About this role
Education: College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years.
Work setting: Agriculture, fishing and/or forestry.
Budgetary responsibility: $4,000,001 - $8,000,000.
Tasks
- Assign projects and programs to the purchasing and warehouse departments across the organization.
- Coordinate activities of personnel engaged in buying, selling and distributing materials, equipment, machinery and supplies.
- Plan, develop and implement purchasing policies and procedures.
- Authorize the development of specifications for products or services.
- Manage contracts.
- Review and process claims against suppliers.
- Advise senior management.
- Lead sales team in building relationships with business clients and manage negotiations of sales contracts.
- Computer and technology knowledge: MS Excel.
- MS Outlook.
- MS Word.
- Area of work experience: Purchasing, procurement and contracts.
- Product development.
- Security and safety: Criminal record check.
- Transportation/travel information: Valid driver's licence.
- Willing to travel.
- Public transportation is available.
- Work conditions and physical capabilities: Fast-paced environment.
- Work under pressure.
- Tight deadlines.
- Attention to detail.
- Large caseload.
- Personal suitability: Dependability.
- Flexibility.
- Judgement.
- Organized.
- Team player.
- Screening questions: Do you have experience working in this field?.
- Employment terms options: Evening.
- Experience: 5 years or more.
- Employment terms options: Day.
- Weekend.
- Other benefits: Team building opportunities.