Buyer- Electrical

Pronghorn

Pronghorn supplies high quality instrumentation and electrical services and products to diverse clients across Western Canada including large industrial, agricultural, mining, oil and gas, pipeline and petrochemical industries. We are an expanding and industry-leading organization, driven by core values of safety, integrity, performance, learning and teamwork with a forward-looking growth strategy. Our commitment to communications and employee development has helped us become an employer of choice.

Electrical Buyer (Senior)

WHY JOIN US?

● Competitive compensation including benefits – wages commensurate with experience

● Strong values-based company culture

● Award winning safety culture

Location: Calgary

This position is responsible for the requisitioning and purchase of specialized electrical supplies, materials and equipment while optimizing price and delivery requirements.

Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Provides pricing to Estimating for bid purposes and assists in the management of databases.
• Conducts product searches and knowledge gathering for internal customer needs, leads user department and vendor discussions relating to the subject; conducts usage history and competition analysis.
• Ensures the maintenance of proper records of the activities from the procurement department for financial and audit purposes.
• Accepts and processes phone orders received from field offices and projects department.
• Accepts and processes rush orders as may be phoned or faxed from the field, and takes appropriate remedial action where there is abuse of the procedure.
• Collaborates with other procurement employees to manage the background database;
• Obtains, analyzes, and provides competitive pricing for estimating bid packages;
• Liaises with customers, suppliers and users regarding delivery of orders, and status of scheduled deliveries.
• Contacts vendors and provides description of the product or service to be procured, compares costs and evaluates the quality and suitability of supplies, materials and equipment.
• Verifies and enters invoices, purchase orders and other required data into NAVISION accounting system.
• Plans, organizes and coordinates day-to-day operations of the warehouse; and the redeployment of central warehouse material.
• Inspects delivered products, and products returning from job sites as surplus, for quality issues prior to return or redeployment.
• Expedites orders.
• Performs inventory counts.

Qualifications

• Familiarity with full range of industrial electrical product lines such as: Crouse Hinds, Appleton, Killark, Allen Bradley, Thomas & Betts, Cutler Hammer, Sq D etc.
• Familiarity with instrumentation and commercial electrical products
• Familiarity with database management considered an asset.
• Positive, professional and outgoing demeanor and phone manner.
• Strong organizational and customer service skills.
• Good technical knowledge (Navision, Microsoft Office, etc.).
• Good knowledge of Excel is required.
• Good communication and writing skills.
• Ability to work independently.
• Valid driver’s license.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• Work takes place indoors, and occasional work outdoors, often in extreme temperatures.
• This position requires the ability to walk long distances which may be large and congested.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: $90,000.00-$115,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Dental care
• Disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Extended health care
• Life insurance
• RRSP match
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision care
• VRSP

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus pay

Education:

• Secondary School (preferred)

Experience:

• purchasing: 5 years (preferred)

Work Location: In person