Help Build What Keeps Heavy-Duty Transportation Moving

Imagine a transportation industry where specialized equipment does not have to compromise.

Where manufacturers can solve difficult applications with dependable components, responsive support, and engineering that works in the real world.

At K G Industries Ltd. (KGI), we build specialty heavy-duty axles for demanding applications across transportation, forestry, mining, heavy haul, off-highway, and other specialized industries. We have been doing it for more than 45 years from our manufacturing facility in Cawston, BC.

Our mission is simple:

We Advance Specialty Transportation.

And every material, component, supplier commitment, and purchase order behind our products matters.

Team and Mission

You will join KGI's Supply Chain & Materials Team and work closely with Planning, Quality, Operations, and our supplier network.

Your job is bigger than placing purchase orders.

You will make sure the materials and external services our team depends on arrive at the right time, at the right quality, at the right cost, and with an acceptable level of risk. You will also help develop stronger, more capable suppliers as KGI grows.

When purchasing works well, production moves.

Customer commitments stay intact.

Problems are identified early instead of becoming emergencies.

And our team can focus on building quality products for customers who rely on us.

Our Culture

We work as one team and stay united behind the strategy.

We act with precision, challenge what can be improved, and protect quality above all.

We build authentic relationships—but accountability still matters.

Those expectations reflect KGI's five core attributes: United in Strategy, Learn, Adapt, Improve, Precision-Driven Action, Quality Above All, and Authentic Connections.

Is This You?

Keep reading only if something inside you is saying:

HELL YEAH.

You like getting answers.

You follow through.

You notice when a date, price, quantity, or commitment does not look right.

You are comfortable calling a supplier and asking the hard question.

You do not wait until a shortage becomes a crisis before speaking up.

You can build solid supplier relationships without becoming afraid to hold people accountable.

And when something could work better, you want to improve it.

If chasing information, negotiating, managing details, or holding suppliers to commitments sounds exhausting, this probably is not your role.

The Role

PURCHASER Supply Chain & Materials

As KGI's Purchaser, you will own the day-to-day execution of purchasing and a significant part of our supplier relationships.

You will convert purchase requirements into accurate purchase orders and dependable supplier commitments.

You will keep purchase orders, confirmations, expected dates, lead times, pricing, and vendor information current in Genius ERP.





You will actively manage delivery and cost exceptions and raise supply risks early enough for the team to respond before customer commitments are affected.

This is a role for someone who combines commercial awareness with operational discipline.

You need to care about cost.

You need to care about relationships.

And you need to care deeply about whether the information in the system is actually correct.

How You Advance Our Mission

KGI cannot advance specialty transportation without a dependable supply chain.

Your work helps ensure our production team has what it needs to build.

You will strengthen supplier performance, reduce unnecessary risk, recover shortages, improve cost and capability, and help create a supply base that can support KGI's future growth.

Our broader vision is to be a trusted heavy-duty transportation partner known for innovative engineering and unmatched support. Reliable purchasing is part of delivering on that promise.

Six Things You Will LOVE Doing

1. Turning demand into action.
Create and manage accurate purchase orders. Secure supplier commitments. Keep confirmations, due dates, pricing, lead times, and purchasing information current.

2. Chasing problems before they chase us.
Expedite materials. Investigate delays. Recover shortages. Communicate risks early enough for Planning and Supply Chain to respond.

3. Negotiating with purpose.
Work with suppliers on pricing, delivery, capacity, terms, and commercial expectations. Know when to push. Know when to collaborate.

4. Building suppliers—not just buying from them.
Own supplier relationships and performance. Help develop stronger capability, better delivery, improved cost performance, and alternate sources where needed.

5. Protecting KGI from supply risk.
Identify vulnerabilities involving single-source items, long lead times, geography, capacity, and supplier performance. Build practical mitigation plans before those risks become disruptions.

6. Working across the business to make the system stronger.
Partner with Quality on supplier qualification, defects, corrective actions, and supplier development. Maintain disciplined purchasing data so Planning and Operations can make decisions using information they can trust. KGI Success Passport Purchaser

The Person We Are Looking ForYou Are Persistent

A supplier saying, "We'll get back to you," does not end the conversation.

You follow through.

You close loops.

You keep commitments visible until the issue is resolved.

You Are Commercially Astute





You understand that the lowest price is not always the lowest cost.

You think about price, freight, lead time, reliability, quality, capacity, and risk together.

You pay attention to the details that affect the business.

You Are a Strong Negotiator

You can have direct conversations.

You ask questions.

You challenge assumptions.

You are comfortable pushing back when pricing, timing, service, or performance does not meet expectations.

You Build Relationships Without Losing Accountability

Suppliers should enjoy working with you.

They should also know you will notice when commitments are missed.

You build trust through consistency, fairness, communication, and follow-through.

You See Risk Early

You do not simply report that something is late.

You ask what happens next.

What is the impact?

What are the alternatives?

Who needs to know?

What can we do now?

You Are Exceptionally Accurate

Dates matter.

Pricing matters.

Lead times matter.

Supplier commitments matter.

ERP data matters.

You understand that poor purchasing data becomes somebody else's operational problem.

You Are Responsive

People should not have to chase you for answers.

You communicate changes.

You acknowledge issues.

You keep the right people informed.

You Are Improvement-Minded

You do not defend a broken process because "that's how we've always done it."

You learn.

You adapt.

You improve.

What You Will Bring

Experience in purchasing, procurement, supply chain, manufacturing, or a related setting will help you succeed.

You should be comfortable working with purchase orders, supplier communications, lead times, pricing, expediting, shortage recovery, and supplier performance.

Experience with an ERP/MRP system is important. Experience with Genius ERP is an advantage.

More importantly, you need the judgment and drive to own the outcome.

We can teach systems.

We can teach processes.

We are looking for someone who already knows how to follow through, hold a standard, solve problems, and take accountability.

Ready?

If you want a role where purchasing is treated as data entry, this is not it.

If you want to take ownership of supplier commitments, solve real operational problems, build stronger supplier relationships, and help a Canadian manufacturer grow—

We want to hear from you.

Pay: $50,000.00-$70,000.00 per year

Benefits:

- Casual dress
- Company events
- Dental care
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Profit sharing
- RRSP match
- Vision care

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Cawston, BC: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Experience:

- Purchasing: 2 years (required)

Language:

- English (required)

Licence/Certification:

- Driving Licence (required)

Location:

- Cawston, BC (preferred)

Work Location: In person

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