Director, Purchasing

Job Description

We Deliver the Goods:

• Competitive pay and benefits, including Health & Wellness Benefits, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, RRSP, Paid Direct Drug Card, & Scholarship Opportunities for children of associates, Paid Time Off, and much more

• Growth opportunities performing essential work to support North America's food distribution system

• Safe and inclusive working environment, including culture of rewards, recognition, and respect

Position Purpose:

As the Director of Purchasing, you will be a Senior Leader and lead a large team of buyers in the execution of convenience purchasing supply chain strategies, supporting operations across all of Canada. Additionally, you will lead the development and execution of procurement strategies to deliver industry leading fill rates while balancing inventory investment. The ideal candidate will have a work history of continuous increased responsibility within procurement and be a champion of process improvement and employee empowerment. This position reports directly to the SVP of Canada.

Compensation: $120-150K + 30% bonus

Responsibilities:

• Working Capital Management

• Lead centralized purchasing team in monitoring and improving carrying inventory and aged inventory (180+ days).

• Fill Rate

• Lead team in developing a culture of tactical evaluation and strategic solutions leveraging K3 buying system to deliver industry leading fill rates.

• Spoils

• Execute and revise the existing strategy to prevent nonproductive inventory in Core-Mark facilities.

• Operational Support

• Partner with division leadership teams to develop and implement purchasing strategies that minimize negative impact to Core-Mark operations.

• Customer support

• Partner with regional and national sales to develop and exemplify an engaging culture of customer centricity for purchasing team.

• Collaboration

• Liaison with other Senior Leaders across Canada convenience to identify, design and implement additional tools and strategic initiatives.

• Team Bench Strength

• Identify and grow raw talent through direct coaching and stretch project assignments.

• Culture

• Build upon and exemplify a culture of empowerment, accountability, and servant leadership. Drive for constant improvement and have experience leading teams through change management.

• Safety

• Maintain safe work environment, adhere to safety procedures.

• Perform additional projects as needed.

The ideal candidate should possess the following:

• Demonstrated ability to lead through servant leadership.

• Ability to analyze multiple forms of data as it relates to the decision-making process

• Demonstrated professional leadership and negotiation abilities.

• Demonstrated ability to prioritize and problem solve.

• Able to work independently and communicate effectively (written and verbal)

• Proficiency in Excel, other Microsoft Office products, and Windows-based programs.

• Familiarity or working knowledge of R6, AS400 and SAP highly desired.

• Ability to interact effectively with a wide variety of vendors.

• Knowledge of the principles and practices of Procurement, Sales and Marketing.

• Prior knowledge, or ability to learn about market trends, conditions, seasonality, perishability, and inventory turns expertise.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in related field or equivalent business experience

• Minimum of 10 years of related experience in a wholesale/retail procurement (or related field) or equivalent combination or education and experience

Preferred Qualifications

• PMAC (Purchasing Management Association of Canada) Designation is preferred

• CPG experience is highly desired

• Wholesale distribution industry experience is preferred