Buyer

Buyer
Weir Minerals
Mississauga ON -Hybrid

Purpose of Role: The Buyer is a full-time permanent role reporting to the Purchasing Supervisor. This position is responsible for strategic sourcing, negotiation, and procurement services across departments, ensuring optimal cost, quality, and lead time to support customer and operational requirements.

Why choose Weir:
Be part of a global organization dedicated to building a better future: At Weir, the growing world depends on us. It depends on us constantly reinventing, quickly adapting and continually finding better, faster, more sustainable ways to access the resources it needs to thrive. And it depends on each of us doing the best work of our lives. It’s a big challenge – but it is exciting.

An opportunity to grow your own way: Everything moves fast in the dynamic world of Weir. This creates opportunities for us to take on new challenges, explore new areas, learn, progress and excel. Best of all, there is no set path that our people must take. Instead, everyone is given the support and freedom to tailor-make their own career and do the best work of their lives.

Feel empowered to be yourself and belong: Weir is a welcoming, inclusive place, where each individual’s contribution is recognized and all employees are encouraged to innovate, collaborate and be themselves. We continually focus on people and their wellbeing. We believe in fairness and choose to be honest, transparent and authentic in everything we do.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage purchase orders using SAP and Coupa, ensuring accuracy and timely delivery.
• Build and maintain strategic supplier relationships, monitor performance, and drive improvements.
• Collaborate with engineering and operations to clarify specifications and support sourcing decisions.
• Lead contract negotiations and support procurement-related continuous improvement initiatives.
• Support Lean Manufacturing efforts and provide backup to team members as needed.
• Safety First: Demonstrate 100% commitment to our zero harm behaviors in support of our drive towards developing a world class safety culture.

Job Knowledge/Education and Qualifications

• Diploma or degree in a relevant field; SCMP designation preferred.
• 5+ years of experience in procurement or supply chain, ideally in industrial manufacturing.
• Experience sourcing mechanical components, instrumentation, and related services.
• Prior experience in sourcing or procuring mechanical components, instrumentation, pipe fittings and related services would be considered an asset.
• Proficiency in SAP, Coupa, Power Apps, Power BI, and Microsoft Office Suite.
• Strong communication, analytical, and organizational skills with a focus on problem-solving.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, meet tight deadlines, and work independently with sound judgment.
   

Founded in 1871, Weir is a world leading engineering business with a purpose to make mining operations smarter, more efficient and sustainable. Thanks to Weir’s technology, our customers can produce essential metals and minerals using less energy, water and waste at lower cost. With the increasing need for metals and minerals for climate change solutions, Weir colleagues are playing their part in powering a low carbon future. We are a global family of 11,000 uniquely talented people in over 60 counties, inspiring each other to do the best work of our lives.

For additional information about what it is like to work at Weir, please visit our Career Page and LinkedIn Life Page.

Weir is committed to an inclusive and diverse workplace. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability, age, or any other legally protected status.

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