Location: Greater Toronto Area

Vacancy: This posting is for a currently open position.

Target salary: 90k – 125k

COMPANY PROFILE

Our client is a leading Canadian distributor of electrical products, wire, and cable solutions, with a strong and growing presence across a diverse range of industries and applications. Over the past several years, the organization has experienced significant and sustained growth, expanding its market share, customer base, capabilities, and overall footprint.

With a reputation built on an extensive product portfolio, dependable service, deep industry expertise, and long-standing customer and supplier relationships, the company has established itself as a trusted leader in its market. Continued investment in people, infrastructure, technology, and operational capabilities has positioned the organization for its next phase of growth.

This is an exciting time to join the business. With strong momentum, an expanding team, and a clear commitment to building for the future, the organization is increasingly becoming a destination of choice for talented professionals looking to make an impact within a high-performing and growing Canadian company.

To support this continued growth, our client is seeking an experienced Purchasing Manager to lead its established purchasing function and team of buyers. This is an opportunity to join a well-positioned organization at an important stage of its evolution and play a meaningful role in strengthening the purchasing operation, supporting growth, and contributing to the company's continued success.

JOB SUMMARY The Purchasing Manager will oversee a team of buyers and a multi-million-dollar purchasing portfolio, providing leadership across sourcing, supplier management, inventory, and purchasing activities. The role will establish procurement strategies that support company objectives while balancing cost, availability, inventory, and service requirements. Working closely with senior leadership and cross-functional teams, the Purchasing Manager will strengthen supplier partnerships, resolve complex purchasing matters, and identify opportunities to improve procurement processes and performance.

The role may also retain direct purchasing responsibility for designated product categories.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

- Lead, coach, and mentor the purchasing team,



effectively balancing workloads and product portfolios while managing performance and serving as the first point of escalation for purchasing issues.
- Foster a high-performing team environment and provide backup support to buyers and leadership as required.
- Develop and execute purchasing strategies aligned with business priorities, market conditions, and customer requirements.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with key suppliers through forecasting, joint planning, and ongoing performance management.
- Monitor supplier performance and lead initiatives related to pricing, quality, reliability, lead times, negotiations, purchasing volumes, and rebate opportunities.
- Manage supplier-related issues, including non-conforming materials, RMAs, and the evaluation and qualification of new suppliers.
- Execute inventory planning strategies, maintain appropriate stock levels, and work with Sales and other stakeholders on stocking requirements and demand forecasting.
- Identify and implement opportunities to improve inventory productivity, including reducing excess, slow-moving, and obsolete inventory.
- Oversee purchase order activity and supplier commitments, ensuring proper approvals, timely updates, and appropriate expedites, delays, cancellations, transfers, and other transactions.
- Partner with Sales, Finance, IT, and other internal stakeholders to align purchasing decisions with business needs and provide timely updates on supplier and market developments.
- Maintain accurate product and supplier information within the ERP system and provide reporting on pricing trends, supplier performance, lead times, inventory, service levels, and other procurement metrics.
- Drive continuous improvement across procurement and supply chain processes, systems, reporting, and tools, collaborating with IT and internal teams to improve efficiency and decision-making.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

- Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent degree in Materials Management, Procurement, Business Administration, Operations, or a related discipline.




- 10+ years of progressive procurement experience, ideally within a distribution, electrical, wire & cable, or related setting.
- Strong expertise in strategic sourcing, supplier relationship management, purchasing, inventory planning, and commercial negotiations.
- Proven track record of leading, coaching, mentoring, and developing a purchasing team, including performance management and team development.
- Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, Access, and Power BI, along with experience using ERP systems.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a demonstrated capacity to interpret procurement and inventory data and translate insights into effective business decisions.
- Excellent communication, presentation, interpersonal, and relationship-building skills, with a proven track record of collaborating with and influencing stakeholders across the organization and supplier network.
- Highly organized, with strong prioritization, time-management, and follow-through skills, and comfortable managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Professional and collaborative approach, with a solid focus on business objectives, service excellence, and continuous improvement.

If you’re a results-oriented procurement leader with strong people-management skills who’s ready to take ownership of a high-impact purchasing function, we’d love to hear from you. Please send your resume to lead executive search consultant, Charles Warren by selecting the “ Apply ” option and following required steps. The employer may use AI-assisted tools during the screening of applicants.

Thank you in advance for your interest, only individuals deemed to have the skill set and experience to fit the role will be contacted. Applicants must be legally entitled to work in Canada without sponsorship.

Lock Search Group is a National Executive Recruitment firm with 11 offices in Canada and one in the United States, a staff of more than 20 Consultants and Associates, and expertise in 11 major disciplines. Our mission is to provide exceptional Recruitment and Consulting Services to clients and candidates. We apply our experience and expertise to deliver solutions with a personalized approach that focuses on clients’ needs and candidates’ goals.

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📌 Purchasing Manager (Greater Toronto Area)
🏢 Lock Search Group
📍 Greater Toronto Area