Purchaser/PVC/Raw Material Scheduler

Nexans; Centre Wellington; On-site; CAD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Nexans Canada is seeking a Purchasing and Materials Planning professional to oversee the procurement and on-time delivery of raw materials, PVC ingredients, and consumables for manufacturing and MRO needs, aligning with min/max levels and storage allocations.

You will coordinate with QA, Finance, scheduling, and logistics to ensure materials are available, inventory is optimized, and invoicing is accurate, while supporting OTIF and cost efficiency across the plant.

Qualifications

• 2 to 3 years Purchasing and/or Planning experience in a manufacturing environment preferred.
• Preference will be given to those with SAP experience.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Excellent PC skills in MS applications.
• Advanced Excel skills with the ability to create, understand and correct formulas (Ie: VLookup, Index Match)

Responsibilities

• Monitor plant purchases (Production & MRO) with suppliers to ensure on time delivery, good quality products in a cost-effective manner.
• Work with the transportation team for expedited/urgent shipments.
• Manage and Provide consignment figures on a monthly basis to the Finance department and suppliers to ensure accurate invoicing and to confirm consumption reports for the Corporate Finance group that are provided from the supplier.
• Work closely with scheduling to ensure that products are readily available while inventory is minimized.
• Ensure that you work with QA on all non-conforming or rejected materials (PVC, aluminum strip) are returned to the original shipper and ensure the company is credited accordingly.
• Confirm that all purchase orders are complete and figures are accurate and that all pertinent information is issued to receiver.
• Manage accuracy from PO entry to receipt of goods (OTIF, QTY, Pricing, SAP accuracy)
• Resolve any discrepancies between the receiver and the company in a timely and professional manner.
• Schedule PVC plant to meet customer demand and order raw material for the plant within min. / max. levels
• Manage weekly raw material orders for extrusion materials
• At bi-annual physical inventory – separate and verify inventory cards into correct departments and financial assignments. Must be available for both physical inventories
• Month end inventory counts and reports to finance. Must be available at month end as part of the job function.
• Manage and maintain Lead times and MOQ with all suppliers.
• Manage internal MIN/MAX based on current production usages and storage allocation for all RM’s including Consignment.
• Communicate proactively with materials team and plant.
• Must be able to problem solve when issues are presented or found in a manner of complexity that impacts daily business operations.
• Proactively identify concerns and provide potential solutions (ie: potential material shortages, space constraints)
• Analyze current inventory safety stock/targets & space allocations to make recommendations for changes based on current usage trends, supplier restrictions (lead times, MOQ’s etc..) and manufacturing/business conditions

Skills

Purchasing/Planning experience

Written communication

Interpersonal skills

MS Office proficiency

Advanced Excel

SAP

Tools

SAP

Job description

PRIMARY FUNCTION

• The purpose of the role is to manage the procurement & on time delivery of raw materials, PVC ingredients, and consumables to meet manufacturing and MRO requirements while adhering to min’s/max’s and storage allocations.

AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY

• Monitor plant purchases (Production & MRO) with suppliers to ensure on time delivery, good quality products in a cost-effective manner.
• Work with the transportation team for expedited/urgent shipments.
• Manage and Provide consignment figures on a monthly basis to the Finance department and suppliers to ensure accurate invoicing and to confirm consumption reports for the Corporate Finance group that are provided from the supplier.
• Work closely with scheduling to ensure that products are readily available while inventory is minimized.
• Ensure that you work with QA on all non-conforming or rejected materials (PVC, aluminum strip) are returned to the original shipper and ensure the company is credited accordingly.
• Confirm that all purchase orders are complete and figures are accurate and that all pertinent information is issued to receiver.
• Manage accuracy from PO entry to receipt of goods (OTIF, QTY, Pricing, SAP accuracy)
• Resolve any discrepancies between the receiver and the company in a timely and professional manner.
• Schedule PVC plant to meet customer demand and order raw material for the plant within min. / max. levels
• Manage weekly raw material orders for extrusion materials
• At bi-annual physical inventory – separate and verify inventory cards into correct departments and financial assignments. Must be available for both physical inventories
• Month end inventory counts and reports to finance. Must be available at month end as part of the job function.
• Manage and maintain Lead times and MOQ with all suppliers.
• Manage internal MIN/MAX based on current production usages and storage allocation for all RM’s including Consignment.
• Communicate proactively with materials team and plant.
• Must be able to problem solve when issues are presented or found in a manner of complexity that impacts daily business operations.
• Proactively identify concerns and provide potential solutions (ie: potential material shortages, space constraints)
• Analyze current inventory safety stock/targets & space allocations to make recommendations for changes based on current usage trends, supplier restrictions (lead times, MOQ’s etc..) and manufacturing/business conditions

EXPECTED RESULTS

• Weekly planning of PVC plant to support Fergus, Weyburn, Electro & Republic. Including raw material scheduling, delivery schedules, updating supplier portals and daily inventory monitoring/reconciliation.
• Manage monthly physical inventories for raw material. Complete physical inventory with root cause analysis for large variances (QTY/Value), provide variance reports to SC & Production Manager for adjustment authorization.
• Timely processing of Shipping, Engineering and Production requisitions in order to support all plant operations.
• Sourcing of services and material as needed (coordinated with Corporate Purchasing as required).
• Work closely with HQ’s while maintaining KPI’s provided by the plant and HQ.
• Review all receiving to ensure correct processing is maintained to ensure system quantity and valuation is correct.
• Work with Finance team as required to resolve receipt vs. invoice discrepancies
• Manage PO delivery dates push out/pull in based on production performance and on hand RM levels
• Inventory reductions / draw downs based on SC, Plant and Finance directives (typically H1 & H2 end)

REQUIRED SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS

• 2 to 3 years Purchasing and/or Planning experience in a manufacturing environment preferred
• Preference will be given to those with SAP experience
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Excellent PC skills in MS applications
• Advanced Excel skills with the ability to create, understand and correct formulas (Ie: VLookup, Index Match, math/cost)