Senior Buyer Strategic Sourcing

ATS Automation Tooling Systems Inc; Cambridge; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

ATS Automation Tooling Systems Inc. seeks a Senior Buyer for its Life Sciences division. This role, vital to supplier negotiations and procurement strategies, requires strong analytical skills and a focus on cost-saving innovations. The successful candidate will contribute significantly to enhancing the company's automation solutions for medical devices and pharmaceuticals.

Benefits

Competitive starting salaries

Employee Incentive Bonus program

Comprehensive health and dental benefits

Tuition reimbursement program

5% RRSP matching program

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of subcontract purchasing experience required.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings.
• Proven organizational and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Negotiate prices and delivery arrangements with suppliers.
• Perform reviews for new opportunities in cost savings.
• Manage supplier performance and procurement plans.

Skills

Negotiation skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Education

Post-secondary diploma or degree in materials management

Supply Chain Canada designation

Manufacturing or Engineering education

Tools

MS Office

Job description

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ATS Company: ATS Corporation

Requisition ID: 14982

Location:

Cambridge, ON, CA, N3H 4R7

Date: May 30, 2025

Senior Buyer Strategic Sourcing

The world isn’t standing still, and neither is ATS Life Sciences - We don’t follow the trends. We set them!

Are you interested in being part of a team that makes a difference? Join our growing ATS Life Sciences Systems team a division of ATS Corporation, a publicly traded global enterprise with a proud history, we are helping advance the future with our factory-wide automation solutions. Within Life Sciences Systems, what we do matters – we custom design, build and service critical automated solutions for medical device and pharmaceutical companies. We are dedicated to assisting our customers in improving the quality of life for people around the world. When there is no room for error, and product failure is not an option, leading life sciences companies trust us to resolve their production challenges.

Job Description

RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:

• Communicate with, evaluate, and approve suppliers to ascertain their ability to meet company requirements, goals, and objectives.
• Negotiate prices, discounts, and delivery arrangements with suppliers.
• Address long lead-time components through Blanket Orders, Supplier stocking programs or pre-buys as applicable.
• Perform on-going reviews of product, service, equipment, and expense usage to identify new opportunities for cost savings.
• Effective use of historical and other benchmarking data to ensure competitive pricing.
• Manage cost containment, product standardization, supplier consolidation and benchmarking reports, and other supply chain management strategies that maximize value while ensuring that ATS standards are maintained or enhanced.
• Act as a key resource for ATS staff by assisting in the research and development of products, service and equipment alternatives, initiation and follow-up of evaluations, requests for quotation and other day to day procurement.
• Prepares reports and data as required.
• Review part blueprints understand type of subcontract work required and choose optimal sub-contract suppliers.
• Establish preliminary Procurement Plan for new business opportunities to exceed budgeted material cost targets.
• Assist Senior & Intermediate Buyers with special projects and/or tasks as required.
• Advise and achieve lowest cost compliant solutions.
• Maintain favorable Terms and Conditions for ATS.
• Understand the product from initial concept and provide early input regarding ease and cost of supply.
• Maintain a focus on vendor capacities to enable low-cost design and facilitate a collaborative working relationship between Design Engineers and Suppliers.
• Maintain and communicate market trend data.
• Proactively maintain a funnel of opportunities specific to custom equipment and evaluate market capacity.
• Regular monitoring and contributions to an Approved Supplier list based on capability and performance.
• Engage suppliers early in the project life to gain their appropriate input into product solutions.
• Support the development of engineering design methodology from a Supply Chain perspective to ensure successful execution through the supply chain.
• Maintain a preferred parts list and use it to drive selection of common parts and design features across multiple projects.
• Create and negotiate various contracts with selected suppliers while exhibiting strong negotiating skills.
• Drive continuous improvement and supplier development with respect to commodity differentiation, quality, service, and cost.
• Interface with divisional and corporate supply chain personnel and other stakeholders regarding vendor performance, cost savings, and cost increases.
• Identify and assist with Value Analysis / Value Engineering (VA/VE) initiatives to drive continuous improvement and cost optimization.

Qualifications

Education

• A post-secondary diploma or degree in materials management or equivalent.
• Supply Chain Canada (or equivalent) designation is an asset.
• Manufacturing or Engineering education or experience is an asset.

Experience

• 3 – 5 years subcontract machined build to print subcontract purchasing experience.
• Sound working knowledge of MS Office software (Excel, Word, Outlook, Power Point, Teams).
• Advanced knowledge of MS Office software including Excel - pivot tables & VLOOKUP + Power Point – presentations.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings is a requirement for this position.
• Proven organizational and negotiation skills.
• Excellent oral, interpersonal, and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated problem solving and continuous improvement skills.
• Demonstrated ability to lead initiatives on a cross functional team
• Demonstrated strong analytical, organizational, exercise sound judgment and work without direct supervision in a team environment.
• Highly motivated, customer-focused team player and innovator.

If you're excited about this role, but do not meet all the qualifications listed above, you are still encouraged to apply

Why YOU should join our ATS Life Sciences Systems team:

We value our PEOPLE - The foundation of a great company is having the best team which is why we continuously work to develop, engage, empower and energize our people. The best people want to work with the best team - the best teams are diverse and inclusive teams.

What we do MATTERS - our Life Sciences projects contribute to improving the lives of people around the world! ATS has made a commitment to be carbon neutral by 2030!

INNOVATION and PROBLEM SOLVING is at our core - Our pursuit of continuous improvement in everything we do. Our focus is on building diverse teams, stimulating innovation by challenging conventional thinking, encouraging fresh ideas and promoting creative problem-solving

We prioritize internal GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT - ATS offers endless opportunities for professional growth and development – with a tuition reimbursement program, individual development programs and a commitment to promoting from within - there is space for you to grow your career at ATS!

We offer COMPETITIVE Total Rewards - Competitive starting salaries, overtime pay eligibility, paid vacation, Employee Incentive Bonus program, comprehensive health and dental benefits including Lifestyle Spending Account, 5% RRSP matching program and optional Employee Share Purchase Program

A place to BELONG: We celebrate our differences and ensure that all employees have equal opportunities for growth and development. We believe that diversity of thought, background, and experiences is essential for our success and innovation.

ATS is in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disability Act (AODA), 2005 and will, upon request, assist those who may require specific accommodations due to a personal disability. We would ask that those who require assistance to notify our offices as soon as possible if accommodation is necessary