About the role
This position is responsible and accountable for executing day‑to‑day purchasing activities, managing supplier relationships, conducting competitive sourcing, and ensuring materials and services are delivered on time, at the right quality, and within budget. The role supports operational continuity while contributing to cost‑reduction, supplier performance improvements, and procurement process excellence. This role requires strong analytical, negotiation, and communication skills, with the ability to independently manage moderate‑complexity categories and deliver reliable procurement outcomes.
Education, Skills and Experience
Post-secondary certification or an equivalent combination of education and relevant work experience. 3–5 years of purchasing or procurement experience. Fluency of working in ERP/MRP and Supply Chain Systems. Industry experience in manufacturing, repair centers, logistics or related fields. Solid negotiation and communication skills with the ability to influence stakeholders and suppliers while building strong relationships. Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast‑paced environment. Understanding of procurement fundamentals, Incoterms, contract basics, and inventory concepts (MOQ, lead time, safety stock). Analytical thinker with problem solving ability. Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Teams, Word.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
Health, Safety and the Environment: Demonstrate active leadership in health, safety and the environment by promoting and enforcing a safe working environment and ensuring safety is the primary consideration in all activities. Understand responsibility for safety and ensure compliance with OHS legislation, codes, company policies and industry regulations.
Procurement
Act as the primary procurement contact for an assigned business unit, collaborating closely with stakeholders to understand requirements, prioritize purchases, and deliver effective sourcing solutions. Conduct RFQs, comparing pricing, lead times, and supplier capability. Negotiate pricing, commercial terms, and service levels to achieve value for the organization. Convert purchase requirements to accurate purchase orders with proper account coding, terms, and specifications. Track open POs, expedite urgent orders, and resolve delays or discrepancies. Maintain accurate pricing, lead times, and vendor data in the ERP system. Support AP in resolving invoice mismatches (three‑way match issues). Communicate regularly with suppliers to resolve issues, secure delivery commitments, and align expectations. Support corrective action processes (NCRs, CARs, root-cause analysis). Maintain regular contact with strategic and preferred suppliers to improve collaboration. Identify and implement cost savings through negotiation, alternative sourcing, standardization, or consolidation. Support initiatives to streamline and standardize procurement processes. Ensure procurement activities follow company policy, and ethical standards. Liaise with Project Managers, Production, Shipping and Receiving, and Quality Control teams. Investigate material issues, NCRs, and quality concerns, working with suppliers to drive corrective actions. Provide support to inventory and logistics functions as needed, including coordinating vendor deliveries, resolving shipment issues, and ensuring timely material flow. Cross-functional collaboration with assigned business unit to create jobs and sales orders in D365 when required. KPIs and objectives are to be established.
If you are ready to bring your organizational talents to a dynamic company committed to excellence, we invite you to apply today—your next professional chapter awaits at Westpower!
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About Westpower
Westpower is a leading North American rotating equipment solutions provider with services spanning industrial and engineered pumps, fabricated engineered fluid systems, reliability and lubrication products, field service and repair solutions that enhance performance. Headquartered in Calgary, Canada, we have operations in Edmonton, Vancouver, Grande Prairie, Salt Lake City, and Denver.
We are regarded as a strong technical advisor of rotating equipment solutions; and a reliable and trustworthy industry partner. We investigate, understand and improve our clients' machinery through root cause failure analysis, intelligent monitoring systems, and engineered design enhancements. Through perpetual innovation, we achieve and sustain outstanding results while holding safety as a top priority.
With early beginnings operating primarily as a manufacturer's agent supplying new and remanufactured pumps to Alberta's oil and gas industry, today Westpower specializes in: custom design manufacturing and maintenance of engineered pumps, process systems packages, Royal Purple lubricants and a broad range of reliability products, thermal spray coatings, parts and reverse engineering, IMPACT pump expandables and field services.
We proudly represented some of the most recognized manufacturers in the industry: CPC Pumps International, and Myers-Aplex, National Pump, Netzsch, Lewa-Nikkiso, Danfoss and our proprietary Mabre Pump product line.
Westpower maintains an APEGA membership and full ABSA/ASME welding certification, allowing us to meet all of our customer's machinery requirements. Our repair facilities are equipped with state-of-the-art measurement, design, testing software and equipment.
Our in-house engineers have an industry renowned reputation for their ability to find cost-effective solutions for the world's toughest pump applications, and our service teams for the high-quality of their work overhauling all styles of pumps and systems.
