Job details

Job Type : Permanent

Job Location: Laval, Canada

Schedule : Day shift

Complete Job Description

Do you enjoy working in a fast-paced environment where priorities change quickly?

As an operational buyer, you will play a key role in ensuring the procurement of goods and services essential to the smooth running of our operations.

Join our winning team by applying our values such as Innovation, Quality, Listening to the customer, Communication, Respect, thoroughness, Positive Attitude and Fun at work!

JOB SUMMARY

Under the supervision of the Supply Chain Director, the Buyer is responsible for purchasing the goods and services needed to support operations, maintenance, and the distribution center.  He/she processes requisitions, issues and follows up on purchase orders, manages certain service contracts, and ensures that the needs of internal customers are met effectively in a dynamic environment with changing priorities.

RESPONSIBILITIES

MRO Purchasing and Inventory Management (MRP)

  • Analyze procurement needs related to production, maintenance, and the distribution center within the MRP system and make the necessary purchases.
  • Perform MRO (Maintenance, Repair and Operations) purchases required to support business operations.
  • Manage and optimize procurement parameters in the ERP (min/max, reorder points, quantities).
  • Ensure the availability of parts, supplies and equipment according to operational priorities.

Operational purchasing and order management

  • Process purchase requisitions in accordance with established procedures and approval levels.
  • Issue, track and follow up on purchase orders for materials and services.
  • Enter order receipts into the system and follow up on open orders, delivery delays, and urgent requests.
  • Make day-to-day purchases from suppliers and online procurement platforms.
  • Manage intercompany purchases within the Omega II Group.

Vendor and service contract management

  • Search and solicit suppliers based on business needs.
  • Obtain and compare prices, quotes, and purchasing terms.
  • Administer service contracts (housekeeping, snow removal, landscaping, etc.), including renewals , requests for proposals, and reassessments of needs.
  • Follow up on non-conformities related to products or services received.

Control and collaboration

  • Approve supplier invoices and resolve discrepancies as needed.
  • Collaborate with the maintenance, operations, production, accounting, sales and logistics teams.
  • Work closely with engineering during new product development.
  • Effectively manage priorities in a high-volume environment and maintain prompt service for internal customers.
  • Stay up to date on best practices in purchasing and procurement. 

REQUIREMENTS, QUALITIES AND SKILLS REQUIRED

  • Education: AEC or DEC in Supply Management or Bachelor of Business Administration with a specialization in Operations and Logistics Management; Any combination of education and relevant experience will be considered.
  • Experience: Minimum 5 years of experience in purchasing or procurement in the manufacturing sector.
  • Languages: Excellent command of French, both oral and written, and functional English to communicate occasionally with suppliers located outside of Quebec. 

Behavioural skills:

  • Organizational skills, thoroughness and attention to detail.
  • Excellent priority management.
  • Autonomy, resourcefulness and sense of initiative.
  • Ability to learn quickly and adapt to change.
  • Customer focus and solution-oriented approach.
  • Analytical mindset and problem-solving skills.
  • Strong interpersonal, communication and collaboration skills.
  • Discretion and professionalism.

Technical skills:

  • Knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook).
  • Experience with an ERP system.
  • Familiarity with steel components (a plus).

The masculine gender is used without discrimination and only for the purpose of simplifying the text. 

Only selected applicants will be contacted. 

Please note that we do not wish to be contacted by recruitment agencies, headhunters or external recruitment partners. We do have firms we work with.


We offer

  • Stable full-time employment;
  • Schedule of 40 hours per week from Monday to Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.;
  • Hybrid work: up to two days/week teleworking after the probation period.
  • A company with three plants in Laval.
  • A growing company solidly established and with an excellent reputation.
  • Family culture: feel like a member of our family.
  • An up-to-date collaborative work environment.
  • A complete group insurance program including telemedicine.
  • Corporate events.
  • A pension plan program with employer contribution.
  • A wellness program.
  • And more…

About Metaltech-Omega

We are a privately held Canadian company that oversees 2 distinct brands, but united by the same components: steel products and the design of new superior products. At Metaltech we develop, manufacture and sell a wide range of products such as scaffolding, construction site fencing and telescopic ladders. You will find us in hardware stores, the industrial network and rental centers.

At Omega II, we manufacture fences with a unique product on the market, welded mesh fences. We are also the pioneer of ornamental welded wire fencing systems and the pioneer of custom projects in North America.