Purchaser - Jobs in Tecumseh, ON

Job Description

By joining Bonduelle, you choose to make a sustainable and positive impact on yourself, others and the planet!Bonduelle is a family-run company which provides over 100 countries with vegetables. We employ more than 14,600 people and collaborate with 2800 independent farming partners. We strongly believe vegetable food is THE solution to bring well-being through food to the nearly 9 billion inhabitants of our planet while preserving its resources. Because we are convinced we have a key role to play, we have made it our mission to “inspire the transition toward a plant-based diet to contribute to people’s well-being and planet health”.To this end, we are engaged in the BCorp label process: we grow, process and sell our products sustainably, make plant-based food more accessible for everyone and deliver positive economic and social impacts for all our employees and communities. At Bonduelle, people come first. The size of our company gives all employees the opportunity to grow, gain autonomy and be in charge of their projects. As an international company, we offer a wide array of jobs and responsibilities all over the world.You want to know more about us www.bonduelle.comUnder the direction of the Plant Manager, the Purchaser is responsible for the procurement of products / services as required by the plant. Handles purchase requisitions / purchase orders and other purchasing duties. Resolves problems and secures best price and maintains price lists. Monitors inventory, prepares reports, researches, identifies and seeks potential suppliers for new sources of products and services. Supervision of Stockroom Attendant, Central Receiver and Maintenance Administrator.Main Responsibilities:Manage procurement activities including RFQ’s seeking 3 competitive quotes whenever possible. Evaluates quotations for best price/options and negotiates best price.Issue purchase requisitions / purchase orders as required for materials, goods and services and keeps abreast of product information and ensure items/ services are expensed to correct account codes.Market test services / items seeking alternative competitive sourcesWork in partnership with the Corporate Purchasing Team to provide yearly data of usage / requirements for various seasonal market test for Global Bids.Provide Corporate with inventory counts & future projections of PPE requirements for Global Purchases to ensure the and safety of all employees in the pandemic.Interacts with the suppliers on a day to day basis. Schedules supplier meetings as required for price issues / service levels when required and sourcing of new itemsApprove invoices on a daily basis and resolve outstanding issues with Suppliers / Corporate Finance Team not to delay supplier paymentReview deliveries against orders received. Manage short shipped, over shipped and damaged goods. Run past due reports for open items and send to suppliers for resolutionEnsure weekly EAM inventory report is reviewed, count completed and updated with explanation of variancesSchedule contractors as required for onsite serviceSchedule carriers for LTL and expedite orders.Review weekly supply matrix of Freezer Plant / Labelling Operational supplies and issues purchase orders as requiredSchedules Bin hauls to Seacliff for recycling programs and arranges / negotiates pricing for pickup / disposal of recyclable materials when required ( Rice bags, Plastic Drums, Plastic Bales)Records data and maintains Recycling MatrixManage Employee Linen Rentals, advising of employee changes, review and approving of invoices and resolving unjustified charges.Adhere to Health and Safety, Quality and Legal requirements.Qualifications:College or University degree requiredPurchasing certification considered an assetProcurement ExpertiseStrong Negotiations SkillsExperience using EAM and Coupa considered as assetAbility to Multi-taskTime Management skillsDecision Making SkillsGood Numeracy SkillsAnalytical ThinkerAt Bonduelle, diversity is a treasure that we nurture!We inspire the transition toward a plant-based diet to contribute to people’s well-being and planet health. Join us!