Purchasing Coordinator - Commodity

Purchasing Coordinator (Commodity Buyer) - VTCA 

Vuteq Technical Center Americas is a Sales and Engineering service provider representing Vuteq and Diversity Vuteq manufacturing groups throughout North America. The Vuteq group of companies is actively engaged in automotive parts manufacturing and design and currently supplies Interior and Exterior components to General Motors, Toyota Motor Manufacturing and Honda Motor Manufacturing. Located in Woodstock, Ontario, we are proud to supply quality products and services to our customers for the past 38 years. We are a diverse team of skilled professionals, and pride ourselves in maintaining a culture that is inclusive, supportive and provides opportunities for growth.

These are new open positions for a Purchasing Coordinator to join our team! 

Job Description

The Purchasing Coordinator (Commodity Buyer) is responsible for controlling costs, negotiating contracts, contract management, building supplier relationships for the requirements and specification of parts/materials required by our customers.

What we offer:

• Yearly provided uniforms

• Safety shoe allowance of $160
• Prescription safety glasses
• Employer paid family benefit plan 
• RRSP/DPSP Incentives 
• Referral bonuses
• Extensive hands-on training
• Team appreciation lunches
• Kaizen incentive program
• Paid sick and personal time
• Paid earned day – 1/year up to 11 max.
• Paid vacation time – 2 weeks/year 
• Paid company floaters at Christmas
• Community involvement opportunities 
• Company events – Holiday parties, summer picnic, BBQ’s 
• Stability - 38 years in Woodstock
• Paid OT for 40+ hours a week or 8+ hours a day
• Opportunities for team member growth and development

If you are looking to join a company with a friendly atmosphere, and a passionate team with limitless potential, Vuteq is the place for you!

Apply today to join the Vuteq team!

Position Description 

• Utilize Vuteq best practices and leadership skills to guide and develop an assigned set of Vuteq suppliers to achieve improvements and global competitive results in safety, quality, productivity, and cost 
• Lead assigned suppliers and commodities 
• Request for quote (RFQ) activities; Create RFQs, send to suppliers for pricing, compare returned RFQs from different suppliers, provide feedback to suppliers, Total cost analysis, complete Business Award Ringisho and obtain approval 
• Creating Purchasing Strategy Documents for assigned commodities 
• Responsible for setting and achieving yearly cost reductions through APR negotiation, VE/VA, etc. 
• Report weekly in team meetings the progress of targets and goals (PDCA) 
• Negotiating; negotiate with suppliers to get lower pricing and improved service, work with suppliers to improve their processes to improve pricing for Vuteq through benchmarking and analysis 
• Building supplier relationships; Quarterly meeting to review performance and cost reduction ideas, supplier site-visits to ensure compliance with Vuteq standards and understand process related to cost 
• Project management: take lead on projects as assigned by manager, provide purchasing support to Engineering, Production areas 
• Participate, as needed, and interact with other Vuteq plants troubleshoot issues and problem solve. 
• Support supplier assessments 
• Must be able to understand the required specifications from the customers, review drawings (internal and external) 

Qualifications

Education 

• Successful completion of a 2 - 3 year college diploma in Purchasing Materials Management/Supply Chain Operations/Business Program Equity considered an asset 
• Certified Supply Chain Management Professional (CSCMP) designation considered an asset 
• AIAG IATF 16949:2016 Supplier Auditor Certification considered an asset 

Experience 

• 2 - 3 years of purchasing experience
• 1 - 2 years of external customer service experience 
• 1 - 2 years of Microsoft Office experience 
• 2 -5 years of automotive experience 

Skills and Abilities 

• Maintain a high level of accuracy and detail orientation when producing data and reports 
• Ability to adapt to changing demands of production and team member issues 
• Actively listen to different suppliers for maintain and enhancing requirements 
• Ability to effectively manage a small group of professionals to achieve shared and personal goals 
• Strong interpersonal skills; able to speak in front of groups of people, and ability to effectively communicate information with varying levels of individuals (both team members and management groups) 
• Ability to show versatility and resourcefulness when problem solving 
• Ability to organize priorities based on deadlines and importance of tasks 
• Manage time efficiently while working on several different tasks at once 
• Ability to communicate is a second language would be an asset 

Other 

• Must have a valid driver’s license 

While we appreciate all applications received, only those candidates considered for an interview will be contacted. 

Vuteq Technical Center Americas and Vuteq Canada Inc. welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.