Buyer Buyer Brampton, Ontario, Canada Oct 1, 2026 0.00 mi

Buyer
Job location: Remote Ontario
Employment type: Full Time Permanent
Hours: 40 Hours per week
Salary : $55,000-$65,000 annually; based on experience, qualifications, and overall fit for the role. 

A little about us

Aurorais proud to be a global leader in the cannabis industry. With a smart strategy, unmatched talent and focus on our long-term success, we believe we have a bright future.

At Aurora, we’re passionate about helping patients improve their lives through high-quality premium medical cannabis under brands they can trust and rely on. Our products, available across Canada, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand, include leading brands like Pedanios, IndiMed, San Raf, Whistler, Greybeard and CraftPlant.

Our diverse team works passionately across various roles, from manufacturing to corporate positions, and many more, united by our purpose: Opening the World to Cannabis. Enabled by science and empowered by people, for patients and consumers. We collaborate globally, embrace change with courage, stay agile, and treat everyone with compassion. We live our values daily, making a meaningful impact on patients, communities, and our A-Team.

Job summary

The Buyer is responsible for tactically replenish and maintain adequate inventory levels of cannabis to support manufacturing and product development. The successful candidate will be able to perform procurement activities while meeting KPIs. Strong vendor relationship management and a process improvement approach will be among the pillars for success. The buyer will report to the Sr. Buyer.

Key Responsibilities:

Tactically replenish cannabis to optimize facility and commercial operations.
•    Issue purchase orders to suppliers with accurate vendor, product, and cost information.
•    Maintain inventory levels within min / max targets set by Sr. Buyer.
•    Ensure supplier compliance on KPIs (fill rate, on time delivery and PO order lead times).
•    Immediately resolve purchase order discrepancies.
•    Escalate and obtain resolution on supplier quality related incidents in a timely fashion
•    Resolve issues related to supplier non-compliance on warehouse receiving paperwork.
•    Tracks spend approvals for all purchase order ensuring alignment with DOA (delegation of authority) matrix
•    Expedite purchase orders where necessary to meet scheduling and product launch requirements.
•    Communicate order status exceptions, contract obligations, and post-receipt actions to all internal cross functional stakeholders.
•    Ensure optimized purchase order management which supports production schedules, suppliers’ price break points and storage restrictions.

Strategically engage with supplier community and internal stakeholders.
•    Demonstrate excellent conflict resolution skills.
•    Identify and resolve risks to supply continuity.
•    Build and support strong long-term relationships with suppliers and internal stakeholders.
•    Identify waste and seek opportunities for cost reduction in the supply chain.
•    Provide ad hoc reports as required.

Work cross-functionally with commercial, operations & QA to source and develop new materials sources. 
•    This will include coordinating both the product qualifications & vendor set up activity.
•    Ensuring all cross functional team needs are recognized and met.

Culture Building
•    Work in a customer centric manner
•    Represent the company positively and with integrity

Education, Skills & Experience:

•    Minimum 3 years of experience in cannabis procurement.
•    Degree in business or certification in supply chain or related discipline (SCMP, CIPS, CPIM, CPSM)
•    2+ years in production or manufacturing environment would be an asset.
•    Excellent communication, time management skills and ability to prioritize.
•    Excel at working independently and with exceptional problem-solving skills
•    Computer literate with exceptional skills in Microsoft Office
•    Ability to create and maintain relationships with internal stakeholders.
•    Worked with Sage X3 or other ERP systems, Microsoft Power Bi, Smartsheet, or other analytical tools

Next Steps

Apply today by submitting your resume through our website. You can expect your application to be reviewed by our Talent Acquisition Team and not an AI software/system. We will contact you if we see a fit via email.

Think you’re the ideal candidate but you don’t meet all the requirements? Apply anyways. We would love to review your application to see if you’re the right fit or find you an alternative opportunity. Not the role for you? Share this posting with your network while subscribing to our Talent Community to learn more about upcoming opportunities (if you are an Aurora employee, take advantage of the employee referral program by sharing this posting with someone in your network! If they are the successful candidate, you may be eligible for a bonus!).

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Belonging and Accessibility

At Aurora, we are proud to foster and celebrate a diverse community of professionals! We take pride in nurturing an inclusive culture that empowers our people to be their authentic selves, celebrate their differences and love where they work.

Our diverse community combined with our inclusive culture, is what sets us apart in the industry and equips our A-Team with superpowers – and this is why, we encourage all candidates to apply for job opportunities regardless of race, national origin, colour, religion, age, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital and family status, disability, or any other identifying characteristic.

We value the unique skills and experience each person brings to Aurora and are committed to creating and maintaining an accessible environment. We are committed to the requirements of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act so if you require accommodation during the hiring process, please let our Human Resources team know by contacting us at Show email