Seaboard Armour Transportation and Logistics (SATL)

Founded 60 years ago, Seaboard Transport Group (Seaboard) is a privately held organization comprised of numerous transport brands across Canada and the United States, including Moncton-based Armour Transport, and is a recognized leader in the Bulk Truckload Industry. Seaboard has a proven history of exceptional performance in the areas of safety, product handling and logistics and has grown by providing excellent service to clients in both the petroleum and chemical industries. In more recent years, Seaboard has added rail-truck and truck-to-rail transload services and options for bulk storage of dry and liquid products, growing our team to over 3500.

As a family owned business the members of the Seaboard  work together as a unit filled with transportation enthusiasts on the road, on the ground and in the office. Join us today as we are currently hiring a Procurement Manager based in Dartmouth, NS.

The procurement manager will be responsible for the purchasing process and policies; as well as the actual purchasing or providing guidance to those making purchases to ensure appropriate approval, quoting and policy is followed.

The sucessful candidate will be the primary point of contact between a business and its suppliers. They must be an excellent negotiator with in depth knowledge of supply chain structures and must be able to effectively communicate with all levels of a business and reconcile differences in understanding and vision. An effective procurement manager must be able to use diplomacy to keep various groups within a company on the same page and working towards same goals.

This position is based in Dartmouth, within our SATL group, and requires on-site work.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• External Suppliers:
  • Using superb analytical skills, a procurement manager identifies potential suppliers, screens them, and negotiates favorable payment terms with selected suppliers.
  • After formalizing the supply contract with the aid of legal professionals, the procurement manager then monitors supplier performance to ensure contractual obligations are met and to help make the supply procurement process as cost effective and efficient as possible.
• Internal Suppliers:
  • Aside from dealing with external suppliers, procurement manager also works with managers, accounts payable, accounts receivable, accounting, IT, fleet/garages and executives within the company to engage in procurement projects.
• By being involved early in the process, a procurement manager can ensure essential supplies are being procured.
• Furthermore, a procurement manager monitors changes in the industry and develops forecasts to determine appropriate budgets. These forecasts are used to develop comprehensive strategies to further the company operational to further the company operational goals.
• Negotiate contracts, polices, and deadlines with suppliers and vendors.
• Monitor prices by product and vendor to predict and account financial fluctuations.
• Manage flow of goods, services, and supplies for optimum production, analyzing and adapting internal policies.
• Prepare and process purchase orders purchase RFP’s and maintain documentation of the acquisition of goods.
• To run reports using the BI toll database. To facilitate reports using BI for fleet maintenance expense trends.
• Manage other group purchasers for timely arrival of goods and services while monitoring adherence to purchasing policies.
• Analyze costs and determine effective cost reduction strategies. Using these strategies make recommendations to the business and implement action plans through projects or policies to obtain cost reductions.
• Purchasing Scope: Utilities, Facilities, Fuel, Office supplies, Uniforms, Safety (PPE), Communications, Misc
• This role does not have any direct reports

Requirements:

• Position falls under the SATL group and is an in-office role
• Bachelor's degree in business administration, supply chain management, finance, logistics, engineering, or equivalent work experience 
• Negotiation skills (negotiating contracts, payment terms and deadlines with suppliers and vendors)
• Analytical skills (analyze costs, forecast budgets and develop cost-reduction strategies)
• Communication and interpersonal skills (required at all levels of the business, including executives, managers, and other internal stakeholders)
• Attention to detail

To apply please submit your resume via this ad.

We are committed to employment equity and welcome applications from women, visible minorities, aboriginal people and persons with disabilities.

For candidates who require accommodation for disabilities through the application and hiring process, please contact us at Recruiting@seaboard.acl.ca or 902-468-4447 to access support.