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Our plant located just outside Vancouver, BC is a pivotal operation within a mission-driven organization that values innovation, collaboration, and operational excellence. We are seeking a Purchasing Manager to lead procurement activities and collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to ensure reliable supply, strong supplier performance, cost control, and the efficient execution of manufacturing and operational priorities.\nPosition Summary\nThe Purchasing Manager leads all purchasing and procurement activities for the plant, ensuring the timely and cost-effective acquisition of materials, goods, and services. This role is responsible for supplier sourcing and relationship management, contract and pricing negotiations, procurement processes, and inventory and material planning support. Working closely with Operations, Supply Chain, Finance, Maintenance, Engineering, and Quality teams, the Purchasing Manager helps ensure production requirements are met while driving cost savings, supplier performance, and operational efficiency. This hands-on leadership role combines day-to-day procurement execution with continuous improvement, strategic sourcing, and team development.\nKey Responsibilities:\nLead day-to-day purchasing activities to ensure timely, cost-effective procurement of goods and services.\nSource, evaluate, negotiate with, and manage suppliers to secure the best value in terms of cost, quality, delivery, and service.\nManage the full procurement cycle, including RFQs, competitive bidding, purchase orders, contracts, and supplier agreements.\nBuild and maintain strong supplier relationships while monitoring performance and resolving issues related to quality, pricing, and delivery.\nCollaborate with internal teams to understand business needs and align procurement activities with operational and project requirements.\nMonitor spending, supplier pricing, market trends, and procurement risks to identify cost-saving and value-creation opportunities.\nMaintain accurate purchasing records, contracts, supplier information, and procurement documentation.\nAnalyze procurement data and key performance indicators to drive continuous improvement and support informed decision-making.\nEnsure purchasing activities comply with company policies, approval processes, budgets, and contractual obligations.\nIdentify and implement process improvements that enhance efficiency, strengthen controls, and support business growth.\nEducation, Knowledge and Experience :\nPost-secondary education in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Operations Management,\nFinance, or a related field; equivalent experience may be considered.\n5+ years of progressive purchasing, procurement, or supply chain experience, including leadership responsibilities in a manufacturing or industrial environment.\nStrong knowledge of purchasing processes, strategic sourcing, supplier management, contract negotiation, cost control, compliance, and procurement best practices.\nDemonstrated experience developing procurement strategies, managing supplier performance, analyzing spend, and identifying cost-saving opportunities.\nAbility to manage requisitions, purchase orders, quotations, supplier agreements, service contracts, and related procurement documentation.\nProficiency with ERP systems, purchasing software, Microsoft Office, spreadsheets, and procurement reporting tools.\nProfessional procurement or supply chain designation (SCMP, CPSM, CPP, or equivalent) is considered an asset.\nCompetencies & Disposition :\nStrong communication, collaboration, and relationship-building skills, with the ability to effectively partner with suppliers and cross-functional stakeholders.\nProactive, solution-oriented leader committed to continuous improvement, operational excellence, and achieving business objectives.\nHands-on, organized, and adaptable, with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.\nStrong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to make sound decisions using data and business insight.\nCollaborative and supportive people leader who coaches, motivates, and develops team members.Accountable, results-driven, and committed to delivering high-quality outcomes with professionalism and integrity.","description_format":"text","description_chars":4444,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Construction"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-16T00:01:26Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":73,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.733,"p_room":1,"age_days":9,"expected_fill_days":49,"reasons":["conf:0","win:early"],"computed_at":"2026-10-24T06:02:35Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/nexii-purchasing-manager","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/nexii-purchasing-manager.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-25T00:38:58Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":951,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-26T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":2125675},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=2125675"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fnexii-purchasing-manager"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fnexii-purchasing-manager"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fnexii-purchasing-manager"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/nexii-purchasing-manager\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fnexii-purchasing-manager"}]}