Overview:

We’re seeking a Lumber Sales & Purchasing Coordinator to join our Lumber Milling and Trading division. This role is designed to support our growing lumber trading team through strong administrative execution, customer and supplier coordination, sales support, and targeted business development activity. The position is well suited to someone who is organized, entrepreneurial, comfortable speaking with customers and suppliers, and interested in learning the lumber trading business from the ground up.

This role will be performed in person at the company's head office in Burlington, Ontario.

Why Join Us:

- Competitive base salary + bonus.
- RRSP matching plan.
- Comprehensive benefits package including Medical, Dental, Vision.
- Life Insurance and Long-Term Disability benefits.
- Employee Assistance Program.
- Corporate Culture that values and supports employees.
- Opportunity to work with a high-energy, experienced trading team.
- Career growth in a growing industry.

Key Responsibilities: · Provide day-to-day administrative support to the lumber trading team, including order entry support, customer and supplier communication, document organization, and timely internal updates.

· Conduct targeted BDR/SDR activity, including prospect research, outbound calls and emails, lead qualification, new account discovery, and scheduling follow-up conversations for the trading team.

· Collaborate with logistics, operations, accounting, purchasing, sales,



and customer service teams to help ensure transactions are completed accurately and customer commitments are met.

Qualifications:

· Robust administrative skills, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple follow-ups, open items, and communication threads at the same time.

· Comfortable speaking with customers, suppliers, carriers, and internal teams by phone and email in a professional, practical, and timely manner.

· Proficiency with Office 365, Excel, Word, Copilot, PowerBI and Outlook.

· Post-secondary education and experience with sales or purchasing preferred.

We appreciate all applications, however only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

Nicholson and Cates Limited is committed to creating a diverse environment and is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment.

Upon request, we will provide reasonable accommodation for disabilities to support participation of candidates in all aspects of the recruitment process. Should you require an accommodation, please contact us at [email protected] and we will work with you to meet your accessibility needs.

Pay: From $60,000.00 per year

Benefits

- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Paid time off
- RRSP match
- Vision care

Work Location: In person

📌 Sales and Purchasing Coordinator - Lumber Trading and Milling (Burlington)
🏢 Nicholson and Cates
📍 Burlington