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Location

Mississauga, ON | Canada

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Job description

Do you have SAP and Ariba experience? Are you eager to gain some experience in the retail industry? Do you have extensive experience in writing and editing content? If so, this would be a great opportunity for you!

Our client is looking for a Purchasing Specialist for an 11 month contract in Mississauga. This is hybrid role – 4-5 days onsite (Fridays typically optional.). There is a possibility of contract extension.
Pay rate: $31.00 / Hour
Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:00am – 5:00pm

Advantages
•Work for one of Canada's largest retail companies
•Competitive pay rate
•Long term contract
•Possibility of contract extension

Responsibilities
As a Purchasing Specialist, your duties will be:
•Supporting Day to Day Store Operations
•Processing store orders and validating deliveries for all fixtures, equipment and supplies
•Working with Catalogue Teams to resolve any shopping cart issues
•Managing Deliveries
•Partnering with vendors and logistics for timely delivery of fixtures, equipment and supplies to stores to complete strategic initiatives, real estate projects and store operations as per timelines and within budget

•Managing shipment/delivery schedule for orders created by the Construction Manager in real estate projects
•Creating and validating all PO’s to eliminate late deliveries for items with long lead time, duplicate PO’s and rush PO’s
•Investigating and solutions to PO related issues
•Maintaining and updating catalogues for all business SBU’s
•Maintaining and updating of kits / BOM’s for real estate projects
•Adhering to process and programs developed to manage spend with strategic sourcing
•Leveraging forecast tools and following guiding principles provided for more efficient workflows in the planning and execution of programs / projects
•Overseeing and working with all cross-functional partners on Return Authorizations and overage exit strategies
•Liaising with cross-functional partners to optimize centralized purchasing activities approved by Finance
•Monitoring budget spend for fixtures, equipment and supplies on all real estate and strategic projects
•Reviewing trend analysis of project spend to improve controls and efficiency of processes
•Managing flow for bulk purchases and imports

Qualifications
•3 years’ experience with SAP system
•Excellent Microsoft Office skills
•Ariba system experience is required
•Extensive experience in writing and editing content for process improvement or development of new process
•Advanced writing skills with superior vocabulary, excellent grammar and attention to detail
•Strong presentation skills
•Ability to communicate with professionals at all levels - Bilingual (French) preferred but not required.
•3+ years of purchasing experience is preferred.

Summary
If you are interested in the Purchasing Specialist role, please apply online at

Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.

Randstad Canada is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace for all its candidates and employees by supporting their accessibility and accommodation needs throughout the employment lifecycle. We ask that all job applications please identify any accommodation requirements by sending an email to [email protected] to ensure their ability to fully participate in the interview process. show more

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