Senior Buyer

PCL; Edmonton; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking organization as a Senior Buyer, where you will play a crucial role in purchasing materials and services. This dynamic position involves collaborating with vendors, managing procurement processes, and ensuring compliance with company policies. You'll leverage your problem-solving skills and construction knowledge to enhance operational efficiency and contribute to innovative projects. This established industry player values diversity and offers a competitive total rewards package, including career development opportunities. If you're looking to build a rewarding career in a supportive environment, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Employee Share Purchase Offering

Discretionary Annual Performance Bonus

Comprehensive Benefits

Wellness Programs

Retirement Plan with Matching

Career Development Programs

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in supply chain/procurement preferred.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills are essential.
• Basic understanding of procurement best practices and risk.

Responsibilities

• Purchasing materials/assets and services using cost-effective approaches.
• Identifying vendors and ensuring ethical purchasing practices.
• Preparing RFQs and analyzing quotations for best value.

Skills

Verbal Communication Skills

Written Communication Skills

Problem-Solving Skills

Stakeholder Relationship Management

Adaptability

Education

Postsecondary diploma/degree in a related discipline

Procurement and equipment designation or certification

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

At PCL, we build the places where life happens and find camaraderie in the process. We're a community of builders committed to building better communities. That's why we're always looking ahead, and not just to the next project or what's next in our industry.

We're also looking at what's next for you and how we can help you build a career you're proud of. PCL is an innovative organization that focuses on the future of our employees as much as the future of construction.

As a Senior Buyer for our PCL Industrial Management Inc. district located in Edmonton, AB, you will contribute to our team by:

• Purchasing materials/assets and services in accordance with policies and procedures using cost-effective approaches for each transaction.
• Identifying and selecting vendors to purchase requisitioned consumables, while meeting criteria such as specification, price, quantity, quality, safety, and delivery date. Clear understanding of “Best Value”.
• Developing general commodity knowledge (including general understanding of equipment and small-tool repair costs and processes) by working with procurement subject matter experts, using supplier resources, and varied acquisition assignments.
• Creating and issuing appropriate purchase documents (e.g. major purchase orders, equipment rental/lease agreements/service agreement); administering these agreements throughout their term.
• Proactively expediting and following up on all aspects of the entire purchasing process with suppliers to schedule deliveries and resolve material discrepancies, outstanding or overdue deliveries, warranty claims, and return of material.
• Ensuring that all purchases are conducted ethically and legally in accordance with company policies.
• Coordinating with suppliers, relevant internal departments, and project customers.
• Preparing RFQs and analyzing quotations. Interpreting basic information requests and recognizing sources of information required to respond.
• Providing feedback on supplier base to ensure that best value is achieved on purchase of all goods and services.
• Actively searching the marketplace for innovative products, technologies, services, and processes that could be introduced and bring best value to PCL. Championing initiatives to reduce non-value add activities and streamline processes while maintaining or improving effectiveness.

Qualifications

• Postsecondary diploma/degree in a related discipline an asset (e.g., business, supply chain management, logistics, warehouse distribution).
• Working towards a procurement and equipment designation or certification considered an asset.
• 4 years of progressive experience in supply chain / procurement preferred.
• General construction knowledge; understands specifications, methods, and procedures.
• Strong verbal skills (expression and comprehension) and written communication skills.
• Basic knowledge of commonly used construction materials, permanent/ nonpermanent materials, services, tools, and equipment.
• Adaptable and able to work effectively in a fast-paced and rapidly changing business environment.
• Basic exposure to applicable laws and regulations related to procurement activities.
• Basic understanding of supply chain process, project life cycle, procurement best practices, and risk.
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Ability to develop and maintain effective stakeholder relationships.
• Strong computer literacy; experience using Microsoft Office software.

PCL is an innovative, employee-owned company comprised of people who find passion in their profession and take pride in doing great work every day. Our work powers the infrastructure and utilities that are essential to daily life and our projects are the scene of vacations, careers, education and healing. We are consistently ranked among the best companies to work for because we are committed to supporting and developing our teams.

The PCL Companies celebrate diversity and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating equitable opportunities and an inclusive environment for all employees and applicants. We make employment-related decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability or veteran status.

PCL combines numerous pay and benefit strategies to provide a comprehensive and competitive total rewards package. Any salary range displayed by a job board is an estimate. Your salary, which considers your unique qualifications and experience, is just one component of the robust total rewards you'll enjoy at PCL. This may include an employee share purchase offering, discretionary annual performance bonus, comprehensive benefits and wellness programs, retirement plan plus matching, and career development programs.

Should you require an accommodation during the application process, please contact us at [e-mail] with the position and location you are interested in.

Together, we can build success and a better future. Let’s get started!

Employee Status: Regular Full-Time

Primary Location: Edmonton, Alberta (Ind Mgmt)