Buyer

About EMCO Corporation

EMCO Corporation is one of Canada's leading construction wholesale distribution businesses, serving contractors and partners across the country. Backed by more than 115 years of experience, we combine the strength and stability of a national organization with the agility and entrepreneurial spirit of a growing business.

Our purpose is to help build stronger communities by delivering the products, expertise, and service that support critical systems in residential, commercial, industrial, and infrastructure projects across Canada.

What makes EMCO Corporation different is our people and culture.

Our teammates are empowered to make decisions, develop customer relationships, drive growth, and shape the future of their business. We provide the tools, support, and mentorship needed to succeed, while encouraging initiative, accountability, and innovation.

Our culture is built on four core values:

• Fairness & Caring
• Trust & Respect
• Generous Listening
• Straight Talk

Diversity, Inclusion & Opportunity

EMCO Corporation is committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace where every teammate can succeed. We believe that diverse backgrounds, experiences, perspectives, and ideas make us a stronger organization and better partner to our customers.

We actively encourage applications from women, Indigenous peoples, visible minorities, persons with disabilities, members of the LGBTQ2S+ community, and individuals from all backgrounds. We are particularly committed to increasing representation of women in leadership and throughout the construction wholesale industry by creating an environment where talent, performance, and potential drive opportunity.

Why Join EMCO Corporation?

• Learn from experienced leaders and mentors!
• Participate in industry-leading training and development programs.
• Competitive salary, benefits, pension, and profit-sharing programs
• Long-term career growth with one of Canada's most respected organizations
• Team-oriented culture that supports work-life balance.

Job Description:

As a Buyer, you will be responsible for procuring material for resale and for managing the entire inventory at the Profit Centre. You will maintain all the inventory controls in the computer system and update them as required. You will negotiate with vendors to obtain the best pricing, delivery, and terms of purchase to ensure optimal order fill rates and high levels of customer satisfaction.

To experience success in the position, you will:

• Represent the Profit Centre in a professional manner
• Uphold our core values and ethics with every interaction
• Build long-lasting and profitable vendor relationships by being courteous and engaging
• Expedite customer orders to keep customer satisfaction high
• Be analytical, detail oriented and solve problems
• Be an effective part of the team at the Profit Centre by collaborating with teammates to support ongoing business needs

Additional duties will include:

• Analyze product on hand and projected sales
• Create vendor purchase orders to maintain product mix, optimize material in the Profit Centre and satisfy projected sales
• Communicate with warehouse teammates to monitor vendor shipments and receipts to ensure material arrives within the prescribed parameters established; expedite customer orders when required
• Work in conjunction with warehouse teammates to ensure timely delivery of products from vendors
• Meets or exceeds the Profit Centre targets for fill rate and stale inventory
• Research and resolve inventory discrepancies which may include physically locating the product
• Perform system product file maintenance for the Profit Centre and work with Product Management Group when required for updates and changes
• Negotiate vendor returns, special buys and local rebate programs
• Maintain market intelligence and report pricing level changes, market conditions that may impact inventory levels
• Communicate with Inside and Outside Account Managers about special customer requests
• Collaborate with teammates on current shortages/outages of products
• Regularly engage with teammates to gain insights on product preferences of customers
• Ensure all customer orders have been fulfilled to maintain compliance
• Cancel orders that are no longer needed to ensure inventory accuracy
• Perform other tasks as requested by the Profit Centre Manager

What we are looking for from you:

• A minimum of 1 year of purchasing or inventory control experience
• Able to analyze sales and inventory data, and understand market trends to make informed purchasing decisions
• Possess strong negotiation skills
• Able to learn and operate the applicable software system used to process orders
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to build and maintain strong working relationships with customers, vendors, and teammates
• Proficient in Microsoft Office software
• Possess a strong work ethic and a high standard of integrity
• Ability to work well independently and in a team setting

Preferred Skills

• Previous experience with or knowledge of products sold at the Profit Centre
• Experience working in wholesale
• Experience using M3

Salary Range - $40-50,000 plus profit share

EMCO is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to maintaining a discrimination, harassment, and barrier free workplace where all employees can contribute to their fullest potential. EMCO is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion in our workplaces. All employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, colour, creed, place of origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, religion, family or parental status, or any other characteristic protected by the law. We welcome applications from all minority group members, women, Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, members of sexual minority groups, neurodiversity, and others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas.