- Work Term : Permanent
- Work Language : English
- Hours : 37.5 hours per week
- Education : Bachelor's degree
- Experience : 5 years or more
Work setting
- Manufacturing or production
- Food processing plant
Budgetary responsibility
$1,500,001 - $4,000,000
Tasks
- Allocate material, human and financial resources to implement organizational policies and programs
- Authorize and organize the establishment of major departments and associated senior staff positions
- Co-ordinate the work of regions, divisions or departments
- Establish objectives for the organization and formulate or approve policies and programs
- Represent the organization, or delegate representatives to act on behalf of the organization, in negotiations or other official functions
- Select middle managers, directors or other executive staff; delegate the necessary authority to them and create optimum working conditions
- Purchase general and specialized equipment, materials or business services
- Plan, develop and implement purchasing policies and procedures
- Plan and control budget and inventory
- Forecast production and consumption of products
- Complete and process international purchase orders
- Plan, organize and oversee operational logistics of the organization
- Implement programs on optimum inventory levels
Supervision
- 5-10 people
- Staff in various areas of responsibility
Computer and technology knowledge
- MS Excel
- MS Office
- MS Outlook
- MS PowerPoint
- MS Windows
- MS Word
- Inventory control software
- Purchasing software
- Enterprise resource planning (ERP) software
- Material requirements planning (MRP) system
Area of work experience
- Purchasing, procurement and contracts
- International trade
- Forecasting or projection
- International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
Geographical areas of specialization
China
Transportation / travel information
- Willing to travel regularly
- Willing to travel internationally
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Tight deadlines
- Attention to detail
- Large workload
Personal suitability
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Interpersonal awareness
- Team player
Other benefits
- Free parking available
10 days ago