Procurement Associate (Entry Level)

Job Title: Procurement Associate

As a Procurement Associate, you will serve as the System and Process Specialist for various systems, including Oracle, iSupplier, ERP/MRP, TIPQA, TTQ, Teamcenter, Factory Bucket, Logikweb, Cognos, and Apex. You will play a crucial role in supporting bid and proposal activities, administering purchase order activities, and managing supplier relationships to ensure timely and efficient material deliveries.

Responsibilities

• Provide support to procurement team, bid and proposal activities, including the development and execution of RFIs, RFQs, and RFPs, and manage quoting activity.
• Administer purchase order activities, including actioning purchase requisitions, placing orders, handling cancellations and reschedules, maintaining order documents for item revisions, quantities, prices, and clause changes, monitoring promise dates, updating expeditor text, and resolving invoice exceptions.
• Manage supplier deliverables and resolve delivery discrepancies.
• Issue open order reports, follow up with suppliers for status updates, and expedite material deliveries as needed to meet schedules.
• Support internal customer requirements through proactive communication and status meetings.
• Action requests for Data Questionnaires, Return Material Authorizations, reworks, and Repair & Overhaul processes.
• Initiate, monitor, and support change management documentation and utilize mitigation mechanisms as needed to support schedules.
• Develop suppliers with respect to execution of work and system innovation.
• Maintain item attributes, including buyer changes, lead times, and minimum order quantities.
• Address system issues and ensure data integrity.
• Forecast monthly material receipts to support financial objectives.

Required Skills

• 1-2+ years of experience or Entry Level experience from Internships or CO-OP. (Any transferable experience could also work)
• Bachelors Degree or Diploma in Business, Sociology, Engineering, Supply Chain, Economics or ANY other fields
• Experience with expediting and managing purchase orders is an asset
• Advanced skills in Excel, including VLOOKUP and pivot tables.
• Clear communication skills

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience in a corporate or manufacturing environment is advantageous.
• Any client facing experience
• Knowledge of ERP systems such as Oracle, SAP, or JDE.
• Familiarity with MRP systems and processes.
• Skills in functional planning and scheduling.

Work Environment

This position requires on-site work five days a week in an office setting within a manufacturing environment. The role offers a long-term contract with the potential to transition into a permanent position at one of the world's leading defense companies.

This is an ENTRY LEVEL role . Feel free to apply if you have good internship or co-op experience from any field ! We understand that you may not posses the exact similar experience required and that is alright, all applicant s will be considered

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract position based out of London, ON.

Pay And Benefits

The pay range for this position is $25.00 - $34.00/hr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in London,ON.

À propos d'Aston Carter

Aston Carter fournit des solutions de talent de classe mondiale à des milliers de clients à travers le monde. Spécialisés dans la comptabilité, la finance, les ressources humaines, l’acquisition de talents, les achats, la chaine d’approvisionnement, et certaines professions administratives, nous étendons les capacités des entreprises à la pointe de l’industrie. Nous nous appuyons sur notre profonde expertise en matière de recrutement et sur notre vaste réseau pour répondre aux besoins évolutifs de nos clients et de notre communauté de talents avec agilité et excellence. Avec des bureaux aux États-Unis, au Canada, en Asie et en Europe, Aston Carter est au service d’un grand nombre d’entreprises du classement Fortune 500. Nous sommes fiers d’avoir remporté la désignation « Prix Platine » dans le cadre des prix Best of Staffing Client et Talent décernés par ClearlyRated.

Aston Carter est un employeur souscrivant au principe de l’égalité des chances et accepte toutes les candidatures sans tenir compte de la race, du sexe, de l’âge, de la couleur, de la religion, des origines nationales, du statut d’ancien combattant, d’un handicap, de l’orientation sexuelle, de l’identité sexuelle, des renseignements génétiques ou de toute autre caractéristique protégée par la loi.

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Utilisation de l’intelligence artificielle (IA): Nous pouvons utiliser l’intelligence artificielle (IA) pour soutenir certaines étapes de notre processus d’embauche, notamment la recherche, la présélection et l’évaluation des candidatures. L’IA aide à analyser les candidatures et les qualifications, mais les décisions finales sont prises par notre équipe de recrutement. En soumettant votre candidature, vous reconnaissez et acceptez que celle-ci puisse être examinée à l’aide d’outils d’IA.

About Aston Carter

Aston Carter provides world-class corporate talent solutions to thousands of clients across the globe. Specialized in accounting, finance, human resources, talent acquisition, procurement, supply chain and select administrative professions, we extend the capabilities of industry-leading companies. We draw on our deep recruiting expertise and expansive network to meet the evolving needs of our clients and talent community with agility and excellence. With offices across the U.S., Canada, Asia Pacific and Europe, Aston Carter serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing Platinum Award winner for both client and talent service.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email View email address on ca.workus.org for other accommodation options.

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI): We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.