Remote Procurement Specialist: Sourcing & Supplier Insights

Jobgether; United States; Remote; USD 44,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary CAD 62,000-75,000 per year

Remote work: Full-time remote (Ontario

Health coverage: Extended health

Dental coverage

Paid time off

Retirement plan

Cross-functional exposure

Professional development

Job summary

Jobgether is seeking a proactive Procurement Specialist to support sourcing and purchasing of raw materials, API components, packaging, and bulk flower products for domestic and international markets.

You will manage supplier relationships, monitor performance, analyze spend and lead times, and assist with negotiations, CMOs, and cross-functional collaboration to ensure on-time delivery and cost savings. This remote role is based in Ontario, Canada, with comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• Post-secondary education in Business or related discipline.
• 3-5 years procurement experience in manufacturing or similar environment.
• Experience sourcing raw materials, packaging, ingredients, API components, or manufactured products.
• Proven ability to manage supplier relationships, onboarding, and performance.
• Experience supporting domestic and international procurement activities.
• Strong analytical skills for expenditure, pricing, lead times, and MOQs.
• Experience supporting supplier negotiations through spend analysis and cost modeling.
• Knowledge of purchase order management, inventory replenishment, and contract administration.
• Proficiency with ERP systems and MS Excel for data analysis and reporting.
• Strong organizational and communication skills; proactive problem-solving approach.

Responsibilities

• Procurement and sourcing: Support the sourcing and purchasing of raw materials, API components, packaging, and bulk flower products for domestic and international markets.
• Supplier relationship management: Assist with supplier selection, onboarding, performance monitoring, and issue resolution.
• Purchasing analysis: Analyze purchasing data, pricing, lead times, MOQs, and spending trends to identify cost-saving opportunities.
• Purchase order coordination: Monitor POs, delivery schedules, pricing, and supplier commitments.
• Negotiation support: Prepare spend analyses and market comparisons to facilitate supplier negotiations.
• Contract manufacturing management: Support relationships with CMOs and external partners, tracking plans, capacity, costs, and shipments.
• Performance monitoring: Evaluate supplier/CMO performance against SLAs, budgets, quality, and delivery.
• Reporting and forecasting: Track KPIs, maintain forecasts, and run scenario analyses for planning.
• Contract and commercial support: Assist with CMO onboarding, reviews, and contract documentation.
• Cross-functional collaboration: Work with Supply Chain, Operations, Quality, Finance, Regulatory, and Commercial teams.

Skills

Procurement

ERP systems

Microsoft Excel

Supplier relationships

Cost modeling

Spend analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business or related

Tools

ERP systems

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Jobgether is seeking a proactive Procurement Specialist to support sourcing and purchasing of raw materials, API components, packaging, and bulk flower products for domestic and international markets.

You will manage supplier relationships, monitor performance, analyze spend and lead times, and assist with negotiations, CMOs, and cross-functional collaboration to ensure on-time delivery and cost savings. This remote role is based in Ontario, Canada, with comprehensive benefits.