Purchaser - 12 Month Limited Term Employment

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

Job summary

A leading company in the marine industry seeks a Purchaser for a limited-term position based in Victoria. This role involves procuring materials and ensuring compliance with standards and specifications, providing ample benefits, and fostering a collaborative environment.

Benefits

Extended health care

Dental care

Vision care

$500 personal spending account

Employee Family Assistance Program (EFAP)

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years' experience in supply chain management or procurement.
• Knowledge of competitive buying practices and ISO standards.
• Digital literacy required, especially in office applications.

Responsibilities

• Procures materials and services to meet production requirements.
• Acts as a liaison between departments to ensure communication.
• Approves invoices and resolves discrepancies.

Skills

Communication skills

Time management

Organizational skills

Problem-solving

Decision-making

Negotiation

Leadership

Education

Completion of Grade 12 education with purchasing related courses

Tools

JD Edwards

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job 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.

About Us

Seaspan Shipyards is one of North America’s most modern shipyards and unique in its ability to provide a complete range of services including new construction, conversion, refit, repair and life-cycle maintenance work for Canada’s Coast Guard and Navy as well as commercial vessels including cruise-ships and deep-sea vessels. Seaspan Shipyards operations include Vancouver Shipyards, Vancouver Drydock and Victoria Shipyards.

To learn more, visit our website: www.seaspan.com

This position may involve defense articles and/or technical data regulated by the U.S. International Traffic in Arms Regulations (“ITAR”) and the U.S. Arms Export Control Act. In compliance with ITAR, the successful candidate will be subject to a security clearance through the Canadian Controlled Goods Program as regulated by the Controlled Goods Regulations and Defense Production Act. The successful candidate will be required to maintain their security clearance throughout their employment in this position.

Seaspan is committed to Employment Equity, supports diversity in the workplace, and encourages applications from all qualified individuals including, women, members of visible minorities, Indigenous persons, and persons with disabilities. If you require any accommodations at any stage of the recruitment process, please reach out to our Talent Acquisition team at [e-mail] for confidential support. We are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible environment.