Purchaser

at  S3 Group Ltd

S3 Group Ltd. is currently recruiting for a Purchaser to join our Medicine Hat, Alberta team. This is a full-time position offering a competitive salary, great health benefits and RRSP matching program, room for a rapid growth, and it is starting immediately.
Since 1966, our company has been designing and building specialized equipment, products, and custom components for end-users and other manufacturers around the world. We know that being a great place to work means far more than getting paid. S3 fosters a respectful, teamwork environment where ideas are valued, and everyone contributes with significance.
The ideal candidate would have enough technical background to be able to read a set of drawings and follow a bill of materials but be equally comfortable helping out in assembly if production demands it, and will bring with them:

EDUCATION, SKILLS, TRAINING, AND EXPERIENCE

• 5 - 10 years of business experience 3 - 5 years of experience in purchasing or sales preferably in the manufacturing sector
• Comfortable with decision making, problem solving, a high speed environment, and deadlines
• High attention to detail and strong administrative proficiency
• Top notch verbal and written English language skills
• Comfortable picking up the phone and engaging with people
• Knowledge of MRP system
• Possess excellent communication and problem-solving skills
• Have a positive and constructive attitude and the ability to manage a range of priorities
• Detail oriented and able to learn tasks quickly
• Positive and co-operative team player and capable of working with minimal supervision
• Ability to communicate effectively and to inspire confidence from supervisors, peers and subordinates

• Purchase materials for production, engineering and others on purchase order
• Source materials, negotiate price, delivery, specifications and quantity with suppliers
• Handle all planned orders with a start date on or before current date that are assigned, based on planner ID’s
• Review Exception Report (Planner action) to ensure orders effectively satisfy current requirements, updating PO’s as necessary
• Ensure all PO dates in MAX reflect the most recent agreement with the vendor and any overdue order (as displayed on the PO dispatch report) is addressed daily
• Internal Product Request (IPR)
• Contact supplier if there is a discrepancy between shipment received and pack slip quantity or product. Initiate a Corrective Action if applicable
• Send to material handlers or Warehouse to deliver to the requesting department and adjust out of stock when it comes back up to purchasing department