Primary Role Focus

Responsible for sourcing components required for planned and project demands in a timely manner to ensure schedules are met. This role reports to the Supply Chain Manager.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities

• Determine priorities, schedules, initiate requests for quotations and issue purchase orders
• Develop an understanding of supplier base and their capabilities
• Upgrade Navision item cards including vendor information, pricing and historical information
• Track orders to ensure they are on schedule and update system as required when changes occur
• Monitor, expedite, and troubleshoot orders through to completion and update stakeholders as required
• Maintain correct and accurate flow of information to ensure a high level of service and satisfaction is delivered to all stakeholders
• Fulfill production orders for secondary processes
• Work with Accounts Payable department to ensure all vendor invoices are processed accurately and in a timely manner

Position Requirements

Experience and Skills

• 10 years of purchasing or supply chain experience related to manufacturing
• Understanding of supply chain, product costing, and quality control principles
• Working experience with ERP systems (i.e. Navision, JDE, SAP, Oracle)
• Intermediate Proficiency in MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, and Outlook)
• Read and understand engineering drawings
• Oil and gas experience an asset
• Knowledge of down-hole product, machining of parts, and sourcing machined parts is an asset

Education and Training

• High school diploma required
• Post-secondary degree, diploma, or certificate is preferred (i.e. commerce degree, SCMP, Inventory & Production management certificate)

Physical and Safety Requirements

• Ensure compliance with Packers Plus Health and Safety Program
• Position is not safety sensitive, but is subject to post-incident and reasonable-suspicion drug & alcohol testing
• Extended periods of sitting at a desk and use of a computer, monitor, keyboard and mouse

Competencies

Packers Plus Values

• Customer Intimacy
• Operational Excellence
• Innovation

Role Competencies

• Action Oriented
• Attention to Detail
• Communication
• Problem Solving
• Negotiating
• Relationship Building
• Planning & Organizing
• Self-Management