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About the role
Purchasing assistant
Job Overview
Visions Electronics is currently recruiting for a Purchasing Assistant to join our team! Based in Calgary, this position is part of a dynamic team responsible for the procurement, marketing, and sale of products at our retail locations and online store.
Reporting to the Purchasing Division Manager and Buyer, the Purchasing Assistant will work with the Purchasing Team and vendors to place orders for products as well as conduct administrative and support activities to keep the purchasing department running efficiently.
This is not a remote position. Must be able to work in person at our Calgary Office.
Additional responsibilities include assisting in the planning and delivery of sales promotions for a variety of media sources. Monitoring and implementing pricing for online and in-store promotions, and assisting stores with special order requests. The Purchasing Assistant will also work with the Buying and Marketing teams to ensure all goods are displayed effectively in the stores.
Key Accountabilities
· Maintain inventory and purchase records
· Assist in setting up sales promotions
· Provide sales reporting details to buying team and suppliers
· Study and understand sales records and inventory levels
· Placing orders and verifying shipments and pricing
· Responding to supplier inquiries
· Resolve invoice and/or payment issues related to purchase orders
Required Qualifications
We are committed to employment equity and encourage applications from all qualified individuals
Preferred Education and Experience
· Demonstrated experience and knowledge of the procurement process
· Experience in the Consumer Electronics industry
Skills and Knowledge
· Excellent attention to detail
· Effective interpersonal skills
· Excellent written and oral communication skills that include negotiation, facilitation and execution expertise.
· Ability to deal with competing priorities and manage time appropriately
· Self-starter who recognizes the need to work independently and in a team environment.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Expected hours: 37.5 per week
Benefits:
- Dental care
- Extended health care
- On-site parking
- Store discount
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends
Experience:
- Microsoft Excel: 1 year (preferred)
- Microsoft Outlook: 1 year (preferred)
- Microsoft Dynamics Navision: 1 year (preferred)
Work Location: In person
About Visions Electronics
Visions Electronics is dedicated to being recognized as the Best Name in Electronics in Canada by you, our Valued Customer. The company was established in 1981 by Richard (Rick) Stewart along with his wife Jean, with a single store and a staff of two in North East Calgary. While Jean has sadly passed away, Rick Stewart still proudly owns the company today, and Visions has now expanded to 43 electronics superstores within Canada with a complement of over 1,000 employees!.
Visions Electronics has retail locations in Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and BC. Our stores can be found in Brampton, Hamilton, Kitchener, Mississauga, Vaughan and Scarborough in Ontario, and in the Prairies we have stores in Winnipeg Manitoba, and in Regina and Saskatoon in Saskatchewan. In Alberta we are actively involved in the Lethbridge, Medicine Hat, Calgary, Red Deer, Edmonton and Grande Prairie markets while in BC we can be found in Prince George, Kamloops, Kelowna, Abbotsford, Langley, Surrey, Coquitlam, Burnaby, Vancouver, North Vancouver and Victoria (Langford). Our store locator section will give full details of our store addresses and locations. In addition to its retail operations, Visions Electronics services the wholesale market with Visions Business Solutions, which operates separately from the retail division. In addition to our retail stores and commercial division, we also ship products all across Canada via our website, www.visions.ca.
Top Benefits
About the role
Purchasing assistant
Job Overview
Visions Electronics is currently recruiting for a Purchasing Assistant to join our team! Based in Calgary, this position is part of a dynamic team responsible for the procurement, marketing, and sale of products at our retail locations and online store.
Reporting to the Purchasing Division Manager and Buyer, the Purchasing Assistant will work with the Purchasing Team and vendors to place orders for products as well as conduct administrative and support activities to keep the purchasing department running efficiently.
This is not a remote position. Must be able to work in person at our Calgary Office.
Additional responsibilities include assisting in the planning and delivery of sales promotions for a variety of media sources. Monitoring and implementing pricing for online and in-store promotions, and assisting stores with special order requests. The Purchasing Assistant will also work with the Buying and Marketing teams to ensure all goods are displayed effectively in the stores.
Key Accountabilities
· Maintain inventory and purchase records
· Assist in setting up sales promotions
· Provide sales reporting details to buying team and suppliers
· Study and understand sales records and inventory levels
· Placing orders and verifying shipments and pricing
· Responding to supplier inquiries
· Resolve invoice and/or payment issues related to purchase orders
Required Qualifications
We are committed to employment equity and encourage applications from all qualified individuals
Preferred Education and Experience
· Demonstrated experience and knowledge of the procurement process
· Experience in the Consumer Electronics industry
Skills and Knowledge
· Excellent attention to detail
· Effective interpersonal skills
· Excellent written and oral communication skills that include negotiation, facilitation and execution expertise.
· Ability to deal with competing priorities and manage time appropriately
· Self-starter who recognizes the need to work independently and in a team environment.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Expected hours: 37.5 per week
Benefits:
- Dental care
- Extended health care
- On-site parking
- Store discount
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends
Experience:
- Microsoft Excel: 1 year (preferred)
- Microsoft Outlook: 1 year (preferred)
- Microsoft Dynamics Navision: 1 year (preferred)
Work Location: In person
About Visions Electronics
Visions Electronics is dedicated to being recognized as the Best Name in Electronics in Canada by you, our Valued Customer. The company was established in 1981 by Richard (Rick) Stewart along with his wife Jean, with a single store and a staff of two in North East Calgary. While Jean has sadly passed away, Rick Stewart still proudly owns the company today, and Visions has now expanded to 43 electronics superstores within Canada with a complement of over 1,000 employees!.
Visions Electronics has retail locations in Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and BC. Our stores can be found in Brampton, Hamilton, Kitchener, Mississauga, Vaughan and Scarborough in Ontario, and in the Prairies we have stores in Winnipeg Manitoba, and in Regina and Saskatoon in Saskatchewan. In Alberta we are actively involved in the Lethbridge, Medicine Hat, Calgary, Red Deer, Edmonton and Grande Prairie markets while in BC we can be found in Prince George, Kamloops, Kelowna, Abbotsford, Langley, Surrey, Coquitlam, Burnaby, Vancouver, North Vancouver and Victoria (Langford). Our store locator section will give full details of our store addresses and locations. In addition to its retail operations, Visions Electronics services the wholesale market with Visions Business Solutions, which operates separately from the retail division. In addition to our retail stores and commercial division, we also ship products all across Canada via our website, www.visions.ca.