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Agent, Purchasing (CAN)

Req ID: 5361

Job Category: Manufacturing / Truck Driver

Location:

Calgary, AB, CA, T2C 5N5

At Serta Simmons Bedding, we dare to dream and work differently. We’re proud to be one of the largest bedding manufacturers in North America and lead the way with our iconic brands - Serta®, Beautyrest®, Simmons® and Tuft & Needle®.

When you join our company, you become part of winning team that is excited and committed to helping our customers get a good night’s sleep.

Fueled by care for our people and their safety, we provide inspiring career opportunities, competitive benefits, and employee perks, and most importantly, the chance to make a positive impact in the lives of our customers.

Job Family

MFG

Exempt/Non-Exempt

Exempt

Function

Operations

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Summary:

The Purchasing Agent is responsible for planning, scheduling, and negotiating transactions connected with procuring materials, supplies, tools, and services. This role involves obtaining production schedules, determining order quantities, overseeing inventory control systems, and ensuring the quality and quantity of incoming materials. The Purchasing Agent follows up with vendors, resolves issues, and maintains various records to support production operations.

Key Responsibilities:

Procurement Planning and Scheduling:

• Plans, schedules, and handles transactions to procure materials, supplies, tools, and services.

• Obtains production schedules and determine appropriate order quantities.

• Oversees inventory control systems for raw materials and other necessary supplies to support production operations.

Vendor Management:

• Follows up on orders as needed to ensure timely delivery.

• Resolves vendor-related issues and handle correspondence.

• Advises the Supply Chain Manager of any vendor or purchasing concerns.

Inventory Management:

• Maintains perpetual records on materials and performs physical spot checks and counts weekly.

• Assists with audits and lead physical inventories.

• Investigates and corrects inventory issues, including negative inventories, ABC cycle counting, BOM corrections, safety stock, and bin locations.

• Provides reports and 5Why Analysis for various SQDC boards within the facility.

Quality Control:

• Ensures the quality and quantity of incoming materials.

• Manages returns of defective materials.

• Provides training and support to material handling staff regarding material movement and home locations.

Employee Relations:

• Fosters positive working relationships.

• Responds proactively to performance concerns, discipline, employee complaints, and other employee relations matters.

Record Maintenance:

• Maintains and updates various computerized and hard copy files and records, including vendor, price, product, material files, receiving reports, and open/completed purchase order records.

• Reconcile Accounts Payable invoices with receiving reports.

Internal Coordination:

• Coordinates work with Plant management, Sales, Accounts Payable, Shipping, the Product Analyst, and other internal personnel as needed.

Supplier Selection and Negotiation:

• Solicits bids, analyzes quotes, and selects and recommends suppliers providing items and services at the most favourable price consistent with quality, quantity, specifications, and other factors.

• Negotiates with vendors on substitutions, replacements, cost, freight, and handling charges as directed by the Operations Manager (excluding Corporate Sourcing).

Continual Improvement and Compliance:

• Stays current on industry trends and attends appropriate training programs to remain informed on manufacturing, health, and safety issues.

• Works with the Safety Champion to ensure appropriate PPE is purchased.

Functional/Technical Competencies

Include a list of competencies, including hard and soft skills.

• Produce high-quality work under urgent deadlines

• Strong understanding of inventory control systems and processes.

• Excellent negotiation and vendor management skills.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Excellent organizational skills

• Proficiency in using computerized inventory and procurement system. Intermediate MS Excel skills and

Internet research skills

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

• Ability to work collaboratively with various internal departments and external vendors.

Experience/Education

Desired:

• Bachelor’s degree/College Diploma in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, or a related field

Required:

• 1-3 years of proven experience in Purchasing or Procurement, preferably in a manufacturing environment

Job Factors/Work Environments

Factors that will affect the person's working conditions while performing the job and the job's physical demands.

• Work is primarily sedentary. 60% work in the Office, and 40% work on the Plant floor.

• Work is primarily sedentary.

• May require occasional travel to vendor sites.

• Ability to perform physical spot checks and counts. Lifting and moving materials may be required occasionally.

Key Relationships

List the primary functional groups or titles with which the future employee will work.

• Scheduler

• Production team

• Operation Leadership team

• Customer Service

Competencies

Come Dream with Us!

When you join Serta Simmons Bedding, you become part of our 150-year legacy of sleep solutions with endless opportunities to impact our future for centuries to come. Once you’re here, you’ll be part of a winning company that invests and supports our team members’ career journeys. We offer competitive benefits, job training, learning and development, and other employee perks such as our employee discount on all products.

Employees are required to comply with COVID policies established by a vendor or customer.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer . It is our policy that discrimination against any individual on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, ancestry or national origin, age, citizenship status, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability (with or without reasonable accommodations), status as a disabled veteran or veteran of the Vietnam era, or political affiliation is strictly prohibited.

SSH Bedding Canada Co. is proud to provide employment accommodation during the recruitment process. Should you require any accommodations please indicate your needs on your cover letter and we will work with you to meet your accessibility needs.