Horizon Recruitment is recruiting for an experienced Buyer to join a large company in BC. This organization manages a large and complex inventory, working with more than 300 suppliers and approximately 150,000 SKUs across its distribution operations. The purchasing team is looking for someone who understands high-volume buying and can confidently manage large product lists, supplier relationships, and purchasing data. This is an opportunity to join a growing team where your experience will make an immediate impact on inventory availability, supplier performance, and day-to-day purchasing operations.
The ideal candidate brings hands-on purchasing experience from a large distribution, retail, or wholesale environment and can contribute with minimal training.
Responsibilities Manage purchasing activities across a large number of products and suppliers, ensuring inventory is available to meet business needs.
Create, review, and track purchase orders, including large orders with significant SKU counts.
Use purchasing systems and inventory data to review suggested orders, adjust quantities, and make informed buying decisions.
Analyze purchasing trends and inventory requirements using Excel and Power BI to support seasonal programs and larger buying cycles.
Support release of premium product allocations
Build strong supplier relationships and maintain clear communication on orders, pricing, delivery schedules, and product availability.
Monitor supplier performance, including lead times, fill rates, and on-time deliveries, and address issues before they affect operations.
Coordinate purchasing activities with internal teams to resolve inventory shortages, delivery delays,



and order discrepancies.
Manage supplier claims and work through shipment or invoice discrepancies to reach timely resolutions.
Support purchasing programs involving domestic, and international suppliers.
Share purchasing knowledge and best practices with less experienced team members to strengthen overall team performance.
Identify opportunities to improve purchasing accuracy, reporting, and inventory management processes.
Requirements At least 3-5 years of relevant purchasing or buying experience, ideally in a high-volume distribution, wholesale, or large retail environment.
Demonstrated experience managing large SKU counts, complex product lists, and multiple supplier relationships.
Strong Excel skills, including pivot tables, XLOOKUP, and the ability to organize and analyze large data sets.
Experience using purchasing or inventory management systems to review order recommendations and manage replenishment.
Strong analytical skills and the ability to make sound purchasing decisions based on inventory needs and supplier performance.
Excellent organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to manage competing priorities.
Confident communication skills and the ability to build productive relationships with suppliers and internal stakeholders.
Ability to work independently, take ownership of assigned suppliers, and contribute as an experienced member of the purchasing team.
Experience with international purchasing or container orders is an asset.
Remuneration $55,000 - $65,000 +comprehensive advantages package
Only candidates eligible to work in Canada will be considered

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📌 Buyer (British Columbia)
🏢 Horizon Recruitment
📍 British Columbia