Job description

Company Overview
OZ Optics Limited is a leading worldwide supplier of fiber optic products, test equipment and sensors. It is located in Canada's capital city of Ottawa and established in 1985.

Company Perks:

• Every employee receives full benefits including medical, dental, and optical and life insurance with the premiums paid for by OZ Optics.
• Opportunity to work alongside with subject matter experts in fiber optics
• Opportunity to work on world-class products with cutting-edge technologies
• Best recreational facilities company can offer. Squash and basketball courts, weight-training rooms, indoor pool, sauna, and hot tub for use by employees
• Staff events - adult and children's holiday parties, Easter egg hunt, family summer barbeque, and soccer games.
• Free on-site parking

Position Summary:
Manage a team to effectively provide the capability to procure material and services in accordance with the cost, quality, and delivery requirements of the company.

Typical Duties:

• Manage procurement of materials, capital equipment, and services for Production, R & D and MRO needs to ensure costs are optimized and that delivery and quality meets requirements.
• Systematically review the usage rate of Production material and recommend reorder point changes to Materials Manager.
• Manage a proactive expediting process that ensures the effects of any delivery slippages are minimized, that problems/changes are promulgated to relevant personnel, and that system files (database) are updated.
• Manage, in conjunction with support from Quality Assurance and Engineering, the supplier selection and maintenance process to ensure the supplier base meets company requirements for quality, delivery and cost effectiveness in providing required material and services.
• Manage the department’s administrative process to ensure support functions satisfy the department’s needs in a cost effective and timely manner.
• Plan, organize, staff and control resources in accordance with organizational demands for carrying out the departmental mandate.
• Ensure departmental and corporate policies and procedures are communicated and followed.
• Participate in the generation and execution of fiscal budgets (Capital, Operation and Training) as appropriate to ensure that optimum department overheads are established and not exceeded.
• Provide the means to track performance of activities on important projects/tasks including the development of metrics to measure and report against.
• Conduct the performance management process with staff, which includes the setting of objectives and providing regular review and feedback to employees regarding their progress.
• Interface effectively with all levels of personnel both within and outside the company who utilize, or contribute to, the procurement process.

Education:
University degree in Business Administration, or community college diploma preferable in Materials Management, and/or PMAC accreditation of CPP.

Experience:
Minimum 10 years direct or 5 years indirect however in a high tech industry.

Skills:

• Demonstrated technical knowledge of current procurement practices.
• Effective communicator, both oral and written, with all levels of internal and external personnel.
• Effective negotiator; exhibits personal integrity; tolerance for ambiguity; demonstrates general practical intelligence and ability to think clearly under stress.
• Well planning and organizational abilities.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Company events
• Dental care
• Disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Extended health care
• Flexible schedule
• Life insurance
• On-site gym
• On-site parking
• Vision care
• Wellness program

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

COVID-19 considerations:
All employees are strongly advised to do daily Covid-19 assessments, to wear masks at all times, practice on-going sanitization and social distancing.

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Ottawa, ON K0A 1L0: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)

Experience:

• Procurement & Purchasing Occupations: 5 years (preferred)

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