Buyer, Supply Chain​/Logistics

Location: Algoma, Sudbury District and Greater Sudbury (Chelmsford)

Requisition  
-Posted 07/16/2026

The Buyer is responsible for the day-to-day execution of purchasing activities for approved materials, suppliers, and services supporting Hard Rock production and service requirements. This role reviews demand and requisitions, creates and maintains purchase orders, follows up on supplier confirmations and delivery schedules, supports shortage recovery, and helps maintain accurate inventory and purchasing data. The Buyer works within approved sourcing strategies, supplier agreements, and purchasing policies, while escalating supplier performance, commercial, or sourcing concerns to the Supply Chain Manager, Category Manager, or Strategic Sourcing as appropriate.

Key Job Responsibilities

Maintain purchasing data, and purchase orders so they remain complete, accurate, and current.

Use ERP/MRP planning outputs to review material requirements, convert approved requisitions, create purchase orders, and release material required for production and service needs.

Manage purchase order acknowledgements, delivery dates, schedule changes, and supplier follow-up to support on-time material availability.

Expedite late or at-risk orders, coordinate shortage recovery actions, and communicate material constraints to planning, production, warehouse, and supply chain stakeholders.

Monitor assigned inventory positions, open purchase orders, purchase price variance impacts, and excess or obsolete material activity within approved direction and established controls.

Use ERP data to support purchase versus transfer decisions, order quantity validation, delivery follow-up, and master data accuracy; expedite make/buy, sourcing, or commercial strategy decisions to the appropriate owner.

Support approved price updates, supplier communication, and purchasing documentation after sourcing or commercial decisions have been approved.

Track supplier delivery, quality, service, and responsiveness issues; escalate recurring performance concerns to the Supply Chain Manager, Category Manager, Strategic Sourcing, or Supplier Quality as required.

Handle adjustments and collaborate with finance/accounts payable to resolve invoice, credit, debit, and payment schedule issues.

Collaborate with engineering, supplier quality, planning, production, and suppliers to resolve material shortages, specification clarification needs, substitutions, rejected material, and corrective‑action follow‑up.

Coordinate return of rejected, excess, or obsolete material to suppliers in accordance with purchasing, quality, and inventory procedures.

Follow established purchasing policies, approval requirements, supplier agreements, and compliance expectations.

Qualifications/Requirements

Diploma or Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Operations, or a related discipline, with a minimum of 4 years’ experience in supply, purchasing, planning, or a related operational role with increasing levels of responsibility.

At least two years of experience in heavy manufacturing, raw material, component, or parts supply chain environments preferred.

PMAC / ISM accreditation or equivalent experience preferred.

Experience with supply chain regulations, purchasing policies, and compliance expectations.

Experience with ERP/MRP systems, purchase order management, supplier follow-up, shortage recovery, and AP/invoice issue resolution.

Experience supporting both build-to-specification and build-to-print environments preferred.

Strong analytical skills with high attention to detail and accuracy.

Ability to interpret purchasing, inventory, delivery, and financial data to support operational supply chain decisions.

Strong written and verbal communication skills with a customer service focus.

Ability to handle and prioritize multiple tasks while working in a fast‑paced team environment.

Compensation Range
At Komatsu, base pay is just one part of a comprehensive total compensation package designed to support and reward our employees.

For this role, the annual base compensation range is $65,000 to $80,000 CAD. The final offer will be determined based on several factors, including the candidates' skills, experience, qualifications, and the position location.

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