Supply Specialist (6 month contract)

Job title: Supply Specialist (6-month contract) Location: Brampton, ON (hybrid; 2 days a week in office) Anticipated start date: End of March 2025 or sooner if right candidate found. Overview: The Supply Specialist manages procurement processes, system maintenance, and vendor coordination to ensure smooth purchasing operations. Key responsibilities include processing electronic requisitions, logging order confirmations, conducting market research, and maintaining ERP item data. The role also involves troubleshooting requisition and Purchase order issues, managing supply users and approvers, and updating inventory consumption data. Additionally, it includes generating purchasing reports, setting up new locations, handling product returns with vendors, and ensuring accurate documentation. Collaboration with internal teams and balancing multiple corporate priorities are essential to maintaining efficient procurement workflows. Responsibilities: Process electronic requisitions through the Great Plains System. Log and enter all order confirmations. Market research and obtaining quote as per requests from departments New GP item set-up and maintenance System maintenance (add/remove location or item in GP and ServiceNow) Identify and fix any requisition and ServiceNow order issue with ITSS, users and system setup for Office Supplies user / approver management Update weekly / monthly inventory consumption data for warehouse inventory sheet Provide quarterly purchasing report to ordering group Set up new location with Lab coat/Mats vendor for ordering group. Work collaboratively with internal customers to develop and maintain positive relations Balance the completion of multiple corporate priorities and transactional procurement activities to achieve a successful outcome for both areas Ensure all documentation is filed as per defined process and maintain data in the Great Plains purchasing system Work with vendors to return excess inventory and wrong product for credits against payables account using Return Authorization Guidelines Qualifications: Education: Bachelor’s degree in business, materials management, technical or related discipline Skills: Experience in MRP/ERP Systems desired Strong computer skills, with an emphasis on MS Office/Excel. Materials Management certification is preferable Excellent written and verbal communication skills Ability to perform as a change agent and lead process improvement teams Proven ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines. Strong attention to detail and organizational skills. Able to work independently, with minimal supervision. Good interpersonal skills and able to work well with others. Experience: Understanding of/hands-on experience working in continuous material supply environment In lieu of degree will consider a minimum of 3 years of experience in materials sourcing, planning, or Integrated Supply Chain Lean Six Sigma certification is an asset