Buyer

Buyer - ( 22000296 )

Description

Grow with the best. Join a smart, creative, and inspired team that accomplishes operational excellence. Bringing together individuals with diverse backgrounds, talents, and expertise, our 25,000 team members in over 400 locations worldwide are vital to making our Company stronger.

Your Opportunity

Stantec’s Procurement Team is seeking an energetic, driven, and detail-oriented Buyer to be responsible for selecting and purchasing quality products for our business. Your responsibilities will include processing purchase orders and associated invoices, negotiating with suppliers, tracking orders, quality assurance and liaising with requisitioners and management across the business for various procurement needs.

We are looking for an individual who is analytically minded and possess excellent communication and negotiating skills to secure the optimal services and products for the best possible price.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Evaluate expenditure requests against the signing authority policy and ensuring compliance
• Process requisitions and purchase orders
• Confirm delivery of goods and/or services as shipments arrive
• Review and match supplier invoices/receipts to purchase orders for accuracy
• Identify discrepancies and resolve issues in a timely fashion
• Process invoices timely to ensure they are paid on or before the due date
• Code all invoices to accurately charge associated Business Centers and projects
• Track non-standard equipment
• Prepare and process return merchandise authorizations (RMA’s), as required
• Perform reconciliation of credit card transactions and supplier statements
• Provide support and other duties related to accounts payable and receivables

Set-up new suppliers

Check Requests

ACH/EFT program

Recover credit for return merchandise and/or overpayment due to duplicate invoices

Analyze supplier aging reports and provide feedback

Strategic Sourcing / Supplier Relations / Supplier Management

• Create and develop RFIs, RFQs, RFPs for competitive bids
• Contract agreement tracking
• Identify cost savings opportunities and collaborate to achieve savings
• Negotiate pricing and supplier agreements

Qualifications

Your Capabilities and Credentials

• Familiarity of basic procurement skills and tools is an asset
• Excellent communication and customer service skills both verbally and written; delivered in a professional manner
• Strong organizational skills to plan your workload, sometimes with tight deadlines
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to multi-task
• The ability to work independently with confidence but still part of a team atmosphere
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office applications

Education and Experience

Bachelor's Degree in relevant field is considered an asset.

Minimum of 2-3 years of related work experience, or an equivalent combination of education and related experience. Relevant procure to pay experience preferred.

This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.

Stantec is a place where the best and brightest come to build on each other’s talents, do exciting work, and make an impact on the world around us. Join us and redefine your personal best.

Primary Location : United States-Arizona-Chandler

Other Locations : United States-Utah-Salt Lake City, United States-California-Fresno, United States-Nevada-Las Vegas, United States-Nevada-Reno, United States-North Carolina-Raleigh, United States-Texas-Austin, United States-Oregon-Portland

Job : Administrative Support

Organization : BC-1894 Procurement & Real Estate-US

Employee Status : Regular

Job Level : Entry Level

Travel : No

Schedule : Full-time

Job Posting : Jul 12, 2022, 8:14:27 AM

Req ID: 22000296

Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment and prohibit discrimination on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. We prohibit discrimination in decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, referral, promotion, compensation, fringe benefits, job training, terminations or any other condition of employment. Stantec is in compliance with local, state and federal laws and regulations and ensures equitable opportunities in all aspects of employment. EEO including Disability/Protected Veterans