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About the role
This position is responsible and accountable for executing day‑to‑day purchasing activities, managing supplier relationships, conducting competitive sourcing, and ensuring materials and services are delivered on time, at the right quality, and within budget. The role supports operational continuity while contributing to cost‑reduction, supplier performance improvements, and procurement process excellence. This role requires strong analytical, negotiation, and communication skills, with the ability to independently manage moderate‑complexity categories and deliver reliable procurement outcomes.
Education, Skills and Experience
Post-secondary certification or an equivalent combination of education and relevant work experience. 3–5 years of purchasing or procurement experience. Fluency of working in ERP/MRP and Supply Chain Systems. Industry experience in manufacturing, repair centers, logistics or related fields. Solid negotiation and communication skills with the ability to influence stakeholders and suppliers while building strong relationships. Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast‑paced environment. Understanding of procurement fundamentals, Incoterms, contract basics, and inventory concepts (MOQ, lead time, safety stock). Analytical thinker with problem solving ability. Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Teams, Word.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
Health, Safety and the Environment: Demonstrate active leadership in health, safety and the environment by promoting and enforcing a safe working environment and ensuring safety is the primary consideration in all activities. Understand responsibility for safety and ensure compliance with OHS legislation, codes, company policies and industry regulations.
Procurement
Act as the primary procurement contact for an assigned business unit, collaborating closely with stakeholders to understand requirements, prioritize purchases, and deliver effective sourcing solutions. Conduct RFQs, comparing pricing, lead times, and supplier capability. Negotiate pricing, commercial terms, and service levels to achieve value for the organization. Convert purchase requirements to accurate purchase orders with proper account coding, terms, and specifications. Track open POs, expedite urgent orders, and resolve delays or discrepancies. Maintain accurate pricing, lead times, and vendor data in the ERP system. Support AP in resolving invoice mismatches (three‑way match issues). Communicate regularly with suppliers to resolve issues, secure delivery commitments, and align expectations. Support corrective action processes (NCRs, CARs, root-cause analysis). Maintain regular contact with strategic and preferred suppliers to improve collaboration. Identify and implement cost savings through negotiation, alternative sourcing, standardization, or consolidation. Support initiatives to streamline and standardize procurement processes. Ensure procurement activities follow company policy, and ethical standards. Liaise with Project Managers, Production, Shipping and Receiving, and Quality Control teams. Investigate material issues, NCRs, and quality concerns, working with suppliers to drive corrective actions. Provide support to inventory and logistics functions as needed, including coordinating vendor deliveries, resolving shipment issues, and ensuring timely material flow. Cross-functional collaboration with assigned business unit to create jobs and sales orders in D365 when required. KPIs and objectives are to be established.
If you are ready to bring your organizational talents to a dynamic company committed to excellence, we invite you to apply today—your next professional chapter awaits at Westpower!
Not the right fit? Search for Buyer jobs in Calgary, Alberta, Canada
About Westpower
Westpower is a leading North American rotating equipment solutions provider with services spanning industrial and engineered pumps, fabricated engineered fluid systems, reliability and lubrication products, field service and repair solutions that enhance performance. Headquartered in Calgary, Canada, we have operations in Edmonton, Vancouver, Grande Prairie, Salt Lake City, and Denver.
We are regarded as a strong technical advisor of rotating equipment solutions; and a reliable and trustworthy industry partner. We investigate, understand and improve our clients' machinery through root cause failure analysis, intelligent monitoring systems, and engineered design enhancements. Through perpetual innovation, we achieve and sustain outstanding results while holding safety as a top priority.
With early beginnings operating primarily as a manufacturer's agent supplying new and remanufactured pumps to Alberta's oil and gas industry, today Westpower specializes in: custom design manufacturing and maintenance of engineered pumps, process systems packages, Royal Purple lubricants and a broad range of reliability products, thermal spray coatings, parts and reverse engineering, IMPACT pump expandables and field services.
We proudly represented some of the most recognized manufacturers in the industry: CPC Pumps International, and Myers-Aplex, National Pump, Netzsch, Lewa-Nikkiso, Danfoss and our proprietary Mabre Pump product line.
Westpower maintains an APEGA membership and full ABSA/ASME welding certification, allowing us to meet all of our customer's machinery requirements. Our repair facilities are equipped with state-of-the-art measurement, design, testing software and equipment.
Our in-house engineers have an industry renowned reputation for their ability to find cost-effective solutions for the world's toughest pump applications, and our service teams for the high-quality of their work overhauling all styles of pumps and systems.