About the role
IPEX is one of the North American leading providers of advanced plastic piping systems. Our mission is to shape a better tomorrow by connecting people with water and energy.
We currently have an exciting opportunity as Plant Buyer (12 Month Contract) This role is based in our Edmonton plant and reports to the Purchasing Lead.
Do not miss the opportunity to join a broad family of people-centric professionals, thought leaders and rapid thinkers, entrepreneurs in spirit and status quo-fighters!
Job Summary
The incumbent will be responsible for Sites’ indirect Purchasing activities. Active in Supplier Selection & Rationalization, Cost Negotiations and Inventory Management. The buyer will execute purchases consistent with parameters set out by the budgetary and forecasting exercises to support business needs and identify opportunities and implement initiatives to improve site efficiencies. Respond to the needs for procurement of goods and services to support the site’s operations & efficiency.
Principal Responsibilities
- Responsible for Indirect Items Site Purchasing
- Handle Supplier relations, Cost-saving initiatives,
- Implement purchases while considering budgets and forecasts that support business
- Implement efficiency improvement initiatives
- Provides direction, instructions, and guidance to Plant personnel as part of their role as Procurement Representatives at their respective site(s).
- Monitor supplier performance and keep Plants abreast of potential supply chain risks
- Use of Planning or Requisitioning Systems to complete analysis of requirements and creation of purchase orders for Direct items
- Sourcing & Procurement of Indirect Items as requested
- Monitor KANBAN/Min-Max to manage inventory levels to ensure that the site has materials to run daily operations efficiently
- Negotiate pricing and Supply Agreements on selected items, constantly re-examining and re-evaluating existing contracts while maintaining strong supplier relationships
- Work with Strategic Sourcing on Site contract implementation & commercial management activities
Qualifications & Experience
- Post –Secondary Education in Supply Chain Management or Business Administration
- Minimum 5 years’ proven purchasing experience in a manufacturing environment
- SCMP / CPM accreditation is an asset
- Intermediate knowledge of Excel/Microsoft Office
- Knowledge in the Thermoplastics pipe and fittings industry is an asset
- Excellent negotiation and teamwork skills
- Well-developed organization and prioritization skills; detail-oriented
- Strong analytical, decision-making & problem-solving skills
IPEX is committed to providing accommodations for people with disabilities throughout the recruitment process and, upon request, will work with qualified job applicants to provide suitable accommodation in a manner that takes into account the applicant’s accessibility needs due to disability. Accommodation requests are available to candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process for IPEX jobs. To request an accommodation, please contact HR at HR@ipexna.com
#IPEXCA
About IPEX Group of Companies
Honesty, fairness, integrity, the golden rule: a customer-first culture. Customers want it- even demand it. And it's so easy to promise.
This is ‘distance race' thinking, and building a business on it is harder than you might think. It requires you to sacrifice many short-term opportunities for gain. It means spending whatever time it takes to help a client solve a problem on deadline. It means resisting the urge to cut corners on materials that, once in place, no one will ever see.
It means innovation: going beyond what your customers want or expect, and working restlessly to create new products and ideas to fill unmet needs. It means keeping your word, even when it's inconvenient, and honouring relationships over transactions, even when it costs. And it means building a team with people who believe it, live it, and stand by it.
At IPEX we've long-since made a decision to embrace this long-term thinking, not just when it's easy, but every day, in everything we do, for every customer and every employee. We don't do it because we're nice people, though we like to think we are. We do it because it's good business, and that the reputation we've built over time, job by job, one customer at a time, pays the best dividends.
Alex Mestres Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
About the role
IPEX is one of the North American leading providers of advanced plastic piping systems. Our mission is to shape a better tomorrow by connecting people with water and energy.
We currently have an exciting opportunity as Plant Buyer (12 Month Contract) This role is based in our Edmonton plant and reports to the Purchasing Lead.
Do not miss the opportunity to join a broad family of people-centric professionals, thought leaders and rapid thinkers, entrepreneurs in spirit and status quo-fighters!
Job Summary
The incumbent will be responsible for Sites’ indirect Purchasing activities. Active in Supplier Selection & Rationalization, Cost Negotiations and Inventory Management. The buyer will execute purchases consistent with parameters set out by the budgetary and forecasting exercises to support business needs and identify opportunities and implement initiatives to improve site efficiencies. Respond to the needs for procurement of goods and services to support the site’s operations & efficiency.
Principal Responsibilities
- Responsible for Indirect Items Site Purchasing
- Handle Supplier relations, Cost-saving initiatives,
- Implement purchases while considering budgets and forecasts that support business
- Implement efficiency improvement initiatives
- Provides direction, instructions, and guidance to Plant personnel as part of their role as Procurement Representatives at their respective site(s).
- Monitor supplier performance and keep Plants abreast of potential supply chain risks
- Use of Planning or Requisitioning Systems to complete analysis of requirements and creation of purchase orders for Direct items
- Sourcing & Procurement of Indirect Items as requested
- Monitor KANBAN/Min-Max to manage inventory levels to ensure that the site has materials to run daily operations efficiently
- Negotiate pricing and Supply Agreements on selected items, constantly re-examining and re-evaluating existing contracts while maintaining strong supplier relationships
- Work with Strategic Sourcing on Site contract implementation & commercial management activities
Qualifications & Experience
- Post –Secondary Education in Supply Chain Management or Business Administration
- Minimum 5 years’ proven purchasing experience in a manufacturing environment
- SCMP / CPM accreditation is an asset
- Intermediate knowledge of Excel/Microsoft Office
- Knowledge in the Thermoplastics pipe and fittings industry is an asset
- Excellent negotiation and teamwork skills
- Well-developed organization and prioritization skills; detail-oriented
- Strong analytical, decision-making & problem-solving skills
IPEX is committed to providing accommodations for people with disabilities throughout the recruitment process and, upon request, will work with qualified job applicants to provide suitable accommodation in a manner that takes into account the applicant’s accessibility needs due to disability. Accommodation requests are available to candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process for IPEX jobs. To request an accommodation, please contact HR at HR@ipexna.com
#IPEXCA
About IPEX Group of Companies
Honesty, fairness, integrity, the golden rule: a customer-first culture. Customers want it- even demand it. And it's so easy to promise.
This is ‘distance race' thinking, and building a business on it is harder than you might think. It requires you to sacrifice many short-term opportunities for gain. It means spending whatever time it takes to help a client solve a problem on deadline. It means resisting the urge to cut corners on materials that, once in place, no one will ever see.
It means innovation: going beyond what your customers want or expect, and working restlessly to create new products and ideas to fill unmet needs. It means keeping your word, even when it's inconvenient, and honouring relationships over transactions, even when it costs. And it means building a team with people who believe it, live it, and stand by it.
At IPEX we've long-since made a decision to embrace this long-term thinking, not just when it's easy, but every day, in everything we do, for every customer and every employee. We don't do it because we're nice people, though we like to think we are. We do it because it's good business, and that the reputation we've built over time, job by job, one customer at a time, pays the best dividends.
Alex Mestres Chairman & Chief Executive Officer