Buyer

by Timberland Equipment Limited

Position Type: Full-time
Location: Woodstock, ON
Date Posted: Jan 21, 2025
Timberland Equipment Limited

Job Description

As a company in the Timberland Group, TIMBERLAND EQUIPMENT LIMITED is a Canadian-owned, entrepreneurial, globally recognized company located in Woodstock, Ontario, where we are a fully operational facility with sales, engineering, and manufacturing departments all under one roof. 

WHAT YOU GAIN FROM WORKING HERE
  • Gain experience in a medium sized company who designs and builds custom equipment; a company who successfully competes with the large, multi-national corporations
  • Enhance your skills in sourcing, negotiating, purchasing and expediting custom components and materials
  • Get valuable work experience and exposure to sales, engineering and manufacturing
  • Witness and be hands-on with design/build/testing of our equipment
  • Gain an understanding of the full circle of design, from concept generation to market implementation and beyond
  • In addition to statutory holidays and vacation, receive 5 paid holidays throughout the calendar year
  • Participate in the benefits program

POSITION SUMMARY
Reporting to the Purchasing Manager, the Buyer is responsible for buying a widely diversified group of raw materials, components and finished parts for custom manufactured equipment as well as sourcing maintenance, repair and operating supplies and services. The position summary is to be used as a guideline only and may not incorporate all functions of the job
  • Review all requisitions and product or service demands for completeness, description, appropriate approval, delivery date and account numbers
  • Solicit quotations and ensure appropriate credit is received
  • Direct and procure vendor technical and operating expertise as required to appropriate internal personnel
  • Negotiate, place orders and enter into contracts for procurement as necessary for required materials and services to ensure timely delivery
  • Negotiation competitive freight rates
  • Develop sourcing strategies
  • Contact supplier to follow-up on material and components, production progress and shipments
  • Coordinate shipments and monitor delivery schedules and shipment
  • Review and approve supplier invoices for material deliveries against purchase order requirements
  • Review material receiving reports against shipping documents to verify all material has been received per purchase order

ATTRIBUTES WE SEEK
  • Previous purchasing experience in a manufacturing environment
  • Experience with custom order products; steel and outside vendor coordination an asset
  • Responsiveness to requests for information, proven sense of urgency
  • Strong organizational skills, the ability to prioritize, and effectively manage assignments
  • Proven ability to establish and maintain business relationships
  • Ability to think strategically with excellent quantitative skills
Please send you resumes to resumes@timberland-group.com

Anyone who can legally work in Canada can apply for this job. If you are not currently authorized to work in Canada, your application will not consider.

Accessibility accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in the selection process.