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Buyer
@ Unlimited Potential
Richmond, BC · Edmonton, AB · Burlington, ON · Moncton, NB
Overview
Unlimited Potential is hiring a full-time Buyer to manage key national suppliers and inventory across multiple warehouses. The role involves issuing quotes and purchase orders, controlling inventory and supplier deliveries, and negotiating with vendors. The posting requires a bachelor's degree and 3-5 years of supply chain and procurement experience in a high-volume distribution setting.
Responsibilities:
- Manage key national suppliers across all warehouses
- Issue requests for quotations and purchase orders
- Control inventory and reduce obsolete materials
- Negotiate availability and manage vendor returns
- Liaise with sales, customer service and warehouse staff
Requirements summary:
- Bachelor's degree and 3-5 years procurement experience
- SCMA certification preferred
- Strong inventory and service level management
- Excellent attention to detail and vendor negotiation skills
- Microsoft Office proficiency
- SX Enterprise experience an asset
Tools & skills
Source and dates
Employer career site / ATS feed · ultipro
- Employer posting date
- 2026-09-24
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-08
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-16
These dates describe the source record, not a live verification that the employer is still hiring. Check the original posting.
Job details
| Seniority | Mid level |
| Department | Business operations |
| Experience | 3+ years |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Travel | air: minimal · ground: minimal |
| Work setting | Office, Warehouse |
| Position | Mostly sitting |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Languages | English |
| Licences & certifications | SCMA certification |
| Education | Bachelor’s degree (required) |
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Unlimited Potential
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 79 |
As a Buyer you will have a great opportunity to manage selective key suppliers nationally across all warehouses. This opportunity will enable you to build strong business relationships with suppliers and understand the most cost effective ways to manage inventory across the network.
Responsibilities:
- Maintain product availability taking into consideration sales trend, forecast, lead time and cost efficiency: Issuing requests for quotations and purchase orders
- Manage inventory control for multiple warehouses to include inventory review to reduce and eliminate any obsolete materials
- Maintain frequent communications with suppliers to ensure project/quotation and deliveries are on schedule
- Negotiate product availability on time to meet customer requirements, managing the process of returning goods to vendors
- Meet key suppliers, conduct facility visits to have clear understanding of operational efficiencies
- Work closely with sales, customer service, warehouse staff and clients
- Support internal staff with expert knowledge and services, and resolves any customer complaints or problems
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree and Minimum 3-5 years’ supply chain and procurement experience in a high volume distribution environment
- Certification from Supply Chain Management Association (SCMA) is preferred
- Ability to effectively manage inventory and service level
- Excellent attention to detail and accuracy with strong analytical and vendor negotiation skills
- Basic knowledge of financial statements and trial balance information.
- Ability to work in a Windows environment with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook)
- Previous experience working with SX Enterprise an asset
Bunzl Canada Inc. (bunzlcanada.ca) provides the food and retail packaging, cleaning and hygiene products and equipment, safety and industrial supplies which keep over 58,000 Canadian businesses running optimally, every day. We bring our customers the advantage of global sourcing, product innovation and national scale combined with responsive local service and deep category expertise. Bunzl Canada is a certified Great Place to Work®. We are committed to creating an inclusive, equitable and positive working environment for all employees so that they experience a strong sense of belonging, while developing individually and professionally. Bunzl Canada is an operating company of Bunzl plc (BNZL.L), a FTSE100 company listed on the London Stock Exchange. With 27,000 employees in over 30 countries, our global presence spans the Americas, Europe, Asia Pacific, and the UK and Ireland. At Bunzl, you’ll find Unlimited Potential… Your Career - - Our Future!
Bunzl Canada has a tradition of commitment to equal employment opportunity. It is our established policy to attract and retain the best qualified people without regard to race, colour, religion, national origin, sex/gender (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, age, disability or veteran status as provided by law.
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