Veolia Group is a global leader in environmental services, operating across all five continents with nearly 218,000 employees. Specializing in water, energy, and waste management, Veolia Group designs and implements innovative solutions for decarbonization, depollution, and resource regeneration, supporting communities and industries in their ecological transformation. Within this framework, Veolia's Water Tech Business brings together a dedicated team of experienced professionals committed to tackling the world’s most complex challenges related to water scarcity, quality, productivity, and energy. Together, we pursue a shared mission to create a more sustainable future.
Job Description Position Summary As an Order Fulfillment Buyer/ Expeditor within the Sourcing team, you will interact with PSI, Plant Production, Logistics, Category Management, Sourcing, Quality Assurance, accounts payable, and suppliers to help support production activities and schedules. You will be responsible for purchase orders and their contents from the moment they are issued until they are closed out, i.e., setting contract terms, maintaining Outline Agreements, order confirmation, expediting deliveries, maintaining accurate delivery dates in SAP, Coordinating with Quality and Logistics, resolving any payment issues to the supplier, financial tracking of costs recognition, and any other tasks as assigned by the manager.
Essential Functions Lead high-stakes negotiations with suppliers to secure favorable terms and drive cost efficiencies.
Oversee comprehensive supplier management, ensuring performance metrics, contract compliance, and long-term partnership development.
Build and maintain strong collaborative relationships with the strategic team to align procurement activities with broader organizational objectives.
PO creation and interfacing with suppliers to ensure the PO is received/acknowledged, scheduled, and the ship date is met.
Ensure planned ship date aligns with production needs and, if not, work with the supplier to improve delivery.
Follow up with email correspondence in an organized and timely fashion, and comply with documentation requirements
Manages Quarterly Price Adjustments and maintains Outline Agreements
Regularly assessing deliveries and expediting as necessary
Collaborating with Internal and External stakeholders




Ensure Master Data is accurate
Invoice resolution with the supplier and Accounts Payable
Coordinating with Logistics to ensure goods are shipped safely and promptly
Other tasks as assigned
Qualifications Position Qualifications
Education & Work Experience
Bachelor’s degree (or international equivalent) in an applicable or related field to Sourcing/Procurement/Supply Chain/ Business Administration
5 years minimum experience in increasing roles in purchasing, expediting, or supply chain
Required Skills
Experience in negotiating with proven results
Excellent Expediting skills, preferably related to Engineering equipment
Familiarity with purchase order conditions, INCOTERMS, domestic and International Logistics
Positive communicator having strong interpersonal, presentation, and facilitation skills
Strong quantitative and analytical skills
Time Management skills
Capable of working in a team, prioritizing, multitasking, and organizing
Agile and adaptable to changing priorities
Purchase order life cycle management
Proficient in Google Suite (Gmail, Sheets, Docs, and Google Meet)
SAP Knowledge
Desired Qualifications
Expert: Demonstrate subject matter expertise in the field
Strategic: Gets the big game. Understands long-term. Respects the short term but doesn’t get hung up in the noise
Inspirational: Ability to inspire/ motivate others
Curious: Ability to pose high-impact questions, seeing opportunities in areas where others see problems
Courageous: Champions ideas and helps transform them into actions
Humble: Respectful towards peers, team members, leadership and stakeholders.
Holistic: Think customer and Company first
Accountable: Demonstrates responsibility, ownership and commitment. Taking responsibility for making tough calls when necessary
Ambitious: Identifies underlying truths and comes up with ideas that change the way we conceptualize issues,



depicts a vision of the future that rallies teams to compete in new ways
Preferred global experience
This position requires 10% annual travel
This position is a Hybrid role that requires being in the office on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, and working from home on Mondays and Fridays
Additional Information Join a company that values Responsibility, Solidarity, Innovation, Customer Focus, and Respect. You’ll have opportunities for comprehensive leadership development, career advancement, and the chance to make a meaningful impact on sustainability and environmental protection while leading a talented team.
At Veolia, we realize diverse teams make smarter decisions, deliver better results, and build stronger communities. We’re an organization that champions diversity and inclusion at every rung of the ladder and are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We offer challenging and meaningful careers, and because our people are our greatest assets, we also offer competitive compensation and benefits.
Compensation The compensation range is tied to the market for similarly benchmarked roles. The range is not an absolute, but a guide, and offers will be based on the individual candidate’s knowledge, skills, experience, and market conditions, as well as internal peer equity. Depending upon all the preceding considerations for the final selected individual candidate, the offer may be lower or higher than the stated range: $70,000.00 - $75,000.00 CAD
Artificial Intelligence (AI) Disclosure We do not use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to screen, assess, or select applicants for this position.
Vacancy Status This posting is for an existing vacancy.
As an inclusive company, Veolia is committed to diversity and gives equal consideration to all applications, without discrimination.
**Applicants are required to be eligible to lawfully work in Canada; the employer will not sponsor applicants for Canadian work authorization for this opportunity****
Veolia does not accept unsolicited resumes from external recruiting firms. All vendors must have a current and fully executed MSA on file before submitting candidates. Any unsolicited resumes and candidate profiles will be deemed the property of the company, and no fee will be due.

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📌 Buyer (Ontario)
🏢 Veolia | Water Tech
📍 Ontario