Senior Buyer

Senior Buyer - Guelph, ON

• Guelph, Ontario

Wurth Canada is a high-performance organization that is built on humanistic values-achievement, trust, respect, integrity, accountability, and affiliation. We promote a strong culture that possesses authenticity and encourages crucial conversations and boldness. If you are looking for the opportunity to make a real impact, be part of a growing organization and grow personally and professionally, you have a future at Wurth!

If you want to make a difference and energize your career, Wurth Canada has a great opportunity for you. We are looking for a Senior Buyer with prior experience purchasing experience in industrial distribution.

Our employees enjoy:

• A culture of empowerment and trust that puts a focus on professional development and coaching from a supportive management team.
• A Monday to Friday opportunity that values work/life balance integration, providing flexibility within the day-to-day role.
• Strong compensation (salary and bonus): $75, - $90, plus 5% bonus.
• Group Benefits Program (Health, dental, life, EAP, etc.) and Pension Plan.
• 3 weeks paid vacation and 5 paid sick days. Company-wide vacation time at end of the year.
• A solid onboarding plan with a 6-month mentoring program for new employees.
• A corporate recognition platform that promotes appreciation and collaboration providing both intrinsic recognition and monetary rewards.
• An open-door environment that promotes close collaboration within all levels of the organization.
• Continued professional development within a privately owned global company that offers both stability and growth opportunities.
• Hybrid work model: On Site Tuesdays and Thursdays in Guelph, Ontario.
  
  

Reporting to the Purchasing Manager, you will be responsible for:

1. New Product Introduction

• Support supplier negotiations and contracts for product launches.
• Ensure contracts reflect launch volume forecasts, ramp-up plans, and potential scale-up needs.
• Participate in new product development (NPD) meetings to align procurement timelines with product development milestones.
• Monitor supplier deliverables and escalate potential delays proactively.
• Oversee supplier and/or supply management for a minimum of six months, or until supply stability is achieved, before transitioning responsibility to the buyer.
• Weekly forecast monitoring to capture and action deviations in actual versus forecasted demand from prior week.

2. Supplier Evaluation

• Continuously monitor supplier performance metrics, such as on-time delivery, quality of goods, lead time adherence, and order accuracy. Document issues and drive continuous improvement efforts.
• Manage the supplier evaluation process, which includes attending monthly supplier review meetings.
• Maintain detailed records of supplier performance, feedback, and actions taken to address issues.
• Evaluate potential risks associated with supplier performance, including financial instability, labor strikes, or geopolitical issues that could impact delivery or quality.

3. Inventory & KPI Management

• Perform regular reviews of item settings to identify opportunities for improving replenishment efficiency and implement necessary updates, including adjustments to safety stock levels, vendor price files, lead times, and item coverage settings.
• Monitor and manage inventory levels to support the company’s goal of maintaining daily service levels exceeding 98% with a minimum of 4 inventory turns per year.
• Support the vendor change management process to help control cost increases and drive overall cost efficiency across total spend.
• Maintain regular stock replenishment schedules for assigned vendors (domestic and international) for all warehouses, including weekly transfer orders.
• Address stock outs promptly to minimize any impact on sales.
• Timely attendance of sales meetings to support sales force and promote awareness of purchasing role.
• Ensure the country-of-origin information for all suppliers is reviewed and updated annually.

4. Vendor Management

• Develop and maintain strong, collaborative relationships with key vendors to foster trust, transparency, and mutual growth.
• Identify opportunities for alternative suppliers or dual sourcing to mitigate risk.
• Negotiate cost improvements and value-added services based on performance and market benchmarks.
• In collaboration with the Purchasing Manger, review and renew contracts as needed, ensuring alignment with changing business needs.
• Investigate and resolve vendor-related issues such as delays, quality defects, or communication gaps.
• Conduct cost increase analyses and proactively communicate findings to the Product Manager and Purchasing Manager, including recommendations for effective implementation

5. Organizational Engagement

• Collaborate cross-functionally and model high-performance culture.
• Engage with sales teams to understand field and customer needs.

Our parent company, the Würth Group is a family-owned globally operating sales organization with over 82, employees in 80 countries. Our Wurth sales team caters to clients from a range of different industries such as Automotive- dealerships, garages, and body shops, Cargo – heavy-duty equipment (farming/agriculture, trucking, construction leasing) municipalities, Metal – fabrication, welding, HVAC/plumbing, manufacturing, etc., Construction – General Contractors, and On-Site).

Würth Canada is an equal employer and encourages/promotes a diverse workforce. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, family status, national origin, or disability status. Please contact a member of the HR team if accommodation is required during any point of the recruitment process.

We encourage you to apply even if you do not meet all requirements. Wurth Canada is looking for individuals that are driven to grow themselves and we provide the necessary training to be successful within the industry. We value career development and growth. However, a strong cultural fit is necessary!