Junior Buyer

Marshall Land Systems requires a Junior Buyer in Moncton, NB to join our team. Reporting to the Manager, Purchasing Shared Service, this role is responsible for supporting the Purchasing Shared Services team by ensuring that all materials, components, and services required for production are sourced efficiently and on time.

The Junior Buyer will act as a liaison between internal departments and external suppliers to ensure purchasing activities are aligned with operational and project goals.

Your responsibilities in this role:

• Work closely with the Purchasing Shared Services to team to maximize material availability and minimize working capital exposure across the region’s production site.
• Maintain close collaboration with the Planning, Warehousing, Operations, Project and Engineering departments to ensure material supply is accurate, in full, and on-time.
• Assist in sourcing and evaluating suppliers and products based on cost, quality, compliance, and lead time.
• Perform market analysis activities to support supplier selection and purchasing decisions.
• Keep up to date on market trends and pricing fluctuations for key commodities.
• Communicate with vendors to confirm delivery times and resolve any discrepancies that arise.
• Expedite purchase orders.
• Support the development of supplier relationships and monitor supplier performance metrics.
• Prepare reports and updates for the Purchasing Shared Services and Leadership team.
• Ensure data integrity in the ERP system to appropriately drive MRP.
• Monitor open orders to ensure production and project schedules are met.
• Communicate delay and shortage risks.
• Address delivery issues, quality discrepancies, or invoice mismatches in collaboration with relevant cross functional teams.
• Participate in cost saving and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Other duties as assigned.

Apply if you have most of the following:

• Procurement or Operations expertise (2+ years) in a manufacturing environment.
• Knowledge of ERP and MRP systems, P2P and procurement processes.
• Procurement and/or purchasing experience.
• Good numeracy skills/data management skills.
• Excel and PowerPoint skills.
• Strong communication and problem solving skills.
• Ability to present data clearly and concisely.
• Ability to work under pressure with competing demands.
• Must be eligible to meet the requirements of export control regulations, including the Canadian Controlled Goods Program and Canadian Government security requirements.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

This job posting is for an existing vacancy.

The salary range for this position is $49,000 to $52,000 commensurate on qualifications and work experience.

ABOUT MARSHALL LAND SYSTEMS

Marshall Land Systems is a Canadian-owned global company with an unrivalled pedigree of British engineering excellence. From its origins in Cambridge, UK, through more than a century of innovation, pioneering advances from the nose of Concorde to the early Hydrogen fuel cell technology that ultimately powered the moon landings, Marshall engineers now continue to innovate specialist vehicles and infrastructure for NATO forces across the world.

From bomb disposal vehicles to deployed shelters, from command and control to CT scanners on the battlefield, Marshall Land Systems protects people in critical situations with the very best in engineering. It employs 600 people with major facilities the UK, Canada, and the Netherlands.

DISCLOSURES

We recognize the benefits of AI and use it to support activities such as creating job descriptions and reviewing information. However, we do not use AI to assess candidates, make hiring decisions, or conduct interviews, these are always carried out by people.

While candidates may use AI to support CV writing, we encourage applications to reflect your own experience and voice, and not be fully AI generated. We also ask that AI is not used during interviews, as we want to get to know you as an individual.

We are committed to a fair, transparent, and human recruitment process.

Marshall Land Systems is an equal opportunity employer and values a diverse and inclusive workplace. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without discrimination because of race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, family status or disability, or any other characteristic protected by law. For more information please click here for Ontario and here for New Brunswick.

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