WHAT DO WE DO?
We create solutions for the people who keep our world flowing.
For over 80 years, John Brooks Company has been solving fluid handling challenges for customers in various industries/markets across Canada by providing a diverse selection of engineered products and innovative system designs, focusing on customized solutions consisting of filtration, pump, spray, and valve products.
THE ROLE
The Procurement Coordinator will support purchasing department with daily administrative functions for the procurement process including updating purchase orders with vendor order acknowledgments, daily reporting, data updating, selected buying and other tasks as needed. This is a hybrid role.
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
- Perform buying for selected lines
- Resolving receiving discrepancies and supplier shipping errors
- Coordinating vendor returns
- Providing back up and support for the procurement, freight and traffic departments
- Liaise with accounts payable on vendor POs and resolve any discrepancy on POs, receiving’s and invoicing
- Assist with data management including part number integrity, pricing and accuracy
QUALIFICATIONS
- University / College degree in material management, business, or administration
- Minimum of 3 years’ experience in procurement, purchasing, administration, warehousing, logistics, supply chain
- Thorough knowledge of DRP software systems and data entry
- Demonstrated knowledge of purchasing, inventory management and contracting techniques and procedures
- Strong knowledge of inventory control practices
- Knowledge of the appropriate tools for grading, analyzing, and assessing materials, equipment, supplies, services, and other commodities
- Excellent people management and negotiation skills
- Able to consistently represent the company in a professional manner
- Sound judgment and shrewd decision-making skills
- Ability to work with little or no supervision
- Strong writing and presentations skills for creating reports, correspondence, contracts, requests, bids, and other documentation
- Sound analytical thinking, planning, prioritization, attention to details and execution skills
- Ability to respond appropriately in pressure situations with a calm and steady demeanor
- Strong customer service focus
- Proficient in Excel and Word
Core Competencies
- Quality Orientation
- Time Management
- Mediating and Negotiating
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Research and Analysis
- Decision making and Judgement
- Creative and Innovative Thinking
- Accountability and Dependability
- Planning and Organizing
- Mathematical Reasoning
- Providing Consultation
- Ethics and Integrity
- Enforcing Laws, Rules and Regulations
- Energy & Stress
- Team Work
- Development and Continual Learning
WORK ENVIRONMENT
- Hybrid Office Environment
Canadian founded and owned, John Brooks Company has doubled in size in the last 7 years to over 200 employees across the country. Since 1938, we have worked hard to build & nurture an entrepreneurial environment, where creative thought and initiative are encouraged; this is a place where your ideas matter! If you have a strong work-ethic, passion, and determination, we’ll provide the tools you need for success. We will help you grow so that we can continue growing.
FUN FACTS
- The average employee tenure is 9 years
- We enjoy celebrating achievements by means of formal service awards, employee achievement awards, and milestone birthdays
- We regularly host social events and gatherings to foster togetherness and fun
We are committed to providing equal opportunities for persons with disabilities. Accommodations are available at all stages of the recruitment process, at the candidate’s request.
What We Do
John Brooks Company is an innovative company that combines fresh ideas and over 85 years of solving fluid-handling challenges for our customers, and we love doing it. We are a team of Spraying, Pumping, Filtering, Valve, and Systems application experts who solve any and all municipal and industrial application challenges across Canada.
We are thankful to have had relationships with many of our customers and suppliers that span decades; this is a testament to how we conduct business throughout our organization. We have evolved, and we will continue to re-engineer ourselves in the future as we help our customers tackle various challenges.
Since 1938, respect has been the cornerstone of what John Brooks Company is about. We have a culture that respects all stakeholders, whether they are suppliers, customers, or our employees. We work hard to foster an entrepreneurial environment where decision-making, creative thought, and initiative are rewarded; this is a place where your ideas matter.
This positive but challenging work environment has allowed us to employ many passionate and skilled employees over our 85-year history; our average employee tenure is over 11 years. We have a number of employees whose first job was with John Brooks Company and years later retired with us.
When you join John Brooks Company, you are connecting with a team that is committed to your success. You will be supported by our ownership, our management team and your co-workers. Many of our most tenured employees are also our most motivated and committed employees, and we believe this speaks volumes about what it’s like to work at John Brooks Company.
Dynablast, MDA Filtration, ML Gatewood, ASL Roteq, and Motech Distribution are all divisions of John Brooks Company.
