Our company, a national supplier of tool and equipment product lines for the Canadian market, is currently seeking an energetic, detail oriented individual to join our Product Management Team. Products include: abrasives, air tools, hand tools, material handling and heavy duty automotive lifting equipment. We are a privately held, proudly Canadian company recognized as a leader in the wholesale distribution of tools and equipment industry. 

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the forecasting and inventory management of categories
• Develop trend right product assortments through line review process managing sales and profit targets by category, including exit strategies  
• Develop a strong relationship with our Sales, Product Development, and Marketing to enhance our customer service fill rate expectations
• Develop and maintain solid vendor relationships; use strong negotiating skills to secure allowances, terms, funding, exclusives, '1st to market'
• Process purchase orders and ensure you are knowledgeable of supplier purchase terms, conditions, lead times etc.
• Deal with discrepancies with purchase orders received
• Reconcile invoices
• Occasional dealing with logistics staff in regards to commercial invoices, freight arrangements etc
• Ability to deal with worldwide, world class suppliers

• A minimum of 3 years Procurement experience within distribution or tool and equipment industry
• Enrolment in the PMAC an asset
• Able to manage high volume of work and multiple projects during peak periods
• Proven scheduling abilities and ability to deal with long lead times
• Proven project management skills - ability to save time, money or enhance quality for both internal and external clients
• Proven problem solving and trouble-shooting abilities
• Excellent verbal communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to make relevant inquiries to uncover and clarify necessary details
• Strong attention to detail
• Proven ability to lead, coordinate and achieve results in a team environment
• Must be highly proficient in Word, Excel and PowerPoint and ERP (inventory) systems
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