Purchaser

The function of a Purchaser is to:

• Order supplies as needed
• Review aggregates weekly and order as needed
• Negotiate prices and follow up on quality issues with vendors.
• Price checks and research for new vendors
• Work with internal customers to ensure products meet or exceed quality standards
• Keep Inventory purchases updated through IGOR and ensure sufficient inventory is available
• Coordinate inventory to production demands
• Update Supplier Data Sheets (MSDS Books) as required.
• Update the contractor agreements and insurance for Seba Beach
• The Purchaser is also a member of the Accounting Team, and as a Team Member has the following general responsibilities:
• Ability to train/teach new team members until skill competency is achieved (as required by your team leader)
• Able to handle giving and receiving constructive feedback

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Willing to put in extra effort, meetings, and inventories
• Understand internal/external customer needs
• Willing to openly communicate with internal/external customers to achieve the safest work environment and the highest quality product
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Basic computer skills (excel power point word, etc.)
• Analyze cause and effects of problems
• Track problems: collect and document data
• Drive problems to solution by finding the root cause
• Implement solutions
• Track Solutions: collect and document data to prove success
• Understand safety with high regard to OHS and company policies
• Drive company goals
• Understanding of financial responsibility to the company
• Understanding of SPS (Sun Gro Production) principles Kaizens, 5S (Sort, Set in Order, Shine, Standardize, Sustain)
• The Big 5 (Safety, Quality, Housekeeping, Performance, Inventory)
• Responsible for participating in KRA development
• Communication with teams up and down stream in production
• Meeting and exceeding quality goals
• Expert in your area within time line set out by new team leader and SBLT (30,60,90 Day Reviews)
• Participate in performance evaluations in a fair and unbiased manner
• Be accountable for performance
• Help the team become successful