Senior Electrical purchaser

Main responsibilities

• Perform some project management duties and ensure a follow up
• Deal with major projects
• Evaluate the companies needs and prescribe the specifications within the equipment, materials and furniture that has to be purchased
• Proceed the follow up of the shop drawings and the releasing
• Purchase, according to the superintendants and procurement director, general or specialized equipment  and materials that will be used by the company
• Bring help for the evaluation of the potential suppliers
• Track the execution of the order towards the supplier and ensure a follow up
• Assist the follow-up of the budget for purchasing department and communicate with the procurement director in order to solve, if necessary, the problems
• Effectuate, if needed, procedures to apply the necessary corrections on the orders
• Accomplish all other tasks and enquire all others responsibilities that can be referred by the supervisor

Skills and qualifications

• Five to ten years experience as a purchaser, ideally in the construction field
• Excellent capacity of communication, spoken as well as written (master French and English)
• Master the use of computerized technology, such Microsoft Office and Outlook
• Knowledge of a purchasing software
• Knowledge of procurement methods
• Capacity to collaborate and work in a team
• Detailed oriented, resourceful, organized and sense of responsibilities
• Knowledge of electronic materials