purchasing and inventory management coordinator

Education:

College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years. Business administration and management, general. Purchasing, procurement/acquisitions and contracts management. Logistics, materials, and supply chain management.

Work setting:

Urban area. Warehouse. Private sector.

Tasks:

• Develop specific plans to prioritize.
• Organize tasks to accomplish the work.
• Oversee operational logistics of the organization.
• Plan and organize operational logistics of the organization.
• Revise type and quantity of materials required sent for production, construction and other projects.
• Track and complete work orders.
• Co-ordinate activities with other work units or departments.
• Monitor movement of supplies and materials between departments.
• Perform routine clerical duties.
• Prepare and submit reports.
• Maintain work records and logs.
• Perform general office duties.
• Resolve work problems, provide technical advice and recommend measures to improve productivity and product quality.
• Co-ordinate activities with warehouse and production units.
• Consult with production supervisor to schedule production runs in a cost and time-efficient manner.
• Estimate type and quantity of materials and labour required for production, construction and other projects.
• Prepare and maintain progress and other reports.
• Project management.
• Co-ordinate, assign and review work.
• Requisition or order materials, equipment and supplies.
• Keep track of shipments.
• Organize and maintain inventory.
• Process purchases.
• Prepare purchase orders.
• Maintain inventory of supplies.
• Consult with suppliers.

Computer and technology knowledge:

• Database software.
• Electronic mail.
• Spreadsheet.
• Enterprise resource planning (ERP) software.
• MS Outlook.
• Internet.
• Inventory control software.
• Purchasing software.
• MS Access.
• MS Excel.
• MS PowerPoint.
• MS Word.
• MS Windows.
• Adobe Acrobat Reader.
• MS Office.

Area of work experience:

Quality assurance or control.

Work conditions and physical capabilities:

• Ability to work independently.
• Tight deadlines.
• Attention to detail.
• Repetitive tasks.

Personal suitability:

• Client focus.
• Efficient interpersonal skills.
• Excellent oral communication.
• Excellent written communication.
• Flexibility.
• Organized.
• Reliability.
• Team player.
• Values and ethics.
• Initiative.
• Analytical.

Screening questions:

• Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?.
• Do you have experience working in this field?.
• Do you meet the language requirements listed in the job posting for the position (English or French)?.

Experience:

2 years to less than 3 years.

Employment terms options:

• Morning.
• Day.

Health benefits:

• Dental plan.
• Health care plan.
• Vision care benefits.

Other benefits:

• Free parking available.
• Other benefits.
• Paid time off (volunteering or personal days).
• Parking available.
• Wellness program.

Support for persons with disabilities:

• Provides physical accessibility accommodations (for example: ramps, elevators, etc.).
• Provides visual accessibility accommodations (for example: braille, screen readers, etc.).
• Provides auditory accessibility accommodations (for example: transcription software, teletypewriters, etc.).
• Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for persons with disabilities .
• Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for persons with disabilities.
• Applies accessible and inclusive recruitment policies that accommodate persons with disabilities .

Support for newcomers and refugees:

• Supports social and labour market integration of newcomers and/or refugees (for example: facilitating access to community resources, language training, skills training, etc.).
• Provides diversity and cross-cultural trainings to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and/or refugees .

Support for youths:

• Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth.
• Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth.
• Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work