Strategic Buyer

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Strategic Buyer

Are you looking for a position that offers growth and security, and the opportunity to own your role? Do you have an interest and exposure to the steel market?

Look no further! We’re Ian Martin Group and we’ve partnered with our client to hire for this role.

If you’re excited to work in a position with autonomy and responsibility at a cutting-edge company with endless growth opportunities, we want to hear from you.

About the role:

Your primary goal in this role will be to manage the full cycle of raw materials procurement.

You’ll use your strategic, analytical mind and expert supply chain knowledge to forecast steel product supply and demand. You’ll ensure timely delivery of the freshest quality materials, at the lowest possible prices.

Your role is twofold. First, you’ll focus on operations and ensure the internal shop is running well. Secondly and most importantly, you’ll focus on strategy. Once you understand how the company runs internally, you should also understand cost savings on a strategic level with the ability to present numbers through a story.

We’ll rely on you to develop purchasing, inventory management, and reporting processes that are both accurate and efficient. There’s a huge opportunity here to showcase your knowledge and skills as you develop systems that we can trust to move us forward through our massive growth.

You have an ability to communicate well across the various functions of a thriving business. You understand the perspective of sales, finance, and logistics and will be our senior leadership’s trusted advisor for all things supply-chain related. You’ll enjoy working collaboratively across our organization, and you’ll ensure that our team has what they need, when they need it.

Beyond that, you can reach outside company walls to build relationships with suppliers and vendors. Your strong negotiation skills will be critical here, and will ensure that we get the best materials at the best prices. You’ll also have a chance to work with our marketing and product development teams, as you handle some sourcing related responsibilities.

This is a role where you will have varied work, autonomy and the opportunity to drive change. You don’t need to be micromanaged, so you’ll appreciate the opportunity to be self-sufficient here. Your big ideas, expertise and drive to achieve will grow our company.

Working with our Client

This is a full-time, permanent role with comprehensive group benefits (health, dental, vision, etc.) and vacation. The target salary is competitive commensurate with experience working out of our office in Richmond, BC.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in supply chain or procurement.
• Have deep understanding of steel materials and steel market.
• Good analytical capabilities, problem solving skills and ability to think strategically and tactically.
• Ability to network with suppliers / internal stakeholders and build good working relationships.
• Good communication and negotiation skills.
• Willingness to take ownership of the work: both successes and learning opportunities
• Key user experiences/knowledge with ERP systems is an asset.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft applications (Excel in particular).
• Knowledge in metal fabrication processes, ability to read drawing is an asset.
• Bachelor’s degree in business related or training in procurement is an asset.

How to Apply

We value diversity and inclusion and encourage all qualified people to apply. We encourage all qualified candidates to apply; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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