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Eaton Corporation Junior Buyer in Perth, Ontario
Eaton’s Electrical sector is currently hiring a Junior Buyer to join our team. This position is based at our Perth, Canada facility and offers benefits from Day 1.
What you’ll do:
This is a dual role performing the functions of Junior Buyer and Senior Administrative Assistant. As a Junior Buyer, you will primarily support procurement sourcing and management, and the Senior Administrative Assistant role will perform a wide variety of functions to support Perth operations, including Administration & Personnel, Accounts Payable, Payroll, Purchasing, Label Printing Operations, Plant Manager and HR support, maintaining safety files/forms, etc.
In this role you will:
Perform purchasing functions to locally source, order, receive and deliver required materials and services, and review invoices to verify charge number, pricing, approving signature & conformance with original Purchase Order.
Support and strictly adhere to policy and forms for shared and strategic suppliers, and adhere to contracts terms and payment milestones.
Adhere to Eaton supplier setup and quality policies.
Provide overall support on policy issues and payment requirements.
Support additional procurement analytics as needed.
Manage financials including Pro-card statements & Manager's Concur Reports, Payroll/Overtime, and MRO purchase orders.
Resolve employee problems/concerns regarding benefit/pay/OT through liaison with HR/Payroll staff.
Monitor & control visitor access and orientation to plant and issue badges as required.
Maintain and update various records, reports & files instrumental to the efficiency and effectiveness of the operation.
Coordinate employee reimbursement programs.
Act as the central nexus of administrative and office tasks in support of the daily operation, Plant Manager requirements, events and reports.
Collaborate with all internal and external stakeholders in a professional and responsive manner.
Qualifications:
Required (Basic) Qualifications:
Diploma or Degree in Business or related function from an accredited post-secondary institution
Professional certification in Purchasing or Supply Chain Management from an accredited post-secondary institution.
Three (3) years of experience in an office environment supporting a Manager
Three (3) years of experience with Microsoft Office suite.
Must be eligible to work Canadawithoutcompanysponsorship
No relocation benefit is being offered for this position. Only candidates residing within an 80km radius of Perth, Canada will be considered.
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience with Oracle, Outlook, Vista, WISPER, Markview, Ariba, and PowerBI.
Experience performing Quality Audits ISO 9001 standards is highly preferred.
Experience working with Payroll & Accounting system functions.
Good understanding of LEAN concepts, principles & tools such as Value Stream Mapping, 5S, Pull Systems and Standardized Work.
Six Sigma Yellow/Green/Black Belt certification.
Proven ability to query and manipulate data using MS Excel, MS Access, Minitab, Power BI and/or other programs and transform data into information.
We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for job applicants and employees. Our recruitment processes use balanced selection criteria and avoid unlawful discrimination against applicants on the basis of their age, colour, disability, marital status, national origin, gender, gender identity, genetic information, race or racial origin, religion, sexual orientation or any other status protected or required by law.