Buyer
AECON
- Toronto, ON
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Resonsible for following Procurement Procedures
- Accountable to satisfy demand on time
- Research the market for products and suppliers
- Issue Requests for Quotation to approved suppliers
- Issue Requests for Proposal to approved subcontractors and service providers
- Analyze proposals received in response to RFQs and RFPs
- Prepare Comparative Tables and make award recommendations
- Closely collaborate with Project Control for costing analysis and allocation
- Create Purchase Orders in SAP
- Revise Purchase Orders on SAP when approved
- Manage order confirmations from vendors
- Help the Procurement team with preparation of subcontract, service and supply agreements based on existing templates
- Help the Procurement team to issue Change Orders for existing agreements when required
- Follow up for execution of agreements by all parties
- Actively follow up with vendors for them to meet delivery deadlines
- Evaluate Vendor performance with help of the requesters
- Seek approvals from Management
- Contribute to the ongoing refinement of the project data filing systems
- Maintain and organize all related filing systems based on approved procedures
- Other procurement administrative duties as required
- Minimum two years' experience in construction industry, experience in procurement favorable
- Establishing of priorities based on understanding of project activities and their impact on future ones
- Forging of relationships both internally within different WECC departments and externally with suppliers
- Technical understanding of SAP and the procure-to-pay process
- Ability to do take-offs of quantities based on technical drawings
- Strong computer skills- MS Office, particularly Excel
- Intermediate to high knowledge of the spoken and written English language
- Understanding of “total cost” concepts
- Of proactive nature and independent thinker with a habit of taking initiative and finding solutions for challenges
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team, exercising judgment and able to multi-task
- Willing to take ownership of assigned tasks, from beginning to completion
- Able to analyze written technical material of different levels of complexity and ask for clarification when needed.
- Strong organizational and time management skills
- Intermediate to high mathematical skills
- Engaging and agile workplace culture, collaborative and inclusive teams
- Commitment to
programs such as Aecon University, BluePrint leadership program, and Project Management Academy * Variety of wellness benefits, access to virtual health care, 100% employer-paid health and dental premiums, Employee Assistance Program, Best Doctors Program, and more.
- Tuition reimbursement opportunities
- Recognition and rewards through Aecon Accolades, Aecon Achievement Awards and more
- Employee Stock Options, Short Term Incentive Program, Retirement Savings and Pension Plan