Purchasing & Inventory Manager
Superior Propane View all jobs
- Calgary, AB
- $97,700-122,100 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Lead day-to-day purchasing activities for goods and services across multiple North American divisions.
- Set departmental budgets and ensure adherence to financial controls.
- Develop and enforce purchasing policies, thresholds, and approval workflows.
- Manage, mentor, and develop purchasing and inventory team members.
- Establish and maintain cycle counting, inventory accuracy, and inventory control procedures.
- Oversee vendor negotiations, supplier relationships, and cost-reduction opportunities.
- Explore and implement alternative inventory management models to improve efficiency and reduce costs.
- Manage procurement operations including requisitions, purchase orders, receiving, and inventory records.
- Own procurement and inventory processes within Workday and related work-order systems, leveraging digital tools for integration and efficiency.
- Collaborate with Operations, Finance, and Category Management to monitor supplier performance and support procure-to-pay improvements.
- Post-secondary education in a relevant field; SCMP, CSCP, CIPS, or equivalent designation preferred.
- 8–10+ years’ experience in purchasing, procurement operations, or inventory management.
- Strong background managing inventory in asset-intensive, multi-location, multi-category environments.
- Deep hands-on experience with Workday procurement and inventory modules, plus other PO/service/work-order systems.
- Proven ability to lead teams, drive operational discipline, and manage change.
- Strong understanding of sourcing, supplier selection, contract terms, negotiation, and procure-to-pay workflows.
- Expertise in inventory management methods including cycle counting, valuation, demand/reorder principles, and optimization.
- High digital literacy including ERP tools, workflow design, and data governance.
- Solid financial awareness including budgeting, cost control, spend analysis, and total cost of ownership.
- Knowledge of supplier performance metrics, warehouse/material flow basics, compliance requirements, and cross-functional collaboration.