communication

Education

Diploma or Bachelor’s in Business, Supply Chain, or related field

Tools

MS Office

ERP systems

Advanced Excel

Job description

We are seeking a Commercial Specialist to manage supplier relationships and support procurement activities. The role will be responsible for sourcing and evaluating suppliers, negotiating pricing and commercial terms, coordinating contracts and supplier onboarding, and monitoring supplier performance. The ideal candidate will work closely with Procurement, Purchasing, Inventory, Logistics, and Operations teams to ensure timely material availability, competitive pricing, and reliable supplier performance.

Key Responsibilities:

• Act as the primary point of contact for suppliers regarding commercial matters
• Build and maintain strong supplier relationships to ensure collaboration and service excellence
• Research and find new suppliers for material requirement time to time as per requirement of purchase department
• Conduct regular supplier performance reviews and follow-up on action items
• Support supplier onboarding, qualification, and registration processes
• Coordinate contract administration, negotiations, renewals, amendments, and compliance requirements
• Obtain and evaluate supplier quotations and commercial proposals, negotiate, finalize the prices, agreement, supply terms and conditions
• Maintain pricing databases and monitor pricing trend, accuracy
• Negotiations on pricing, terms, and delivery schedules to optimize costs
• Track supplier deliveries and address delays, shortages, or discrepancies
• Collaborate with procurement, logistics, and operations teams to ensure timely supply availability
• Monitor supplier KPIs such as on-time delivery, quality, cost, and responsiveness
• Prepare supplier performance reports and dashboards, identify improvement opportunities and support corrective action plans
• Maintain accurate supplier records, contracts, certifications, and commercial documents
• Generate reports on supplier performance, spending, contracts, and savings initiatives
• Analyze supplier data to identify trends, risks, and opportunities
• Assist management with commercial decision-making through data-driven insights
• Assist purchase and inventory department to streamline purchases, inventory
• Perform the work assigned by management time to time

Requirements:

• Diploma or Bachelor’s in Business, Supply Chain, or related field
• 3-5 years of experience in supplier relationship, procurement, commercial coordination (pharma or nutraceutical preferred)
• Strong communication and organizational skills
• Proficient in MS Office (ERP experience is an asset)
• High attention to detail and ability to multitask
• Commercial awareness and negotiation & Contract administration
• Problem-solving and attention to detail
• Advanced Excel and Microsoft Office skills

Key Attributes:

• Team player with strong coordination skills
• Customer-focused mindset
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment

This role provides an engaging opportunity for professionals eager to develop their expertise in supply chain management within the nutraceutical sector while supporting innovative health products that make a difference in consumers’ lives.