Senior Procurement Officer

Lycopodium Limited; Mississauga; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Procurement Officer to enhance their team in Mississauga. This role involves overseeing purchasing functions, ensuring the delivery of high-quality services, and maintaining strong relationships with clients and suppliers. You'll be responsible for managing logistics and expediting functions, while also fostering a culture of continuous improvement within the purchasing processes. Join a company that values diversity and offers flexible work arrangements, enabling you to balance your career with personal commitments. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to large-scale projects while developing your skills in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Flexible Work Arrangements

Career Progression Opportunities

Technical Skill Development

Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in purchasing and logistics within engineering or construction.
• Strong knowledge of international purchasing practices and freight laws.

Responsibilities

• Ensure efficient purchasing of goods and services at optimal prices.
• Supervise and develop purchasing personnel for optimum performance.

Skills

Purchasing Management

Logistics Coordination

Communication Skills

Negotiation Skills

Analytical Skills

Problem Solving

Ethical Standards

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Business or Engineering

Tools

Computerised Purchasing Systems

Job description

With offices in Australia, Canada, Africa and the Philippines, Lycopodium proudly delivers high quality professional engineering and project delivery services globally, across the resources, infrastructure and industrial processes sectors. By joining our global team and learning from renowned subject matter experts, we can offer you a diverse career that could take you anywhere in the world.

Lycopodium is recruiting for a Senior Procurement Officer to join our growing team in Mississauga, Ontario.

Reporting to the Procurement and Contracts Manager, the Senior Procurement Officer is to ensure purchasing of the correct goods and services of the required specification at the most cost effective total price be delivered to the correct destination within the required delivery time. Ensure clients and PSG internal customers are given the highest service level obtainable making the most efficient use of the resources.

The tasks you'll perform

• As a senior representative of the Company, the Senior Procurement Officer must perform all dealings with clients, suppliers, manufacturers and freight company personnel professionally, ethically and efficiently, to ensure the highest possible service levels.
• The Senior Procurement Officer must communicate openly, professionally, ethically and efficiently at all times with all internal customers to ensure that the highest customer service level is achieved.
• Responsible and accountable for all assigned purchasing functions carried out by Lycopodium Minerals, whether handled personally or delegated to subordinate staff members.
• Responsible and accountable for all expediting functions as directed by the Manager of Projects and/or Procurement and Contracts Manager.
• Responsible and accountable for all logistics functions as directed by the Manager of Projects and/or Procurement and Contracts Manager.
• Responsible and accountable for the supervision and development of purchasing personnel to ensure optimum performance levels are maintained.
• Ensure all purchasing processes are followed strictly in accordance with documented and authorised company procedures.
• Accountable for maintaining the highest possible service level to all departments.
• Responsible for all purchasing information and reporting.
• Responsible (in collaboration with the Manager of Projects and/or Procurement and Contracts Manager) for encouraging continuous improvement through productivity monitoring, enabling identification of processes and procedures that can be modified to increase speed and efficiency within the purchasing and expediting functions, resulting in greater customer service levels.
• To be assigned on a Project specific basis, and in accordance with Company policies and guidelines.

The expertise you'll bring

• A minimum of seven years direct and supervisory experience in the purchasing, expediting, transport and logistics disciplines in the engineering or construction industries.
• Excellent communication skills, written, electronic and verbal.
• A sound knowledge of international and local purchasing practices.
• A sound knowledge of international and local tendering and contract laws regulations and practices.
• A sound knowledge of international freight laws, regulations and practices.
• Demonstrated experience with computerised purchasing and logistics systems, and their operation and applications.
• Analytical and problem solving skills.
• High-level negotiating skills.
• Initiative, self-motivation and the ability to work without supervision.
• High degree of professional ethics.

The benefits we'll provide

Lycopodium has a strong company culture focused on career progression and technical skill development. You can expect to be involved in a wide range of large projects whilst working amongst a team of highly skilled professionals.

We recognise that everyone is different and needs may change over the course of your career. That’s why we :

• Invest in our people for the long-term, building a diverse and rewarding career, mentored by the best in the industry.
• Allow our people to balance work with other commitments, like family or study, offering flexible work arrangements.
• Are undertaking significant people and technology initiatives that will support the workplace of the future.

We encourage and value diversity and inclusion and welcome applications from all backgrounds regardless of gender, age, disability and ethnicity.

Our commitment to equal opportunity is embodied in our values of Respect, Integrity & Diligence. They are inherent in who we are, as individuals, and collectively as a Company.

As part of our commitment to providing the best possible care and service to you the candidate, we commit to respond to every applicant.

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