BUYER- CHEMICALS

A growing contract manufacturer of health and beauty industry in North Mississauga area has an exciting opportunity for a Chemical Buyer. This position requires a highly motivated and results oriented individual who is able to handle a fast paced environment and the complexity of chemicals in a HABA application.

Specific Responsibilities

• Source raw materials for national brands, private labels and specialty products, customer directed or market based.
  
• Negotiate favorable price, terms and lead times with key suppliers.
  
• Optimize inventory cost while maintaining an efficient, cost effective and continuous flow of raw materials to meet Customers demand.
  
• Communicate material/supplier issues to planning, production and project management and manage these issues to resolution.
  
• Ensure continuous communication with suppliers and resolved in a timely manner all supply related issues, such as invoice discrepancies, quality issues and materials replacement.
  
• Responsible for the connection between suppliers and customers to ensure a successful implementation of any new raw material. Work very close to Project Management and Quality Assurance.
  
• Create and maintain accurate bill of materials for the customers’ products, incorporating new materials and phasing out any obsoletes when required.
  
• Issue and expedite purchase orders and changed orders, based on a daily monitoring of Materials Requirements Planning (MRP) for production.
  
• Expedite open purchase orders to guarantee timely delivery of components for open work orders.

Essential Skills and Qualifications

• Three to five years experience in consumer packaged goods with specific knowledge of the raw materials used in Health & Beauty aids.
  
• Good interpersonal skills and credibility within the chemical industry
  
• Strong organizational and planning skills with a strong sense of urgency as well as the ability to prioritize and multi-task
  
• Proactive attitude with strong attention to detail
  
• Builds constructive and effective relationships
  
• Initiative to investigate problems, develop solutions and obtain results
  
• Ability to make recommendations for change and continuous improvement
  
• Enrollment or completion of the C.P.P. designation preferred
  
• Proficiency with MS Office preferably with MRP experience

Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. If you would like to join a growing and dynamic organization please email your resume to hr@bodyblue.com referencing "Buyer - Chemicals (Web)" in the subject line.

Thank you for your interest, but only those candidates chosen for an interview will be contacted.


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