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Junior Buyer

National Concrete Accessories is Canada's leading manufacturer & distributor of concrete accessories. Visit us to discover products, services & 15 locations!

• A Supply Chain Management Professional In-Training with over three years of progressive Purchasing experience • Formal education which includes completion of University of Alberta’s Supply Management Diploma program • Hard-working and motivated, a logical and critical thinker with an aptitude for strategic planning, statistical analysis and problem solving • Exceptional verbal and written interpersonal and communicational skills • Strong ability to build positive working relationships with internal and external stakeholders • Excellent negotiation skills, high attention to detail and organization, mathematically inclined with a superb understanding of risk management and finance • Exceptional ability to source, procure, purchase, and economically manage a wide variety of parts, raw materials, tools, and supplies, meeting inventory goals, and target dates • Vendor negotiation and analysis to determine factors that affect prices and determine lowest cost consistent with quality, reliability, and ability to meet required schedules • Strong ability to review proposals, select or recommends supplier, analyze trends, follow up on orders, verify delivery, approve payments, and maintain necessary records • Solid problem-solving skills in identifying supply-chain issues and correcting them as well as the knowledge of Canadian/ International Custom laws (and other related rules and regulations). • Compiled and analyzed statistical data to determine the feasibility of buying products and establishing price points. • Excellent computer skills that include the ability to effectively and efficiently utilize Microsoft Office as well as Enterprise Resource Planning that is either stand-alone software or web-based in nature. • Streamlining of processes and operations to more efficiently and effectively utilize existing infrastructure, technologies and resources