Procurement Specialist

Job Title: Procurement Specialist
Job Description

The Procurement Specialist will manage electrical materials and equipment categories. This role involves developing and executing sourcing and category strategies while supporting RFx processes and bid evaluations. The specialist will negotiate pricing, rebates, and supplier agreements, and develop and maintain supplier relationships. Monitoring supplier performance, compliance, and service levels is also a key aspect of this position.

Responsibilities

• Conduct market research and supplier benchmarking.
• Analyze commodity pricing, market trends, and fluctuations.
• Perform spend analysis and cost optimization initiatives.
• Track procurement KPIs such as savings, compliance, and performance.
• Build reports and dashboards using Excel and Power BI.
• Support budgeting, forecasting, and cost modeling.
• Implement and manage vendor framework agreements.
• Optimize rebate programs and purchasing behavior.
• Collaborate with project managers, estimators, and operations teams.
• Support material planning and site requirements.
• Issue and manage purchase orders.
• Manage the purchase-to-pay lifecycle and documentation.
• Maintain contracts, supplier records, and scorecards.
• Resolve supplier and internal procurement issues.
• Identify and drive procurement process improvements.
• Ensure policy, governance, and audit compliance.
• Leverage ERP and e-procurement platforms.

Essential Skills

• Experience in procurement, purchasing, and supply chain management.
• Proficiency in purchase order negotiation and supplier performance.
• Strategic sourcing and procurement analysis skills.
• End-to-end procurement execution in a construction environment.
• Advanced Excel capabilities including analysis, pivots, lookups, and reporting.
• ERP and procurement systems experience.
• Supplier negotiation and RFx expertise.
• College diploma in Business, Materials Management, or Supply Chain Management.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Knowledge of electrical materials.
• Experience with Power BI and advanced reporting tools.
• Skills in process improvement and procurement transformation.
• Understanding of blueprints and technical drawings.

Work Environment

This role requires strong vendor negotiation, long-lead risk management, national supplier coordination, rebate and pricing optimization, and technical credibility with manufacturers. We use Microsoft Dynamics as our ERP system and Coupa as our procurement tool. The work schedule is five days a week in the office, with occasional on-site visits. The standard workweek is 37.5 hours, with office hours from 8 am to 4 pm. The dress code is casual, and there is parking on-site with easy access to the Pioneer Village TTC subway station.

Job Type & Location

This is a Permanent position based out of Concord, ON.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $80000.00 - $92000.00/yr.

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Concord,ON.

À propos d'Aston Carter:

Aston Carter fournit des solutions de talent de classe mondiale à des milliers de clients à travers le monde. Spécialisés dans la comptabilité, la finance, les ressources humaines, l’acquisition de talents, la chaîne d’approvisionnement et certaines professions administratives, nous étendons les capacités des entreprises à la pointe de l'industrie. Nous nous appuyons sur notre profonde expertise en matière de recrutement et sur notre réseau expansif pour répondre aux besoins évolutifs de nos clients et de notre communauté de talents avec agilité et excellence. Avec des bureaux aux États-Unis, au Canada, en Asie-Pacifique et en Europe, Aston Carter est au service d’un grand nombre d’entreprises du Fortune 500. Nous sommes fiers d’avoir remporté le double diamant ClearlyRated Best of Staffing pour notre service aux clients et aux talents.

Aston Carter est un employeur souscrivant au principe de l’égalité des chances et accepte toutes les candidatures sans tenir compte de la race, du sexe, de l’âge, de la couleur, de la religion, des origines nationales, du statut d’ancien combattant, d’un handicap, de l’orientation sexuelle, de l’identité sexuelle, des renseignements génétiques ou de toute autre caractéristique protégée par la loi.

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About Aston Carter:

Aston Carter provides world-class corporate talent solutions to thousands of clients across the globe. Specialized in accounting, finance, human resources, talent acquisition, procurement, supply chain and select administrative professions, we extend the capabilities of industry-leading companies. We draw on our deep recruiting expertise and expansive network to meet the evolving needs of our clients and talent community with agility and excellence. With offices across the ., Canada, Asia Pacific and Europe, Aston Carter serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing double diamond winner for both client and talent service.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.