Purchaser - 12 Month Limited Term Employment

Seaspan Marine Transportation; Victoria; On-site; CAD 84,000 - 104,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading marine transportation company is seeking a Purchaser to handle procurement of materials and services essential for shipyard operations. The role requires strong experience in supply chain management and effective communication skills. Located onsite in Victoria, the position offers a competitive salary and comprehensive health benefits, with opportunities for professional growth within a dynamic industry.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Best-in-class health and wellness benefits

Employee Family Assistance Program (EFAP)

3 weeks vacation

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years experience in supply chain management or procurement.
• Knowledge of competitive buying practices and ISO standards.
• Familiarity with the shipbuilding industry and purchasing policies.

Responsibilities

• Procures materials and services to meet production requirements.
• Acts as liaison between departments for technical requirements.
• Manages purchase orders and communicates with vendors.

Skills

Communication skills

Time management

Organizational skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Negotiation

Leadership

Digital literacy

Education

Grade 12 education

Purchasing related courses (CPP, CPM, CPIM/CIRM, P.Log.)

Tools

Microsoft Office

JD Edwards or relational database software

Job description

Description

The Purchaser is responsible for the procurement of materials and services in accordance with competitive buying practices, customer requirements, corporate policy and ISO requirements. This role ensures that all materials and services procured meet shipyard requirements.

Note: Due to business needs, this position is required to be fully on-site based at 691 Allandale Road, Victoria. This is a 12 month limited term employment opportunity with eligible benefits and 3 weeks’ vacation.

What you'll do

• Procures materials and services at optimum commercial, quality and delivery terms. Ensures all materials and services are available on schedule and to specifications in support of production requirements.
• Efficiently processes ERP demand messages in support of procurement activities.
• Finds opportunities to raise efficiency level and improve profitability.
• Acts as a liaison between departments and project managers to ensure that the technical requirements are communicated and understood by the shop floor personnel.
• Accurately compiles purchase orders that include product details, price and other customer requirements, such as, following up of applicable certifications.
• Ensures that purchase orders are approved and forwarded to vendors and internal partners in an accurate and timely manner.
• Responsible for verification and follow up on open purchase and expediting orders.
• Verifies that orders have been received and agreed to as outlined in the purchase order. Works with the receiving department to ensure that deliveries are expected and routed as planned.
• Verifies that purchase orders are amended appropriately to reconcile invoicing.
• Ensures that product manuals and certificates have been received in the correct quantity. Communicates with vendors to ensure missing information is provided. Ensures that all documents required by the customer are received and tracked.
• Reviews and approves weekly reconciliation of P-Card statements.
• Expedites priority orders and communicates with vendors to ensure materials are expedited to meet scheduled deadlines.
• Approves invoices for payment and resolves purchase order, goods receipt or invoice discrepancies.
• Performs additional duties as assigned.

What you'll bring

• Completion of Grade 12 education supplemented by purchasing related courses, i.e. CPP (PMAC) Program; CPM (ISM) Program; CPIM/CIRM (APICS) Program; or P.Log. (Canadian Professional Logistics Institute) Program.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in supply chain management, procurement, materials management, distribution or logistics (preferably in marine industry); or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Knowledge of competitive buying practices.
• Knowledge of ISO standards as it relates to purchasing.
• Knowledge of applicable Corporate purchasing policies and procedures.
• Knowledge of shipbuilding industry.
• Knowledge of stores and warehousing management principals.
• Sophisticated digital literacy including Microsoft office applications.
• Knowledge of JD Edwards or relational database enterprise software.
• Communication skills; both verbal and written.
• Time management, organizational and analytical skills.
• Interpersonal skills including problem-solving, decision-making, negotiation and leadership.

Why you'll love working here

• This role provides you a very competitive salary in line with the successful candidate’s experience.
• We also provide the best-in-class health and wellness benefits package for this position, including things such as extended health care (i.e. paramedical services for massage therapy, speech therapy, mental health coverage, physiotherapy, and more), dental care, vision care, $500 personal spending account, and an Employee Family Assistance Program (EFAP).
• While this is a limited term position, there may be opportunities for extension depending on business needs.

The estimated salary for this position is $84,600 - $103,400. In determining final salary, Seaspan considers many factors including the successful Candidate’s skillset and experience as well as position location and internal equity. The final base salary offer will be at the Company’s sole discretion and presented as part of a competitive total compensation package.

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