Strategic Supply Chain Lead

Fidelity Machine & Mould Solutions Inc.; Calgary; On-site; CAD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and life benefits

Casual, friendly work environment

2 Paid Flex days per year

Company-sponsored events

Job summary

Fidelity Machine & Mould Solutions Inc. seeks a Strategic Supply Chain Lead in Calgary to coordinate purchasing, negotiating with suppliers, and driving continuous improvement across the supply chain.

You will write purchase orders, review specifications, obtain quotations, and ensure documentation and traceability within our ERP system. The role requires 5+ years in purchasing, strong leadership, and ERP proficiency.

Qualifications

• Minimum High School education or equivalent.
• Certification in manufacturing or purchasing is an asset.
• Leadership training or certification is desirable.
• Mandatory criminal record check and controlled goods screening.

Responsibilities

• Lead continuous improvement efforts in purchasing and procurement.
• Guide the purchasing team to ensure efficiency.
• Handle internal requests for purchased materials, tooling, services, or outsourcing.
• Manage tooling and vending machine stock items as required.
• Communicate with suppliers on pricing, timing, and quality.
• Follow up with suppliers after a P.O. is issued to ensure on-time delivery.
• Coordinate with receiving on expected shipments.
• Assist with receiving of purchased items and review documentation for compliance.
• Work with quality department on testing or inspection requirements.
• Manage vendor relationships and communicate with Project Manager on issues.
• Maintain approved vendor list with all vendor information.
• Assist with regulatory needs as required.
• Conduct periodic inventory counts and reconciliations.

Skills

Leadership

Purchasing

Supply chain

Team leadership

Vendor management

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Manufacturing or purchasing certification

Tools

ERP systems

Excel

Word

Outlook

Job description

TheStrategic Supply Chain Leadwillberesponsibleforthefollowing:

A Strategic Supply Chain Lead works with a team of purchasers to ensure to ensure all materials, consumables, andcomponents for manufacturing are ordered in a timely manner. They will lead the strategic growth and continuous improvement efforts with our supply chain, write purchase orders to vendors, review purchasing specifications, requestquotations, and work with vendors to streamline production. They willensure all required documentation for purchased items are accounted for andappropriately filed in our system to ensure compliance and traceability. Theywill work with our ERP system to ensure accuracy and accountability with ourpurchased items.

DutiesInclude:

• Lead continuous improvement efforts in purchasing and procurement
• Lead and guide the purchasing team to ensure efficiency
• Handleinternal requests for purchased materials, tooling, services, or outsourcing
• Managetooling and vending machine stock items as required
• Handlescommunication to suppliers when obtaining, and negotiating pricing, timing, andquality
• Followup with suppliers as required after P.O. is issued to make sure progress isbeing made and that delivery of purchased product or service will be on time
• Communicatewith receiving on expected shipment deliveries
• Assistwith receiving of purchased items as required, review compliance anddocumentation
• Workwith quality department on any specific testing or inspection requirements onpurchased items
• Manage any quality or timing related issues that occur at an outsource or servicevendor and communicate with Project Manager
• Manage approved vendor list. Including allvendor information listed, including adding of new vendors
• Assistwith compliance and regulatory needs as required
• Manage periodic inventory counts and reconciliations

Qualifications:

• Minimum High School education or equivalent
• Certification in manufacturing or purchasing consideredand asset
• Certification or training in leadership
• Mandatory that this role take part in acriminal record check and controlled goods screening

Experience:

• 5+ years of work experience in purchasing,preferably in a manufacturing environment
• Strong experience leading teams, preferably in a supply chain setting
• Experience reading engineering andmanufacturing drawings an asset
• Experience in the machining industry isconsidered an asset
• Experience working in an ERP systems isconsidered an asset
• Experience with Excel, Word, and Outlook isrequired

Core Work hours:

• 7:30am-4:00pm Monday - Friday

Compensation:

• Competitive wages based on experience andknowledge level
• Employee benefits with medical, dental andlife
• A fun, friendly and casual work environmentwith company sponsored events
• 2 Paid Flex days per year