Purchasing Buyer

If you think our products are great, you should “meat” our people!

Please note: this role is currently open due to an existing vacancy.

THE PERKS

• Competitive salary range $60,000 - $75,000/ year
• On-site hours (8:00 AM - 4:30 PM)
• Discounted Piller's Products
• Company paid events, lunches, and giveaways

THE BUSINESS

At Piller’s, we’re in the business of crafting high quality, specialty foods for families to enjoy. Our award-winning deli and meat products are found in grocery and restaurant chains across North America. We’re passionate about our products and equally as passionate about the success and safety of our people.

If you are looking for a long-term career in manufacturing with job security, teamwork, and fantastic co-workers, consider us as your next place to call home.

THE PEOPLE

We are a community made up of introverts, extroverts, family people, single people, passionate people, creative people, sports fanatics, movie buffs, video gamers, music makers, gym goers, pet lovers and every other variety. When you work with friends, it doesn’t feel like work!

THE OPPORTUNITY

• Utilize the MRP system to understand weekly, monthly and annual purchasing requirements to plan and create purchase orders along with monitoring and managing their fulfillment.
• Collaborates with other Production and Demand Planning to define current and future inventory requirements and manage inventory levels.
• Tracks purchases, monitors vendor quality, and maintains a current database of vendor information.
• Confers with vendors to obtain or service information, for example price, availability, and delivery schedule.
• Sources products for purchase by testing, observing, or examining items, consulting with end users and obtaining pricing information. Estimates values according to knowledge of market price.
• Expedite delivery of goods to ensure timely receipt of requisitioned items
• Liaise with manufacturing regarding shortages.
• Follow-up on late orders or verify delivery dates for ordered items.
• Monitor and build strong relationships with the vendor community, communicating on a consistent basis with suppliers regarding orders, shortages, and new products.
• Communicate with Production Planning regarding schedule and supplies.
• Monitor inventory levels to ensure shortage do not occur and verify system counts to ac
  • Check stock from report to ensure shortages do not occur
  • Perform spot checks on raw material and finished products to verify accuracy of system count

THE REQUIREMENTS

• Minimum 3-5 years of materials management experience within the food industry
• Post-Secondary education in a related field or completion of high school with equivalent work experience
• Experience in sourcing raw materials and finished products
• Experience with ERP systems
• Excellent negotiating skills with a strong view of customer service
• Excellent time management and analytical skills
• Well organized and strong attention to detail
• Ability to communicate effectively internally and externally

We would like to thank all applicants for their interest; however only those selected for an interview will be contacted. 

Piller's Fine Foods is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, colour, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability, or any other protected factor. Piller's Fine foods is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. Please advise us if you require accommodation.