Purchasing Assistant (Contract)

Trouw Nutrition; Okotoks; On-site; CAD 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A global leader in animal nutrition is seeking a Purchasing Assistant in Okotoks. This role involves reviewing and processing orders, managing data, and collaborating with various stakeholders. Candidates should have 1-3 years of experience in the feed or grain environments, be proficient in Excel, and display strong organizational skills. The company offers extensive benefits, a robust pension plan, and possibilities for career development. Applicants must be authorized to work in Canada.

Benefits

Robust pension plan

Competitive health benefits

Tuition reimbursement

15 vacation days

Annual bonus

Qualifications

• 1-3 years experience in feed and grain environment required.
• Experience with contracts and invoices is necessary.
• Able to work in a physically demanding environment.

Responsibilities

• Execute weekly mill and warehouse order requests.
• Process daily formulation requests ensuring accuracy.
• Maintain records of documents and data processed.

Skills

Detail-oriented

Excel proficiency

Organizational skills

Problem-solving abilities

Interpersonal skills

Education

1–3 years of experience in feed and grain environment

Background in grain buying and agri business

Tools

Basic computer skills

Job description

Job Description

Join Our Purpose - Feeding the Future

Role: Purchasing Assistant (Contract)

Location: Okotoks

Hours: Full-Time. 40 hours per week.

Why join us

Get ready to Own Impact as a Purchasing Assistant (Contract) at Trouw Nutrition, Okotoks, a Nutreco company with good chances to be converted to a full time role. As global leaders in animal nutrition and aquafeed, our shared purpose of Feeding the Future is making a positive global impact for generations to come. Join us in this impactful role and help deliver the production of feed, in a sustainable way to a growing population. Own your direction, Own your development and Own your path.

What You’ll Do

• Purchasing: Reviews, processes, and executes weekly mill and warehouse order requests, ensuring supply, and following through until delivery to ensure timeliness, and accuracy. Create and administers contract purchase orders from bookings made by buyer.
• Reviews, processes, and executes daily formulation requests, ensuring accuracy, legality, and our ability to manufacture as formulated. Handles inbound trucking and ingredient issues as needed.
• Data, document and information processing: Receives, classifies, consolidates, and/or summarizes documents and information. Processes data and information in various systems / databases according to the relevant work instructions.
• Processes invoices, expense statements and other financial documents. Maintains records or documents and data processed.
• Communications: Occasionally contacts customers, suppliers or organization employees outside the immediate work area to exchange information.

Who We’re Looking For

• Detail-oriented and confident in Excel
• Oriented in work, organized and accuracy should be high
• Experience to work on Contracts, a lot data entry, and reconciliation of invoices
• Comfortable performing repetitive tasks in a fast-paced physically demanding environment
• Comfortable working in a dusty, noisy, and variable-temperature environment

You’ll also need

• 1–3 years of experience in feed and grain environment
• Background in grain buying and agri business preferred
• Class 5 driver’s license is an asset
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Basic computer skills with attention to detail
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities

What You’ll Receive

As part of Nutreco, you’ll be a member of the SHV family, a diverse group of companies with global footprint. Join us and you’ll gain access to a wide network of expertise and global career paths. You’ll also benefit from the backing of one of the world’s largest privately owned businesses, known for its stability and long-term focus.

In addition, you’ll receive

• Robust pension plan with employer matching that begins on Day 1!
• Competitive health benefits - Medical/Dental/Vision/HSA, that start on Day 1!
• Short-term/Long-term Disability and Mental Health spending allowance
• Maternal top-up and Tuition Reimbursement
• 15 vacation days to start (tiered)
• Annual bonus

How And Why To Find Out More

We can offer you a rewarding career with real meaning and purpose. Where you’ll feel proud of the impactful role you perform every day and the part you play in Feeding the Future. So, if you’re interested in joining us, get ready to Own your progress, your potential and your career. We aim to review all applications within five business days and will get back to you as soon as possible.

Please note that candidates applying to Canadian job openings must be authorised to work in Canada. Employer Sponsorship is not available for this position.

Final candidates who are offered the position will be required to undergo a criminal background check.

Our organisation

Trouw Nutrition is the global leader in innovative feed specialties, premixes and nutritional services for the animal nutrition industry. Trouw Nutrition provides species-specific nutritional solutions consisting of feed concepts, products and nutritional know-how. The unique combination of products, models and services Trouw Nutrition offers, boosts productivity and supports animal health through all life stages, contributing to our customers' peace of mind. Trouw Nutrition's nutrition solutions have met the need of farmers and home-mixers, feed producers, integrators and distributors. Trouw Nutrition has locations in 25 countries and around 5000 employees. Our mission is Feeding the Future.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Trouw Nutrition is an equal opportunity employer; applicants are considered for all roles without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, national origin, citizenship status, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, marital, parental, military status or any other status protected by applicable local law. Please advise us at any point during the recruitment and selection process if you require accommodation. Trouw Nutrition is committed to compliance with all applicable legislation, including providing accommodation for applicants with disabilities.