Purchasing Assistant

Testforce; Pickering; On-site; CAD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A logistics solutions provider in Ontario is seeking a Purchasing / Logistics Administrator to manage administrative and logistics tasks. Responsibilities include order review, inventory management, purchasing, and communication with suppliers. The ideal candidate has 1-3 years of administrative experience, knowledge of logistics, and is bilingual in English and French. This role offers the opportunity to work in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• 1 to 3 years of administration experience required.
• Logistics knowledge is a strong asset.
• Bilingualism in English and French is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Review customer orders in CRM system.
• Verify inventory allocation and order products as needed.
• Purchase items and send POs to suppliers.
• Follow up on order statuses and update the CRM system.
• Answer emails regarding supplier requests and order issues.
• Make logistics decisions on shipping instructions.
• Issue invoices and packing slips for shipping.

Skills

Administrative experience

Logistics knowledge

Bilingual (English and French)

Communication skills

Ability to work in a stressful environment

Tools

Microsoft Outlook

Job description

Overview

The Purchasing / Logistics Administrator is responsible for providing administrative and logistics support to the Operations team.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Review customer orders sent by CSR in CRM system.
• Verifying if Inventory can be allocated or if products need to be ordered.
• Purchase items and send to supplier the POs.
• Follow up on orders status, updating the CRM system.
• Responsible for answering emails: requests from suppliers, order status, resolve problems with missing items, merchandise not received, damaged merchandise, etc.
• Logistics decisions: shipping instructions to give to supplier, decision on how to ship to customers.
• Issue invoice and packing slip to customer so the shipping department can ship order.

Education, Experience and Knowledge

• 1 to 3 years of administration experience
• Logistics Knowledge is a strong asset.
• Knowledge of how to properly use Microsoft Outlook is a must.
• Superior communication skills and professional attitude
• Good aptitude to work in a stressful environment
• Bilingual (English and French) is an extremely strong asset.