Buyer/Purchasing Analyst Overview
Reporting to Purchasing Director, Buyer/Purchasing analyst coordinates and investigates activities involved with procuring goods as may be specified, conducting product analysis.
Essential Job duties and responsibilities
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Responsible for ensuring that all customer requirements are met. Acting in compliance with technical standards as it relates to job description.
Responsible for ensuring that all customer requirements are met. Acting in compliance with technical standards as it relates to job description. *Issues purchase orders with the approval of the purchasing director or a signing officer.
Issues purchase orders with the approval of the purchasing director or a signing officer. *Reviews acquisitions conferred with vendors to obtain product or service information such as price, availability and delivery schedule.
Reviews acquisitions conferred with vendors to obtain product or service information such as price, availability and delivery schedule. *Negotiates prices and contracts within scope of authority.
Negotiates prices and contracts within scope of authority. *Discusses defective or unacceptable goods or services with inspection or quality control personnel, users, vendors, and others to determine source of issues taking corrective actions
Discusses defective or unacceptable goods or services with inspection or quality control personnel, users, vendors, and others to determine source of issues taking corrective actions *Analyzes, identifies and arranges for return of surplus and obsolete materials.
Analyzes, identifies and arranges for return of surplus and obsolete materials. *Maintains inventory and purchase order system. Generates purchasing and inventory activity reports and analysis.
Maintains inventory and purchase order system. Generates purchasing and inventory activity reports and analysis. *Approves invoices for payments and issues debit memos for returns and corrective actions.
Approves invoices for payments and issues debit memos for returns and corrective actions. *Facilitates the opening of a letter of credit as may be required for specific vendors.
Facilitates the opening of a letter of credit as may be required for specific vendors. *Expedites delivery of goods to users.
Expedites delivery of goods to users. *Assists in the preparation of custom documentation for the importation of goods or the exportation of goods from/to vendors.
Assists in the preparation of custom documentation for the importation of goods or the exportation of goods from/to vendors. *Facilitates new product development.
Facilitates new product development. Education and/or experience
*PMAC designation - the principal of buying
PMAC designation - the principal of buying * supplier relations experience
supplier relations experience *In-depth knowledge and experience with purchasing/inventory management systems.
In-depth knowledge and experience with purchasing/inventory management systems. Skills/abilities required
*Advanced PC and MS Office skills
Advanced PC and MS Office skills *Expert knowledge of Spreadsheets and related software
Expert knowledge of Spreadsheets and related software *Database management skills
Database management skills *Excellent communication skills (verbal and written)
Excellent communication skills (verbal and written) In confidence and word format to :
barry.blostein@sympatico.ca <mailto:barry.blostein@sympatico.ca>
executive search Toronto
905-763-0728
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