Senior Procurement Specialist — Strategic Sourcing

Innovative Automation Inc.; Barrie; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer Matched RRSP

Flex-time Policy

Extended Healthcare, Dental, Vision,EF

Healthcare Spending Account

Employee Events

Educational Assistance Programs

Professional Dues Reimbursement

Costco Membership Reimbursement

Safety Boots and Safety Glasses Allow.

Job summary

Innovative Automation Inc. in Barrie, Ontario, is seeking a Senior Procurement Specialist to optimize sourcing strategies and manage supplier relationships for machined components and fabricated frames.

You will ensure timely, cost-efficient procurement aligned with project needs. Your role requires five years of manufacturing procurement experience, strong negotiation and ERP/MRP proficiency, and the ability to read engineering drawings and specifications.

Qualifications

• Five years of procurement, buying, sourcing, and supplier management experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience sourcing machined components, welded assemblies, fabricated frames, and outsourced manufacturing services.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, bills of material, specifications, and project requirements.
• Strong negotiation, supplier management, analytical, and decision-making skills.
• Proficiency with ERP/MRP systems and Microsoft Office applications.

Responsibilities

• Obtain competitive quotations for machined components, traditional machining work, welded fabrications, machined and welded frames, structural frames, and purchased materials.
• Review drawings, specifications, quantities, and delivery requirements to ensure RFQs are clear, complete, and aligned with project needs.
• Analyze quotations for technical compliance, supplier capability, delivery commitment, quality performance, commercial value, and overall project risk.
• Select suppliers based on demonstrated capability, historical performance, shop load, available capacity, lead time, quality record, responsiveness, and cost competitiveness.
• Generate and manage purchase orders within the ERP system, ensuring pricing, delivery dates, specifications, and contractual requirements are accurate.
• Negotiate pricing, delivery schedules, payment terms, currency considerations, and other commercial conditions as required.
• Ensure purchased products and outsourced manufacturing services meet project specifications, quality requirements, and schedule expectations.

Skills

Negotiation

Supplier management

Analytical skills

Reading engineering drawings

Project coordination

Education

Diploma/degree in SCM/related field

Tools

ERP/MRP systems

Microsoft Office

Job description

Innovative Automation Inc. in Barrie, Ontario, is seeking a Senior Procurement Specialist to optimize sourcing strategies and manage supplier relationships for machined components and fabricated frames.

You will ensure timely, cost-efficient procurement aligned with project needs. Your role requires five years of manufacturing procurement experience, strong negotiation and ERP/MRP proficiency, and the ability to read engineering drawings and specifications.