Reporting to the Supply Chain Manager, the Temporary Buyer is responsible for coordinating and executing the purchase of materials, equipment, and services identified by Project Management, Engineering, Drafting, and other internal stakeholders. The Buyer obtains quotations, prepares purchase orders, follows up on deliveries, maintains accurate purchasing records, and supports supplier relationships to help ensure project requirements are met on time and within budget. This role works closely with internal departments and the Supply Chain Manager, as applicable, to resolve purchasing and delivery issues and support continuous improvement in procurement activities.

Please Note: This is a TEMPORARY 3 - 6 month contract term, with the potential for extention.

Duties Included, but not limited to:

- Review approved purchase requisitions, drawings, bills of materials, and project requirements before placing orders.
- Obtain and compare supplier quotations based on price, quality, availability, lead time, and project requirements.
- Prepare and issue accurate purchase orders within approved authority levels and established purchasing procedures.
- Confirm order acknowledgements, pricing, quantities, specifications, and delivery dates with suppliers.
- Expedite open orders and communicate delivery risks, shortages, or changes to the appropriate internal stakeholders.
- Assist with resolving discrepancies involving pricing, quantities, damaged materials, substitutions, invoices, and deliveries.
- Maintain professional day-to-day communication with approved and prospective suppliers.
- Request quotations, product information, lead times,



and order status updates from suppliers.
- Support supplier evaluation by documenting delivery, quality, service, and responsiveness concerns.
- Coordinate returns, credits, replacements, and corrective actions with suppliers and internal departments.
- Escalate significant supplier performance or commercial issues to the Supply Chain Manager or management, as applicable.
- Source competitive quotations and identify practical purchasing alternatives for review.
- Support negotiations by gathering historical pricing, lead-time, and supplier information.
- Review purchase history and open-order information to identify potential pricing, quantity, or delivery concerns.
- Recommend cost-saving opportunities, order consolidations, alternate suppliers, or material substitutions for approval.
- Assist with updating supplier pricing, purchasing records, blanket purchase orders, and procurement reports.
- Coordinate with Project Management, Engineering, Drafting, Production, Finance, and other departments to clarify purchasing requirements.
- Communicate order status, expected delivery dates, substitutions, shortages, and other purchasing issues to affected stakeholders.
- Verify that purchasing information is complete and seek clarification before placing an order when requirements are unclear.
- Participate in procurement planning, project handovers, and process improvement activities as requested.
- Support inventory, receiving, invoice matching, and project closeout activities when required.

Benefits:
- Casual dress
- In office parking

Work Location: In person

📌 Buyer (Temporary) (Nisku)
🏢 MakLoc Buildings
📍 Nisku