Purchasing Manager

Our client, a leading lighting company, is looking for a purcahsing manager to join their downtown head office. The candidate should have strong manufactruring experience and prefer somone from lighting industry. 

Location: Toronto

Salary: depends on experience, permenant role.

Position Summary: The successful candidate will be a highly-driven and motivated team player who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment and is looking for a career that can offer growth and opportunity.

Key Responsibilities:

• Effective purchasing/negotiation of products, contributing to the business and financial success of company. This includes sourcing and negotiating supply contracts, recommending sell prices within guidelines, developing product forecasts.
• To support the reduction of product input costs by effective sourcing, testing and implementation of competitive sources of supply for existing products and programs.
• To support Marketing program requirements by pro-actively supporting new product development, managing increased product requirements during promotional periods, and accessing suppliers’ promotional funds.
• To establish effective working relationships with suppliers; keep current on latest developments in products and sources of supply; and establish a network of contacts in the industry.
• To ensure complete and accurate documentation of all product specifications, vendor contracts and commission programs and ensuring that vendor volume rebates are collected in a timely manner with supporting documentation.
• To contribute to the overall organization by maintaining effective working relationships at all levels of the organization, providing Purchasing support to other departments as required and through active participation in multi-departmental task teams.
• To maintain purchasing practices and policies that ensure fair and ethical relationships with vendors.
• Responsible for vendors and supplier performance analysis in areas of quality, delivery and pick up.
• Proven track record of cost reduction through procurement strategies
• Willingness to travel.

Qualificiations: 

• Five to ten years purchasing experience in purchasing, prefer in manufacturing environment. 
• Ability to multi-task and manage priorities.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, in French and in English, with ability to effectively negotiate.
• Creative, innovative and resourceful with the ability to recognize new opportunities.
• Excellent project management and organizational skills.
• Strong computer proficiency particularly in using spreadsheets for business analysis.
• An overwhelming sense for “Exceptional Customer Service”.
• Proficient in ERP system. 

How to Apply:

Please send your resume to careers@gc-employment.com with the subject title “Purchasing Manager_Toronto"

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