Purchasing Assistant
- Mississauga, ON, Canada
Full-time
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- Job type
- Full-time
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- Education
- Bachelor’s degree
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
Company Description INTER-CONTINENTAL GEAR & BRAKE (USA) INC. is an established company operating from 1415 Shawson Drive in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. The organization serves customers across North America with gear and brake-related products and services. Team members work in a setting that values reliability, quality, and attention to detail in all operations. The company offers opportunities to contribute to efficient supply chain and purchasing activities that support its technical and industrial client base.
Role Description This is a year contract on-site Purchasing Assistant role based in Mississauga, ON. The Purchasing Assistant will support daily procurement activities, including preparing and processing purchase orders, maintaining accurate records, and tracking order status. The role also involves communicating with custom broker, freight agents, to ensure shipments arrive in a timely manner.
Qualifications
- Strong understanding of purchasing processes and general purchasing principles.
- Effective communication skills for working with custom broker and freight agents.
- Attention to detail and accuracy in data entry, documentation, and record keeping.
- Proficiency with MS Office (especially Excel) and comfort with learning new business software.
- Ability to prioritize tasks, meet deadlines, and work collaboratively in an on-site environment.
- Previous experience in a purchasing, procurement, or administrative support role is preferred.
- Bachelor's degree / College diploma required; Supply chain, or a related field is an asset.
More about this job
Responsibilities
Prepare and process purchase orders, maintain accurate purchasing records, and track order status. Communicate with customs brokers and freight agents to help ensure shipments arrive on time.
Requirements
A bachelor's degree or college diploma is required, and a supply chain or related field is an asset. Candidates should understand purchasing processes, communicate effectively, be detail-oriented, use Microsoft Office - especially Excel - and be able to prioritize tasks and collaborate; prior purchasing, procurement, or administrative support experience is preferred.
Skills
- Purchasing
- Procurement
- Purchase Order Processing
- Record Keeping
- Order Tracking
- Customs Broker Communication
- Freight Agent Communication
- Attention To Detail
- Data Entry
- Documentation
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft Excel
- Task Prioritization
- Deadline Management
- Collaboration
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Categories
- Logistics
- Administrative
Keywords
- Purchasing
- Procurement
- Supply Chain
- Purchase Orders
- Order Tracking
- Record Keeping
- Customs Brokers
- Freight Agents
- Shipment Coordination
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft Excel
- Data Entry
- Documentation
- Administrative Support
- Purchasing Processes
- Deadline Management