Logistics/Buyer (Mat Leave Contract)

Recruiting For Less; Mississauga; On-site; CAD 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits

Paid time off (PTO)

Job summary

Recruiting For Less is seeking a highly organized purchasing staff member for a Mississauga-based role in the automotive parts sector. You will manage overseas shipments and freight logistics, coordinating with brokers, forwarders, and truckers to move goods to Canada/USA, including bonded warehouses.

The position requires a minimum of 5 years of purchasing/logistics experience, strong English communication, and a purchasing certification or college/university-level education.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of purchasing/logistics experience.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and the MS Office suite.
• Purchasing certification or university/college level education is required.

Responsibilities

• Manage overseas freight and logistics.
• Experience with customs brokers and freight forwarders.
• Coordinate pickups from bonded warehouses with truckers.
• Handle shipments from overseas to Canada/USA.
• Knowledge of transportation documentation (Customs, NAFTA, Bill of Lading) is a plus.
• Familiarity with car/truck parts is an asset.
• Some purchasing experience.

Skills

Excel

English communication

Purchasing/logistics coordination

Overseas shipments experience

Education

University/College level purchasing certification or education

Job description

Our Mississauga client is in the automotive parts sector is looking for a highly organized individual to join their purchasing staff to manage overseas shipments. This is a 12-14 month mat leave contract.

The successful candidate should have a minimum of 5 years experience, be a comfortable user of the Microsoft Suite of applications (especially Excel), as well as possess good spoken and written English skills. The candidate should have a purchasing certification / education on a university / college level.

Responsibilities:

• Manage overseas freight and logistics.
• Experience of dealing with custom or custom broker, freight agents/forwarders.
• Arrange with truckers to pickup shipment from bonded warehouses
• Handling shipments coming through oversea to Canada/USA.
• Experience coordinating freight logistics and knowledge of transportation documentation (i.e. Customs, NAFTA, Bill of lading) are assets.
• Knowledge of car/truck parts an asset.
• Some purchasing experience.

Salary: 45-55k, benefits, PTO.