Job Posting – Purchaser/Inventory Control
Location: Surrey, BC
Job Type Hourly
Hours: Full Time 8:30am – 5pm
Experience: 3 years minimum
Benefits: Yes
Group RRSP: Yes
Travel: No
Keirton is a rapidly growing manufacturing and distribution company specializing in innovative products
for the hydroponic industry. We have a talented team consisting of energetic, young minded,
hardworking individuals with a common desire to set the bar high and make an impact. Boasting a small
number of teams and roles including Sales, Marketing, Accounting, Logistics, Engineering, Development
and Production, Keirton has a diverse group of innovative thinkers and doers. Everyone in the company
has an opportunity to play a vital role in shaping the direction and the culture of the company. As a leader
in our market, we employ highly competitive team members who are driven to be the best. Our fun,
supportive, hardworking and fast paced environment allows everyone the chance to reach their full
potential.
Role:
Between building strong relationships with vendors, negotiating pricing, planning with the engineering
and sales team, and sourcing a critical component from across the world, the purchaser for Keirton is
always heavily relied upon. The ideal candidate will have an enthusiastic drive to continually design and
improve processes allowing us to remain the world leader in our industry.
Responsibilities:
- Inventory control and forecasting
- Compile, review and monitor purchase orders
- Update purchase order ship and arrival dates
- Investigate and rectify issues with received damaged goods
- Assist with cycle counts/organize year-end inventory count
- Monitor price increases and negotiate reductions
- Research alternative sources for parts
- Estimate costs on projects
- Provide procurement input to improve model design
- Supplier and trade relationships
- High level scheduling
- Source parts for engineering department
Required Skills and Experience
- Superb negotiating skills
- Quick decision maker
- Experience with overseas sourcing
- Extraordinary ability to build excellent supplier relationships
- Extremely organized
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
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- Creative and innovative thinking – out of the box problem solver
- Mathematical reasoning
- Skillful in improving procedures and systems
- Not easily discouraged or taken off course
- Detail oriented – include the word ORANGE in your application
- 3 years’ experience minimum
Bonus Asset
- Salesforce.com / Financialforce.com / Ascenterp.com skills
- Willing to learn, teach, pursue growth, embrace change and most importantly, laugh
Please include a cover letter and resume with your application, and tell us why you are best suited to be
chosen for this position. Be sure to include the title of the last book you have read.
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