Manufacturing Procurement & NetSuite Specialist

Kelly Services (Canada), Ltd.; Southwestern Ontario; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Kelly Services (Canada), Ltd. is seeking a Procurement & NetSuite Specialist for a manufacturing client in Waterloo. This hands-on role combines purchasing, supplier management, and maintaining NetSuite data and workflows that support production.

You will collaborate with production, engineering, logistics, and finance to ensure materials are available, track supplier commitments, and keep records accurate while improving purchasing processes.

Qualifications

• 3 to 5 years of purchasing or procurement experience in manufacturing, hardware, technology, or equipment production.
• Hands-on NetSuite experience in a manufacturing or procurement environment.
• Familiarity with item records, BOMs, work orders, purchase orders, and receiving transactions.
• Strong supplier-management and negotiation skills.
• Clear communication and confidence following up on supplier commitments.
• Strong Excel or Google Sheets skills, including reporting and data validation.
• Excellent organization, attention to detail, and judgment around purchasing controls.
• A degree or diploma in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Procurement and supplier management: source components, evaluate suppliers, quotations, negotiate terms, and identify alternative sources.
• Set up vendors and maintain supplier records and documentation.
• Create and manage purchase orders, confirm delivery commitments, and follow up on shortages or delays.
• Monitor supplier performance and help resolve delivery, quality, and invoice discrepancies.
• Track material costs and identify opportunities to improve purchasing efficiency.
• Create and maintain NetSuite item records, vendor records, bills of materials, assemblies, and work orders.
• Maintain accurate purchasing and receiving information; align with production priorities and engineering changes.
• Develop saved searches and reports for open purchase orders, material shortages, and supplier performance.

Skills

Procurement

Supplier management

Negotiation

Excel / Sheets

Communication

Attention to detail

Data validation

Education

Supply Chain / Business / Engineering degree

Tools

NetSuite

Job description

Kelly Services (Canada), Ltd. is seeking a Procurement & NetSuite Specialist for a manufacturing client in Waterloo. This hands-on role combines purchasing, supplier management, and maintaining NetSuite data and workflows that support production.

You will collaborate with production, engineering, logistics, and finance to ensure materials are available, track supplier commitments, and keep records accurate while improving purchasing processes.