Senior Buyer

Aurora Cannabis Inc.; Remote; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A global cannabis company is seeking a Senior Buyer to manage procurement and maintain inventory levels for manufacturing. The ideal candidate has a degree in business or supply chain, at least 3 years of procurement experience, and excellent negotiation skills. This role offers a flexible work environment with competitive benefits including health, bonuses, and a focus on lifelong learning.

Benefits

Flexible work environment

Competitive salary and stock options

Health benefits including medical cannabis coverage

Tuition assistance for professional development

Employee discounts and corporate perks

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of experience in cannabis procurement.
• 2+ years in a production or manufacturing environment is an asset.
• Excellent communication and prioritization skills.

Responsibilities

• Replenish cannabis inventory to optimize operations.
• Build and support relationships with suppliers.
• Work cross-functionally to develop new material sources.

Skills

Communication

Time management

Problem-solving

Vendor relationship management

Negotiation

Education

Degree in business or supply chain certification

Tools

Sage X3

Microsoft PowerBi

Microsoft Office

Job description

Senior Buyer

Job location: Remote

Employment type: Full Time Permanent

Hours: 40 Hours per week

A little about us

Hi, we’re Aurora Cannabis, and we’re so excited to meet you! We’re a global cannabis company driven by our passion to help people improve their lives. We have a diverse team who bring their best every day so Aurora can be the cannabis provider of choice for patients and consumers. We love our work, and we especially love our high quality, innovative brands that make up the Aurora family – from Aurora, Aurora Drift, San Rafael ’71 and Whistler. Our people combined with our collective passion for the industry is what makes Aurora a special place to work and defines what we call our “A‑Team”. We are a high‑performing team of cannabis experts, innovators, and champions, that work, learn and win together. We think BIG, act BOLD and execute with PURPOSE in all that we do, and will stop at nothing to cultivate the ultimate cannabis experience for our community.

Job summary

The Senior Buyer is responsible for tactically replenishing and maintaining adequate inventory levels of cannabis to support manufacturing and product development. The successful candidate will perform procurement activities while meeting KPIs. Strong vendor relationship management and a process improvement approach will be among the pillars for success.

Key Responsibilities

Tactically replenish cannabis to optimize facility and commercial operations.

• Issue purchase orders to suppliers with accurate vendor, product, and cost information.
• Maintain inventory levels within min / max targets set by Sr. Buyer.
• Ensure supplier compliance on KPIs (fill rate, on time delivery and PO order lead times).
• Immediately resolve purchase order discrepancies.
• Escalate and obtain resolution on supplier quality related incidents in a timely fashion.
• Resolve issues related to supplier non‑compliance on warehouse receiving paperwork.
• Track spend approvals for all purchase orders ensuring alignment with DOA matrix.
• Expedite purchase orders where necessary to meet scheduling and product launch requirements.
• Communicate order status exceptions, contract obligations, and post‑receipt actions to all internal cross‑functional stakeholders.
• Ensure optimized purchase order management which supports production schedules, suppliers’ price break points and storage restrictions.

Strategically engage with supplier community and internal stakeholders.

• Demonstrate excellent conflict resolution skills.
• Identify and resolve risks to supply continuity.
• Build and support strong long‑term relationships with suppliers and internal stakeholders.
• Identify waste and seek opportunities for cost reduction in the supply chain.
• Provide ad hoc reports as required.

Work cross‑functionally with commercial, operations & QA to source and develop new materials sources.

• This will include coordinating both the product qualifications & vendor set up activity.
• Ensuring all cross functional team needs are recognized and met.

Culture Building

• Work in a customer centric manner.
• Represent the company positively and with integrity.

Education, Skills & Experience

• Minimum 3 years of experience in cannabis procurement.
• Degree in business or certification in supply chain or related discipline (SCMP, CIPS, CPIM, CPSM).
• 2+ years in production or manufacturing environment would be an asset.
• Excellent communication, time management skills and ability to prioritize.
• Excel at working independently and with exceptional problem‑solving skills.
• Computer literate with exceptional skills in Microsoft Office.
• Ability to create and maintain relationships with internal stakeholders.
• Worked with Sage X3 or other ERP systems, Microsoft PowerBi, Smartsheet, or other analytical tools.

Why you’ll love working at Aurora

• Flexibility:you will enjoy a flexible work environment that is the perfect blend of work and fun! With flexible working hours to compressed work weeks to paid sick and vacation time, you will be empowered to achieve work‑life balance.
• Total rewards:we will motivate you to go above and beyond with a competitive salary or hourly wage (with shift premiums), stock options, an RRSP program, annual bonuses, and a health and personal care spending account for you to use for gym memberships, ski passes or staycations.
• Benefits:we will foster your health and wellness (and your dependents) with our employee benefits package including, employer‑paid health and dentalcare premiums, life insurance and LTD policies and amedical cannabis coverage program, designed exclusively for our A‑Team, that will provide you with$1500of coverage each year (because we truly believe cannabis is the best medicine).
• Life‑long learning:we’re lifelong learners here at Aurora and will invest in your professional development throughout all aspects of your career! You will have access to a tuition assistance program, virtual learning activities and annual performance reviews, to ensure you are provided with the toolkit and support you need to succeed.
• Perks:we love to celebrate our people by providing corporate perks including employee discounts, perkopolis memberships, company SWAG, paid volunteer time, modern technology and snacks and beverages at all our office locations.
• Team:we are a diverse and global team of cannabis enthusiasts, energetic innovators, fitness gurus, caring parents, foodies and more, with a collective passion to nurture an inclusive environment that helpsyou growand provide people better days with medical cannabis.

Diversity and inclusion

At Aurora, we are proud to foster and celebrate a diverse community of professionals! We take pride in nurturing an inclusive culture that empowers our people to be their authentic selves, celebrate their differences and love where they work. Our diverse community combined with our inclusive culture, is what sets us apart in the industry and equips our A‑Team with superpowers – and this is why, we encourage all candidates to apply for job opportunities regardless of race, national origin, colour, religion, age, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital and family status, disability, or any other identifying characteristic.

If you require accommodation (including, but not limited to, an accessible interview site or alternate format of job posting) during the recruitment and selection process, please do not hesitate to let our team know! We are here to help.

Think you’re the ideal candidate but you don’t meet all the requirements? Apply anyways! We would love to review your application to see if you’re the right fit or find you an alternative opportunity!

Not the role for you? That’s okay! Visit our careers page to find the perfect opportunity or share this posting with a friend or colleague that you think would be a great fit. (Hot tip: If you are already an Aurora employee, take advantage of the employee referral program by referring this posting to a friend! If they are successful, you will receive a bonus!)

We do not contact candidates over Facebook or other Social Media apps. You will never be requested to provide confidential information such as banking information or your Social Insurance Number in the interview process.

Next steps

Think you have what it takes to join our team? So do we!

Apply today by submitting your resume along with salary expectations through our website.

You can expect your application to be reviewed by a human recruiter (not a robot) shortly after you apply, and our team will contact you via email if we see a fit.

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