Buyer
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Buyer
Job location: Remote Ontario
Employment type: Full Time Permanent
Hours: 40 Hours per week
Salary: $55,000-$65,000 annually; based on experience, qualifications, and overall fit for the role.
A little about us
Aurora is proud to be a global leader in the cannabis industry. With a smart strategy, unmatched talent and focus on our long-term
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success, we believe we have a bright future.
At Aurora, we’re passionate about helping patients improve their lives through high-quality premium medical cannabis under brands they can trust and rely on. Our products, available across Canada, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand, include leading brands like Pedanios, IndiMed, San Raf, Whistler, Greybeard and CraftPlant.
Our diverse team works passionately across various roles, from manufacturing to corporate positions, and many more, united by our purpose: Opening the World to Cannabis. Enabled by science and empowered by people, for patients and consumers. We collaborate globally, embrace change with courage, stay agile, and treat everyone with compassion. We live our values daily, making a meaningful impact on patients, communities, and our A-Team.
Job summary
The Buyer is responsible for tactically replenish and maintain adequate inventory levels of cannabis to support manufacturing and product development. The successful candidate will be able to perform procurement activities while meeting KPIs. Strong vendor relationship management and a process improvement approach will be among the pillars for success. The buyer will report to the Sr. Buyer.
Key Responsibilities
Tactically replenish cannabis to optimize facility and commercial operations.
• Issue purchase orders to suppliers with accurate vendor, product, and cost information.
• Maintain inventory levels within min / max targets set by Sr. Buyer.
• Ensure supplier compliance on KPIs (fill rate, on time delivery and PO order lead times).
• Immediately resolve purchase order discrepancies.
• Escalate and obtain resolution on supplier quality related incidents in a timely fashion
• Resolve issues related to supplier non-compliance on warehouse receiving paperwork.
• Tracks spend approvals for all purchase order ensuring alignment with DOA (delegation of authority) matrix
• Expedite purchase orders where necessary to meet scheduling and product launch requirements.
• Communicate order status exceptions, contract obligations, and post-receipt actions to all internal cross functional stakeholders.
• Ensure optimized purchase order management which supports production schedules, suppliers’ price break points and storage restrictions.
Strategically engage with supplier community and internal stakeholders.
• Demonstrate excellent conflict resolution skills.
• Identify and resolve risks to supply continuity.
• Build and support strong long-term relationships with suppliers and internal stakeholders.
• Identify waste and seek opportunities for cost reduction in the supply chain.
• Provide ad hoc reports as required.
Work cross-functionally with commercial, operations & QA to source and develop new materials sources.
• This will include coordinating both the product qualifications & vendor set up activity.
• Ensuring all cross functional team needs are recognized and met.
Culture Building
• Work in a customer centric manner
• Represent the company positively and with integrity
Education, Skills & Experience
• Minimum 3 years of experience in cannabis procurement.
• Degree in business or certification in supply chain or related discipline (SCMP, CIPS, CPIM, CPSM)
• 2+ years in production or manufacturing environment would be an asset.
• Excellent communication, time management skills and ability to prioritize.
• Excel at working independently and with exceptional problem-solving skills
• Computer literate with exceptional skills in Microsoft Office
• Ability to create and maintain relationships with internal stakeholders.
• Worked with Sage X3