Strategic Procurement Specialist - Finished Goods and Components
Top Benefits
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 a Strategic Sourcing Specialist. This role is based in our Oakville Office, and reports to the Purchasing Team 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!
We are looking for a proactive and results-oriented Individual to join our corporate procurement team. This role combines strategic sourcing expertise with hands-on operational purchasing activities. The Strategic Buyer will lead sourcing initiatives, build strong supplier relationships, drive cost savings, and ensure supply continuity for our manufacturing operations, while also handling day-to-day purchasing needs when required.
This role is based out of our Oakville Ontario Corporate Office, and reports to the Direct Purchasing Manager.
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!
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and execute strategic sourcing initiatives across assigned categories of direct materials.
- Analyze spend, market trends, and supplier performance to identify cost reduction, risk mitigation, and value creation opportunities.
- Develop, negotiate, and manage supplier contracts and agreements in alignment with company goals.
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders (production, engineering, quality, etc.) to understand requirements and deliver optimal sourcing solutions.
- Build and maintain strong supplier relationships, ensuring performance, quality, and reliability.
- Manage day-to-day operational purchasing activities, including creating and issuing purchase orders, expediting deliveries, and resolving invoice or delivery issues.
- Monitor and maintain appropriate inventory levels in coordination with planning and production teams.
- Support continuous improvement initiatives in procurement processes, systems, and policies.
Job Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or related field
- Change Management Certification preferred
- Supply Chain/Procurement professional accreditation (e.g., CPSM, SCMP) an asset.
- 5+ years of experience in strategic sourcing and operational procurement, preferably in a manufacturing environment.
- Proficient in ERP/MRP systems (SAP S/S HANA experience is a must), Power BI and MS Office.
- Demonstrated ability to deliver savings and value over a broad range of products and services.
- Experience working in a matrix organizational structure is an asset.
- Excellent negotiation, analytical, and communication skills.
- Understanding of technical specifications and drawings is an asset.
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
Strategic Procurement Specialist - Finished Goods and Components
Top Benefits
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 a Strategic Sourcing Specialist. This role is based in our Oakville Office, and reports to the Purchasing Team 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!
We are looking for a proactive and results-oriented Individual to join our corporate procurement team. This role combines strategic sourcing expertise with hands-on operational purchasing activities. The Strategic Buyer will lead sourcing initiatives, build strong supplier relationships, drive cost savings, and ensure supply continuity for our manufacturing operations, while also handling day-to-day purchasing needs when required.
This role is based out of our Oakville Ontario Corporate Office, and reports to the Direct Purchasing Manager.
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!
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and execute strategic sourcing initiatives across assigned categories of direct materials.
- Analyze spend, market trends, and supplier performance to identify cost reduction, risk mitigation, and value creation opportunities.
- Develop, negotiate, and manage supplier contracts and agreements in alignment with company goals.
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders (production, engineering, quality, etc.) to understand requirements and deliver optimal sourcing solutions.
- Build and maintain strong supplier relationships, ensuring performance, quality, and reliability.
- Manage day-to-day operational purchasing activities, including creating and issuing purchase orders, expediting deliveries, and resolving invoice or delivery issues.
- Monitor and maintain appropriate inventory levels in coordination with planning and production teams.
- Support continuous improvement initiatives in procurement processes, systems, and policies.
Job Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or related field
- Change Management Certification preferred
- Supply Chain/Procurement professional accreditation (e.g., CPSM, SCMP) an asset.
- 5+ years of experience in strategic sourcing and operational procurement, preferably in a manufacturing environment.
- Proficient in ERP/MRP systems (SAP S/S HANA experience is a must), Power BI and MS Office.
- Demonstrated ability to deliver savings and value over a broad range of products and services.
- Experience working in a matrix organizational structure is an asset.
- Excellent negotiation, analytical, and communication skills.
- Understanding of technical specifications and drawings is an asset.
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