Buyer, Service Center

One of our major clients in the oil and gas industry is seeking a buyer to work within their facilities in Joffre, AB, on a one-year contract.
 
This role will support our operations in Alberta, Ontario and Louisiana.  The environment is fast-paced and high-volume.
 
You Will Use Your Expertise To:

• Manage daily transactional activities following the procurement operations process in accordance with the risk, spend and scope of work complexity.
• Execute high volume companywide purchase requisitions - verify purchase requisitions for accuracy, completion, required approvals, supplier qualification and contract compliance in order to create purchase orders within established guidelines/timelines and to ensure on-time delivery.
• Understand and apply requirements that meet company interests and protect through compliance and risk mitigation.
• Provide inputs to the Technical Procurement reports for distribution to our stakeholders.
• Record material source and information within the system to streamline future purchases.
• Receive and review order acknowledgements from suppliers.
• Interface with accounts payable with invoice issues related to purchase order discrepancies and capture of early payment discounts.
• Interface with receiving and stakeholders to resolve blocked good receipts.
• Perform follow-up with suppliers to resolve transactional issues on a daily basis.
• Interface with expediting to validate delivery dates, order accuracy, ship method, and payment terms.
• Maintain information on supplier performance indicators, such as on time delivery, quality and other Purchase Order (PO) requirements.
• Identify cost improvement opportunities for assessment and achieve improvements in operational efficiencies and cost savings.
• Escalate issues timely and appropriately to mitigate business risk.
• Effectively engage, consult and collaborate with other service groups including but not limited to Stores, Expediting, Logistics, Legal, Tax, and Risk, as required.
• Apply Technical Procurement best practices and participate in the standardization of business processes.

• A University degree, college diploma and/or Professional Designation, with a minimum of 1-3 years related experience and a progressive record of professional development OR a minimum of 5-7 years combination of post-secondary education and related experience with continued professional development.
• Pursuing a Professional Designation is an asset.
• An understanding of local/regional laws as may be applicable for both domestic and international purchase
• Demonstrated ability to form effective relationships with key stakeholders under challenging deadlines and/or market conditions
• Ability to persuade and educate stakeholders such that they gain a full appreciation for the various procurement risks and realistic service levels and associated cost.
• Strong organizational skills, time management and resulresults-orientedd interpersonal, oral and written communication skills.
• Knowledge of eProcurement and eCatalog management systems is an asset.
• Proficiency in Microsoft suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, SharePoint and PowerPoint).
• Proficiency in Source-to-pay/Procure to pay tools (e.g., SAP MM, Ariba).

• You are passionate about your work and put care and thought into all that you do.
• You are responsible and follow through with your commitments to others and to safety.
• You are innovative and are willing to challenge your biases when problem-solving.
• You are collaborative, inclusive, and work well with others towards team goals.