Purchasing Supervisor

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• Manage, coach & develop a team of purchasers.
• Manage the full purchasing cycle, including requisition review, budget evaluation, supplier quote evaluation, supplier award, purchase order creation, order tracking, expediting, delivery coordination, and issue resolution.
• Execute high-volume purchasing activities across multiple construction entities with multiple active projects while maintaining accuracy, cost effectiveness, and responsiveness to changing project priorities.
• Review project requirements, schedules, budgets, and lead times to proactively identify procurement needs and reduce delays to field operations.
• Monitor market conditions, material availability, supplier capacity, and long-lead items to mitigate procurement and supply chain risks.
• Analyze purchasing trends, project forecasts, and supplier options to identify opportunities for cost savings, volume discounts, supplier consolidation, standardization, and improved buying agreements.
• Build and maintain effective relationships with suppliers, manufacturers, distributors, rental providers, and service partners.
• Negotiate pricing, terms, delivery schedules, service agreements, rebates, and volume discounts to support project and organizational objectives.
• Collaborate with Project Managers, Superintendents, Estimators, Equipment Manager, Operations leaders, and Finance to align procurement activities with project schedules, budgets, and operational needs.
• Collaborate with Accounts Payable to ensure purchase orders are accurately prepared, maintained, and updated to support timely and efficient downstream payment processing.
• Maintain accurate procurement records, purchase orders, quotations, supplier documentation, and cost coding to support reporting, audits, and compliance requirements.

• Diploma or degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Procurement, Logistics, Construction Management, Commerce, or a related discipline; an equivalent combination of education and relevant construction procurement experience may be considered.
• Minimum 5–8 years of purchasing experience, including 3–5 years within the construction industry.
• Previous supervisory experience will be a heavily favoured asset.
• Experience will equipment shop pushing will be considered an asset.
• Explorer Eclipse experience will be considered an asset.
• Demonstrated experience supporting self-performing heavy civil and infrastructure projects.
• Proven ability to manage high-volume purchasing demands, multiple stakeholders, competing priorities, and time-sensitive procurement requirements.
• Strong working knowledge of construction materials, equipment, rentals, consumables, supplier networks, and regional market conditions across Western Canada.
• Strong negotiation, analytical, planning, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Highly organized and detail-oriented, with the ability to work independently and manage competing priorities in a fast-paced construction…