SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

• Excellent organizational skills are required.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills with a demonstrated ability to interact effectively with individuals at all levels in the organization required.
• Good time management skills and the ability to handle multiple priorities.
• Familiarity with ERP systems – Syspro preferred.
• Driven, tenacious and assertive character.
• Resilient and reliant/creative go to person.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications

EXPERIENCE

• Minimum 5+ years’ prior experience as a Buyer / Planner, or other Supply Chain Management function.
• Ability to review and relate Engineering Drawings and Specifications, an asset.
• Aerospace experience is an asset.

EDUCATION

• Degree or Diploma in business or related program.
• In lieu of degree/diploma 10+ years of related experience.
  Please note – the Company will conduct a criminal background check upon hire.

• Monitors and reviews the daily tasks and objectives of buyers/planners.
• Attends critical supplier touchpoints to help overcome any challenges they are facing.
• Helps buyers/planners with any strategic supplier planning.
• Manages and provides direction to any supplier expeditor that is on site. Sets expectations and reviews daily reports and actions that are provided by the expeditors.
• Daily reporting on critical items with actions taken and status for supplier challenges and parts that do not support the production schedule.
• Be the first escalation point for buyers and ensure the correct path of escalation to management.
• Take charge of the execution of procurement activities of all buyers.
• Lead the implementation of the procurement team KPI’s and monitor buyers’ adherence to the defined metrics.
• Clear communication of critical items with the Production Planning and Co-ordinating team.
• Advanced planning and forecasting skills to ensure future on time deliveries.
• Analyzes material requirements and/or Kanban levels for purchased parts to achieve optimum material flow.
• Monitors and expedites materials to ensure material flow to support production requirements and sales orders.
• Establish order parameters to optimize inventory levels to improve flow.
• Develops and manages effective relationships with internal departments. i.e., engineering, manufacturing, accounting, planning/materials, and quality.
• Maintain strong working relationships with suppliers.
• Working with sourcing to maintain Material Requirements Planning (MRP) order parameters on assigned parts (i.e. lead time, Minimum Order Quantity (MOQ), Multiples, Contact info etc.) in MHICA system.
• Preparing and presenting Supplier PRM’s.
• Working with sourcing on dual source options for more stable parts flow on critical parts.
• Working with buyers/planners on gap buys for parts that are not supporting production schedule.
• Coordinating with suppliers and sourcing for parts delays due to raw material, hardware, consumables and adhesives – working with methods and engineering on alternates that can be used to overcome these challenges.
• Recommendation of validity of on-site expeditors