Purchasing coordinator Offres d'emploi - Vancouver, BC

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Location: Downtown Vancouver, BC (Hybrid)
Employment Type: Temporary – 3 months, with potential for extension
Schedule: Monday to Friday, 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM
Compensation: $21–$25 per hour, depending on experience
Start Date: ASAP

About Our Client

Our client is a well-established international consumer goods company with a strong global presence and a reputation for delivering innovative, high-quality food products. They are currently seeking a hands-on and detail-oriented Logistics Coordinator to join their Vancouver team on a temporary basis, with the possibility of an extension.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone with practical logistics and supply chain experience who enjoys coordinating daily operations, managing customer orders, and working with warehouses and transportation partners. The successful candidate will play an important role in supporting local Canadian logistics, retailer order fulfillment, inventory accuracy, and timely deliveries.

Key Responsibilities

• Process and manage retailer purchase orders received through EDI platforms and customer portals, ensuring accuracy of quantities, products, pricing, and delivery requirements.
• Enter, update, and maintain customer orders, delivery information, and logistics transactions in SAP ECC.
• Coordinate the order fulfillment process from order receipt through warehouse release, shipment, and final delivery.
• Communicate with third-party logistics providers (3PLs), warehouses, trucking companies, and retail customers to coordinate shipments and deliveries.
• Monitor inventory levels, product availability, lot numbers, and expiry dates to support accurate order fulfillment.
• Coordinate inventory movements, warehouse transfers, and repacking requirements with external warehouse partners.
• Track shipments and follow up on delivery timelines, delays, shortages, and discrepancies.
• Investigate and resolve EDI order errors, order changes, inventory discrepancies, and customer service issues.
• Maintain accurate logistics records, shipment documentation, delivery confirmations, and inventory trackers.
• Work closely with internal Sales and Demand Planning teams to ensure orders are processed and delivered according to customer requirements.
• Coordinate inbound international shipments and assist with related customs and import documentation.
• Provide regular updates on order status, inventory availability, and delivery issues to relevant stakeholders.

Qualifications

• 2–3 years of experience in logistics coordination, supply chain, order management, or a related operations role.
• Practical experience processing EDI orders and resolving order discrepancies or exceptions.
• Working knowledge of SAP ECC, particularly sales order processing, inventory movements, and logistics transactions, is a strong asset.
• Experience coordinating with third-party warehouses, freight carriers, transportation providers, and retail customers.
• Understanding of order fulfillment, inventory tracking, shipping coordination, and warehouse operations.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and experience maintaining inventory or logistics tracking reports.
• Strong organizational skills with excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
• Effective communication and follow-up skills, with the ability to coordinate multiple priorities.
• A proactive, hands-on approach with the ability to identify and resolve day-to-day operational issues.
• Experience in the food, consumer packaged goods (CPG), or retail distribution industry is an asset.

Additional Information: This is a downtown Vancouver office-based logistics coordination position with a hybrid work arrangement. It does not involve working in a warehouse.

How to Apply

All applicants must have legal permission to work in Canada and require a valid Work Permit and Social Insurance Number.

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