Sr. Supply Chain Specialist (Buyer)

Exchanger Industries Limited; Calgary; Hybrid; CAD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Retirement savings match

Professional development support

Hybrid work arrangement

Hands-on, high-impact work

Job summary

Exchanger Industries Limited in Canada’s Calgary area seeks a seasoned Purchasing professional to own end-to-end procurement of custom heat transfer equipment and parts. You’ll translate project requirements into POs, verify drawings and BOMs, and manage supplier relationships to keep material flow on schedule.

You’ll read engineering drawings, ensure ASME and material-conformance, and collaborate across PM, engineering, drafting, production and finance.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Purchasing, ideally manufacturing/fabrication.
• Ability to read engineering/fabrication drawings and BOMs.
• Familiarity with ASME code or material conformance; willingness to grow into it.
• Strong RFQ, sourcing and supplier-negotiation skills.
• ERP fluency (Microsoft Dynamics an asset).
• Excellent communication and cross-team collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Run full-cycle project purchasing: translate requirements and BOMs into POs, expediting to keep schedule.
• Read fabrication/engineering drawings and verify material grades/dimensions before issuing POs.
• Cross-check BOMs against drawings and estimates to catch discrepancies.
• Buy to ASME code and material-conformance requirements; ensure traceability and approvals.
• Run RFQs and award work balancing conformance, price, and lead time.
• Develop, qualify and manage suppliers; monitor vendor performance.
• Act as hub between suppliers and project teams (PM, engineering, drafting, production, finance).
• Work daily in ERP (Dynamics) to keep purchasing accurate and visible.

Skills

Full-cycle purchasing

Read engineering drawings

RFQ & supplier negotiation

ERP: Microsoft Dynamics

Cross-functional liaison

Sourcing

Attention to detail

Education

SCMP/CSCP designation

Tools

Microsoft Dynamics

Job description

About the job

Exchanger Industries Limited (EIL) is Canada’s leading provider of custom heat transfer solutions. From our Alberta operations, we design and manufacture high-quality Shell & Tube heat exchangers, air coolers, and ASME-code pressure vessels for energy and industrial customers across Canada and around the world. We’re a close-knit team that takes engineering excellence seriously, treats customer success as the goal, and would rather get the details right the first time than fix them later.

About this role

This role needs two things that don’t usually show up in the same person.

The first is real technical depth, the kind where you can open a fabrication drawing, read it properly, cross-check it against the BOM and the estimate, and catch discrepancies before they become problems on the shop floor. The second is the relationship skill to make suppliers want to work with us, and to keep every internal team (project management, engineering, drafting, production, finance) pulling in the same direction.

What you’ll do

• Run full-cycle project purchasing: translate requirements and BOMs into purchase orders, then expedite to keep materials arriving on schedule
• Read fabrication and engineering drawings, and verify material grades, dimensions, specifications and quantities before issuing a PO
• Cross-check BOMs against drawings and estimates, catching discrepancies before they reach manufacturing
• Buy to ASME code and material-conformance requirements, certificates, traceability, approved sources
• Run RFQs and award work by balancing conformance, price and lead time, not just lowest cost
• Develop, qualify and manage suppliers, and monitor vendor performance
• Act as the hub between suppliers and project management, engineering, drafting, production and finance
• Work day to day in our ERP (Microsoft Dynamics) to keep purchasing accurate and visible

What you bring

• Several years of full-cycle procurement or buying experience, ideally in manufacturing, fabrication, or a heavy-industry environment
• The ability to read engineering and fabrication drawings and work confidently from a bill of materials
• Familiarity with ASME code or material conformance (certs, traceability, approved sources) – or the aptitude and appetite to grow into it
• Strong RFQ, sourcing and supplier-negotiation skills, with sound judgment on cost, quality and lead time
• ERP fluency (experience with Microsoft Dynamics is an asset)
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, you build trust with vendors and internal teams alike
• Sharp attention to detail and real satisfaction in getting orders right the first time

Nice to have

• Experience buying for pressure vessels, heat exchangers, or other custom-fabricated equipment
• Direct Microsoft Dynamics experience
• A supply chain designation (SCMP, CSCP, or equivalent)

Work environment

This is a hybrid role based out of our Calgary area operations, with periodic travel to suppliers. It’s a fast-paced, project-driven custom manufacturing environment where priorities move quickly and the work is genuinely varied.

What we offer

A competitive salary, annual bonus, matched retirement savings, and support for your professional development, plus the chance to do hands‑on, high-impact work on a small, capable team where what you do is visible and matters.

What we value RISE

Our values shape how we work together every day: Respect and Safety First, Integrity in Action, Seek Growth, and Excel as a Team. We hire people who are curious, speak up, and want to make the work around them better.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in Purchasing
• 5+ years of work experience with Engineering Drawings
• Authorized to work in Canada

Exchanger Industries Limited is an equal-opportunity employer. We thank all applicants for their interest; only those selected for an interview will be contacted.