Buyer, Junior

Junior Buyer

Working closely with the purchasing supervisor, this role is a development role that will give the candidate exposure to Linamar’s Purchasing policies and strategies on a global basis. The purpose of the role is to develop employees so that they can become senior buyers at either a corporate level or at a plant level. Taking direction from the purchasing supervisor responsible for the procurement and consolidation of MRO and Consumable purchases. Duties include contract negotiations, consolidation, linking and leveraging volumes, contract renewal or cancellation, identifying potential new sources of supply, assessing service and/or product quality, attending CAT and PAT meetings as required, benchmarking purchases globally, assisting the plants is supplier crisis management, collaborating with internal stakeholders.

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Performance Expectations

• Support, Foster, Promote and Demonstrate Linamar’s Core Values and Leadership Behaviors.
• Support an open and collaborative environment, promoting the ONE TEAM – ONE LINAMAR philosophy.
• Reductions in Linamar’s purchase costs in commodity / area of responsibility by linking and leveraging spend. Use leverage, VA/VE, and value stream mapping techniques to eliminate waste and reduce purchase costs.
• Become an expert buyer in your commodity, understanding options of supply, cost breakdowns and cost analysis, use benchmarking techniques to compare various supplier’s processes and benchmarks.
• Develop the sourcing strategy for the commodity you are responsible for, balancing total cost, quality, and risk. Up to and including alternative sourcing to mitigate potential single source risks.
• Establish long term supply agreements with Suppliers, ensuring that key clauses are executed and enforced.
• Identify potential new sources of supply that offer more competitive solutions to Linamar than what exists today.
• Review purchase orders for accuracy and required detail matching the supply contracts and our customer’s contracts.
• Support plants in crisis management with suppliers relating to quality, delivery/capacity short falls.
• Occasionally act as liaison between suppliers and plants.
• May be required to perform other related duties as required and/or assigned.

Credentials

• Bachelor’s degree (BA) in Business Administration, or related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience which has provided both theoretical and practical knowledge in the field.
• Able to read and interpret engineering drawings and specifications, with the ability to communicate technical information to suppliers and internal staff. Communicate with co-workers, customers and suppliers about operational matters.

Desired Characteristics

• Ability to work independently, but also work in teams with co-workers and suppliers.
• Strong communications skills both internally and externally with suppliers.
• Strong computer skills, including the use of ERPs, spreadsheets, and PowerPoint.

What Linamar Has To Offer

• Opportunities for career advancement.
• Community based outreach supporting both local and global initiatives and charities.
• Social committees and sports teams.
• Discounts for local vendors and events, including auto supplier discounts.

Linamar Corporation is a Canadian diversified global manufacturing company of highly engineered products across global industries & markets. From the entrepreneurial seeds planted by our dynamic founder, to the support provided along the way, all Linamar employees are poised for success in this fast-paced and rapidly growing environment. With access to the tools, you need to succeed, you will make an impact along with other motivated and engaged people.

Linamar is committed to promoting accessible recruitment as outlined in the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act. Linamar will attempt to accommodate persons with a disability in an appropriate and effective manner throughout all stages of the recruitment process. Accommodations will be provided upon request