Buyer

Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Salary: $80,000 - $120,000

About the Project:

The Eglinton Crosstown West Extension will bring the Eglinton Crosstown LRT another 9.2 kilometres farther west, creating a continuous rapid transit line from the east end of Toronto into Mississauga. The Stations, Rail, and Systems (SRS) package encompasses the design, construction, integration, and commissioning of key project components.

Position Overview

TRP has a current vacancy for a Buyer.

The Buyer is responsible for overseeing the procurement process to ensure the timely and cost-effective acquisition of materials and services required for project operations. Key responsibilities include researching and evaluating potential suppliers, managing bid evaluations and negotiations, and executing purchase orders while ensuring compliance with company policies and standards. The Buyer collaborates closely with suppliers, technical teams, and site personnel to meet project requirements, schedules, and quality expectations. Additionally, the Buyer monitors vendor performance, maintains accurate purchasing records, generates reports, and supports the resolution of procurement-related issues to drive continuous improvement in the procure-to-pay process.

Key Responsibilities

• Research and identify potential suppliers capable of supplying materials and/or services required for the project.
• Lead the bid evaluation, selection, negotiation, execution of purchase orders, and delivery of materials and services required in support of BSP operations. Ensure that purchase order terms and conditions incorporate technical, schedule and quality and BSP terms and conditions as required.
• Act as liaison between Suppliers, site personnel, technical leads and construction managers in respect to materials and services requirements to ensure that technical requirements, schedules, and cost targets are fully achieved.
• Perform evaluations of potential suppliers including researching historical performance and financial strength and validate supplier references through contact with previous customers.
• Ensure that purchase orders are approved in accordance with policies and execute the purchase orders in an accurate and timely manner. Accountable for driving toward a zero exception procure to pay process. Responsible for the complete life cycle of purchase orders.
• Expedite suppliers as required to ensure on-time delivery of material and completion of services.
• Manage Need Requests from assignment through to delivery to site. Maintain accurate records of all purchase related documents and maintain and organize related filing systems.
• Compiling and creating reports related to purchasing activities including vendor performance KPIs, vendor scorecards and reviews and supporting the resolution of any issues that may arise.
• Other miscellaneous purchasing related requirements as required.
• Travel Requirements: Occasional travel may be required for supplier evaluations, contract negotiations, and meetings.
• Work Environment: A mix of office-based and on-site work, depending on project needs.

Qualifications

• Professional certification or training through an accredited procurement society such as the Supply Chain Management Association of Canada (SCMP) or The Logistics Institute (P. Log.) would be an asset.
• A minimum of 5 years of sourcing, bid evaluation, negotiation and execution of various types of purchase agreements as part of a Procurement organization in a construction environment.
• Strong procurement skill set/knowledge of competitive bid processes, procurement best practices and market conditions.
• Experience working from bills of quantities in a construction environment
• Previous experience is the acquisition of major equipment, raw materials, fabricated materials, build-to-specification materials and commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) products used in used in major capital construction
• Previous experience working alongside technical teams
• Strong customer service focus and interpersonal skills.
• Proven track record of working with procurement software systems would be asset
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal.
• Strong organizational skills. Sound knowledge of MS Office suite, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

At TRP, we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. Accommodation is available upon request for applicants throughout the recruitment and selection process.

We thank all applicants for their interest. However, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.