Junior Purchasing Agent

at  Due North

WE ARE

Due North is a leader in the manufacturing of quality refrigerated and frozen food merchandisers and are well known by the Minus Forty® & QBD brand name of products. Our customers find the convenience, and reliability of our innovative spot merchandising and business products across North America and Europe a key contributor to their business’ success.
A wide product portfolio of commercial refrigeration products and the ability to customize products within a short time frame, has earned us the trust and confidence of our customers in a variety of markets. We cater to ice cream vendors, frozen novelty merchandisers, frozen food vendors, refrigerated food merchandisers, and we’re business partners with major corporations in the food industry.
Our team of focused and friendly professionals are always happy to serve our customers, who we have been serving for over 30 years.

• Manage all aspects of purchasing goods and services for the company including identifying sources of supply, determining quantity and other requirements, creating purchase orders, and ensuring that goods are delivered that meet quality, cost, and time expectations of our internal customers
• Prepare purchase orders, requests for quotes, and requests for bids, determining contract terms, conditions and acceptance criteria, sending copies to departments originating requests and using them to invite suppliers
• Maintain inventory of raw materials and finished products sufficient for our needs
• Communicate and negotiate internally and externally using appropriate methods to develop profitable and sustainable business relationships
• Contact suppliers to expedite deliveries and to resolve shortages, missed or late deliveries, and other problems while ensuring that goods and services are available when they are required
• Prepare, maintain and review purchasing files, reports, price lists
• Respond to inquiries from internal customers and suppliers about order status, changes, or cancellations
• Review requisition requests in order to verify accuracy, terminology, approvals and specifications
• Coordinate with other departments and team members to ensure purchasing activities meet all inventory control, traffic and transportation, warehousing, receiving and inspection, storekeeping, material handling, and salvage and disposal operations
• Negotiate and renegotiate to purchase the highest quality general and specialized equipment, materials and services at the lowest possible price and in correct amounts as required
• Additional duties as assigned