purchasing director

Work setting

• Urban area
• Head office

Budgetary responsibility

• $8,000,001 +

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Plan and control budget and expenditures
• Hire, train, direct and motivate staff
• Plan, develop and implement purchasing policies and procedures
• Assign, co-ordinate and review projects and programs
• Authorize the development of specifications for products or services
• Oversee the analysis of data and information
• Oversee the preparation of reports
• Plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate daily operations
• Organize and maintain inventory

Supervision

• 5-10 people

Experience and specialization

Computer and technology knowledge

• Enterprise resource planning (ERP) software
• MS Excel
• MS Office
• MS Outlook
• MS PowerPoint

Area of work experience

• Purchasing, procurement and contracts

Additional information

Security and safety

• Bondable
• Criminal record check

Transportation/travel information

• Public transportation is available

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Work under pressure
• Tight deadlines
• Attention to detail
• Large workload

Personal suitability

• Dependability
• Excellent written communication
• Initiative
• Judgement
• Organized
• Team player

Benefits

Health benefits

• Dental plan
• Paramedical services coverage
• Vision care benefits