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Merchandise Purchasing Manager

Employer

WILLOW CREEK ENTERPRISES LTD

Date Posted

February 26, 2025

Languages

English
  • Location Edson, AB
  • Earnings $56.50 hourly
  • Work Hours 35 hours per week
  • Position Permanent Full Time
  • Vacancies 1  Vacancy
  • Closing Date Mar 28, 2025
Job Requirements

Employer

WILLOW CREEK ENTERPRISES LTD

Languages

English

Education

  • College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years
  • or equivalent experience

Tasks

  • Coordinate activities of personnel engaged in buying, selling and distributing materials, equipment, machinery and supplies
  • Evaluate daily operations
  • Plan and control budget and expenditures
  • Plan and organize daily operations
  • Review purchase order claims and contracts to determine compliance with company policy
  • Hire, train, direct and motivate staff
  • Plan, develop and implement purchasing policies and procedures
  • Oversee the evaluation of the cost and quality of goods or services
  • Manage contracts
  • Review and process claims against suppliers
  • Oversee the analysis of data and information

Work conditions and physical capabilities

Attention to detail

Personal suitability

Organized

Experience

1 year to less than 2 years

Support for newcomers and refugees

Supports newcomers and/or refugees with foreign credential recognition

Support for youths

Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth

Support for Indigenous people

Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Indigenous workers


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Interest Codes & Abilities
The Merchandise Purchasing Manager is part of the following larger National Occupational Classification (NOC).

Interest Codes

Purchasing Managers
DIRECTIVE

Interest in co-ordinating information to plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate the purchasing activities of establishments, and to approve contracts, purchase orders and invoices

METHODICAL

Interest in identifying vendors of materials, equipment and supplies, in reviewing and processing claims against suppliers, and in participating in the development of specifications for equipment, products and substitute materials

social

Interest in negotiating and overseeing the negotiation of purchase contracts

Reading Interest Codes
A Quick Guide

The interest code helps you figure out if you’d like to work in a particular occupation. 

It’s based on the Canadian Work Preference Inventory (CWPI), which measures 5 occupational interests: Directive, Innovative, Methodical, Objective, and Social.

Each set of 3 interest codes for this NOC group is listed in order of importance.

A code in capital letters means it’s a strong fit for the occupation.

A code in all lowercase letters means the fit is weaker.

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