LMI Technologies is currently seeking a highly motivated, experienced and qualified Purchaser to join our Purchasing team. Experience in electronics, optics, and machined parts is considered an asset. The Purchaser will be responsible for end to end supply chain activities for their assigned portfolio of parts, some of these are listed below.
The Purchaser will report to the Purchasing Team Lead while working closely with other Purchasers and teams.
- Conducts all purchasing activities in accordance with QMS requirements.
- Negotiates pricing, delivery requirements and quantities with suppliers.
- Generates and issues all Purchase Order (PO), carefully considering applicable quality clauses to ensure LMI requirements for purchased product are clear according to MRP requirements.
- Work with R&D in the development of new products, vendors, service offerings and strategies within your portfolio of parts.
- Monitors goods delivery ensuring product is on time and meets the quality requirements.
- Constantly evaluates suppliers based on their quality and on-time delivery performance and updates management with supplier’s performance analysis.
- Manages Non-Conforming materials and works with suppliers to identify and eliminate quality issues.
- Maintains optimal stock levels by reviewing and updating system data.
- Ensures that technical documentation, product configuration and specification provided to suppliers are complete, accurate and up-to date.
- Promptly notifies suppliers of changes introduced by Engineering Change Orders.
- Manages status and update purchase order and vendor related information in Netsuite database.
- Proactively contributes to and implements continuous improvement initiatives.
- Administers parts being purchased through alternative supply methods
- Adheres to LMI Employee Policy Manual.
- Minimum of 3 years purchasing experience or training in supply chain.
- Relevant post secondary education - degree, diploma or designation.
- Experience with ERP systems, previous MRP experience preferred.
- Experience with Quality Management System
- Solid interpersonal skills to communicate appropriately in a team environment.
- Solid computer skills (Google sheets, docs, Gmail) experience preferred but will consider relevant Microsoft Office experience.
Salary Range: $65,789 - $85,500 + Eligibility for Profit Sharing Program Participation (pending successful completion of probationary period and based on business performance)
Perks and Benefits
- Health Benefits: Full health care coverage (with 100% paid premiums) including dental, vision, and drugs for you and your family.
- Work-Life Balance: We support a healthy balance with hybrid work arrangements, flextime, and competitive paid time off.
- Growth & Development: An annual Education Support Program for training and professional growth, plus annual performance reviews.
- Enjoy free snacks and drinks, team-building events, tenure awards, and our official "May the 4th" (Star Wars Day) company holiday!
- Access to an on-site fitness facility, tennis/basketball court, and company-wide wellness initiatives
- Access to an on-site fitness facility, tennis/basketball court, and company-wide wellness initiatives
- This is a hybrid position based out of our Burnaby, BC headquarters. To support our collaborative model, preference will be given to local candidates that are able to work in the office on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.
- Please note that financial relocation assistance and immigration sponsorship are not available for this position
- We are recognized as a “Great Place to Work” for 10 consecutive years!
Our Recruitment Process
We believe in a transparent and collaborative hiring journey. Our goal is to ensure you are as excited about us as we are about you. Below is the typical path (can vary by position):
Talent Discovery (Human Resources): An initial screening call focused on your professional background, language and communication proficiency, and cultural alignment with the team as well as overview of role and company.
Role Fit (Hiring Manager): A deep dive into your experience, knowledge and skills as well as sharing of role expectations and team initiatives.
Team Fit (Peers and Colleagues): An opportunity to meet with potential team members and/or cross-functional peers to discuss your experience/background and their experience and work at LMI.
About LMI Technologies
We are recognized as one of Canada's Great Workplaces and a global leader in industrial vision. LMI is a medium-sized technology company built on a culture of openness, respect and engineering excellence. At LMI, our teams work collaboratively toward the shared goal of designing and delivering innovative 3D and 2D machine vision solutions to OEMs and System Integrators operating in industrial factory automation worldwide. The result of this collaboration is high-performance, easy-to-deploy, and cost-effective vision technologies that deliver consistent results in even the most demanding inline inspection applications today worldwide reliably.Skills Required
- Minimum of 3 years purchasing experience or training in supply chain.
- Relevant post-secondary education (degree, diploma or designation).
- Experience with ERP systems.
- Previous MRP experience.
- Experience with Quality Management System (QMS).
- Experience using NetSuite (purchase order and vendor information management).
- Solid interpersonal and team communication skills.
- Solid computer skills: Google Sheets, Google Docs, Gmail (preferred).
- Relevant Microsoft Office experience (considered if Google Workspace experience not present).
- Experience with electronics, optics, and machined parts (asset).
What We Do
As the global leader in 3D scanning and inspection, LMI Technologies works to advance quality and productivity with 3D sensor technology. Our award-winning, FactorySmart® laser, snapshot, and line confocal sensors improve the quality and efficiency of factory production by providing fast, accurate, reliable inspection solutions that leverage smart 3D technologies. Unlike contact based measurement or 2D vision, our non-contact solutions add 3D shape information that is critical to achieving 100% quality control. Our globally recognized product lines include Gocator All-In-One 3D Smart Sensors, FocalSpec 3D Line Confocal Sensors, and chroma+scan 3D Log and Board Sensors. To learn more about how LMI’s inspection solutions can benefit your business, we invite you to contact us at [email protected] or visit us at www.lmi3d.com to explore the possibilities of smart 3D technology.
