Buyer

at  John Wood Group

Wood currently has an exciting opportunity for a Buyer. Reporting to the Supply Chain Manager, this position is located in our Vancouver, BC office. This role has the overall responsibility for providing key supply chain management support to Wood project teams in our Transmission & Distribution business. If you have a desire to learn and develop multi-discipline supply chain skills and thrive on challenges in a fast-paced and growing environment, this is the opportunity for you.
Salary range - $65,000-$80,000

Wood offers a competitive Total Rewards Package, which includes a comprehensive Health & Wellness Plan, Health Care Spending Account, matching Group Registered Retirement Savings Program, Employee Assistance Program, and so much more! Final salary will be based on relevant and applicable experience, education, and the specific skill set and qualifications required for the role.

• Execute, coordinate, and manage the purchase of equipment and materials requests from various projects and their teams within the client’s and Wood’s system.
• Assisting with the documenting of reserving, expediting, and receiving of all materials to various job sites
• Coordinating resolution of shortages and overages
• Reporting on material status per project schedules
• Acquiring competitive quotations from the pre-qualified supplier in a timely manner
• Preparing agreement based on the client’s and Wood’s template
• Verifying, attesting, and processing vendor invoices in a desired period
• Resolving the problems arising from the execution of the contract
• Electronic file management in company file-sharing systems
• Provide assistance to the senior Procurement member, when it is necessary,
• Solid organization and communication skills and the ability to work in a team environment
• Post-secondary business training
• Ability to handle multiple tasks
• 5-7 years experience in buying and materials coordination roles, preferably in a construction environment, is highly desirable
• Advanced level of MS Word and Excel
• Experience working with SAP is considered an asset

Wood is a global leader in consulting and engineering, helping to unlock solutions to critical challenges in energy and materials markets. We provide consulting, projects and operations solutions in 60 countries, employing around 35,000 people. www.woodplc.com

• Execute, coordinate, and manage the purchase of equipment and materials requests from various projects and their teams within the client’s and Wood’s system.
• Assisting with the documenting of reserving, expediting, and receiving of all materials to various job sites
• Coordinating resolution of shortages and overages
• Reporting on material status per project schedules
• Acquiring competitive quotations from the pre-qualified supplier in a timely manner
• Preparing agreement based on the client’s and Wood’s template
• Verifying, attesting, and processing vendor invoices in a desired period
• Resolving the problems arising from the execution of the contract
• Electronic file management in company file-sharing systems
• Provide assistance to the senior Procurement member, when it is necessary,
• Solid organization and communication skills and the ability to work in a team environment
• Post-secondary business training
• Ability to handle multiple tasks
• 5-7 years experience in buying and materials coordination roles, preferably in a construction environment, is highly desirable
• Advanced level of MS Word and Excel
• Experience working with SAP is considered an asse