Location: Magill - Hard Rock Canada
Manager: Supply Chain Manager
Division: Manufacturing
Shift: 5x2
Travel Requirements: None
Job Overview
The Buyer is responsible for the day-to-day execution of purchasing activities for approved materials, suppliers, and services supporting Hard Rock production and service requirements. This role reviews demand and requisitions, creates and maintains purchase orders, follows up on supplier confirmations and delivery schedules, supports shortage recovery, and helps maintain accurate inventory and purchasing data. The Buyer works within approved sourcing strategies, supplier agreements, and purchasing policies, while escalating supplier performance, commercial, or sourcing concerns to the Supply Chain Manager, Category Manager, or Strategic Sourcing as appropriate.
Key Job Responsibilities
• Maintain purchasing data, and purchase orders so they remain complete, accurate, and current.
• Use ERP/MRP planning outputs to review material requirements, convert approved requisitions, create purchase orders, and release material required for production and service needs.
• Manage purchase order acknowledgements, delivery dates, schedule changes, and supplier follow-up to support on-time material availability.
• Expedite late or at-risk orders, coordinate shortage recovery actions, and communicate material constraints to planning, production, warehouse, and supply chain stakeholders.
• Monitor assigned inventory positions, open purchase orders, purchase price variance impacts, and excess or obsolete material activity within approved direction and established controls.
• Use ERP data to support purchase versus transfer decisions, order quantity validation, delivery follow-up, and master data accuracy; escalate make/buy, sourcing, or commercial strategy decisions to the appropriate owner.
• Support approved price updates, supplier communication, and purchasing documentation after sourcing or commercial decisions have been approved.
• Track supplier delivery, quality, service, and responsiveness issues; escalate recurring performance concerns to the Supply Chain Manager, Category Manager, Strategic Sourcing, or Supplier Quality as required.
• Handle adjustments and collaborate with finance/accounts payable to resolve invoice, credit, debit, and payment schedule issues.
• Collaborate with engineering, supplier quality, planning, production, and suppliers to resolve material shortages, specification clarification needs, substitutions, rejected material, and corrective-action follow-up.
• Coordinate return of rejected, excess, or obsolete material to suppliers in accordance with purchasing, quality, and inventory procedures.
• Follow established purchasing policies, approval requirements, supplier agreements, and compliance expectations.
Qualifications/Requirements
• Diploma or Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Operations, or a related discipline, with a minimum of 4 years’ experience in supply, purchasing, planning, or a related operational role with increasing levels of responsibility.
• At least two years of experience in heavy manufacturing, raw material, component, or parts supply chain environments preferred.
• PMAC / ISM accreditation or equivalent experience preferred.
• Experience with supply chain regulations, purchasing policies, and compliance expectations.
• Experience with ERP/MRP systems, purchase order management, supplier follow-up, shortage recovery, and AP/invoice issue resolution.
• Experience supporting both build-to-specification and build-to-print environments preferred.
• Strong analytical skills with high attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to interpret purchasing, inventory, delivery, and financial data to support operational supply chain decisions.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with a customer service focus.
• Ability to handle and prioritize multiple tasks while working in a fast-paced team environment.
Compensation Range
At Komatsu, base pay is just one part of a comprehensive total compensation package designed to support and reward our employees.
For this role, the annual base compensation range is $65,000 to $80,000 CAD. The final offer will be determined based on several factors, including the candidates' skills, experience, qualifications, and the position location.
Additional Offerings
- Relocation Support
Additional Information
We are currently recruiting to fill an existing vacancy within our organization. The successful candidate will be hired to fill a current role that is actively open and ready for immediate placement.
Company Benefits
Komatsu provides an extensive and robust employee package that is designed to enhance the well-being of our employees and family members. We embrace a positive and empowering employee experience with a culture that prides itself on a diverse and inclusive environment.
- Competitive wages
- Annual Bonus
- Comprehensive health and insurance benefits package
- Company-sponsored registered pension plan (RPP) and matching program
- Employee and family assistance programs
- Personal wellness allowance
- Paid uniform and personal protective equipment
- Paid vacation time
- Paid sick time
- Company-supplied tools
- Training and education support
- Employee social engagement activities and benefits
Diversity & Inclusion Commitment
At Komatsu we come from diverse backgrounds, with unique perspectives, experiences, and contributions. We are committed to creating a workforce that is reflective of the communities we work and live in. We believe that our people are part of our shared purpose. We are authentic, ambitious, and innovative in our pursuit of Diversity & Inclusion. United, we are on a journey towards a sustainable future that creates value together.
If you want to learn more about Komatsu, please visit our website at https://www.komatsu.com/
Use of Artificial Intelligence in Recruitment
Komatsu uses artificial intelligence (AI), to assist with applicant screening during the recruitment process. These tools analyze candidate information based on predefined criteria set by the company for the position requirements and generate outputs such as candidate recommendations.
AI refers to machine-based systems that infer from input data to produce outputs that may influence hiring outcomes. While AI supports initial screening, final decisions are made by human recruiters and hiring managers.
Company Information
Komatsu is a world leader in manufacturing construction, mining, forestry, and industrial heavy equipment. Founded in 1921, Komatsu has a long history of quality, reliability, innovation, and excellence. Headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, Komatsu facilities, distributors and dealers are in more than 140 countries and employ more than 60,000 people. Komatsu offers a diverse and challenging work environment, where you can grow your skills and career, and contribute to a sustainable, clean-energy future. If you are looking for a company that values your talent and potential, be a part of something big and join a team that is shaping the world!
Focusing exclusively on the underground hard rock, underground soft rock, and surface mining sectors, Komatsu Mining designs, manufactures, distributes, and services extensive product lines of highly reliable Komatsu underground hard rock mining equipment, P&H surface mining equipment and JOY underground mining machinery to support the production of valuable minerals for our mining customers worldwide. Komatsu Mining's products and related technologies and services are used extensively for mining copper, silver, iron, gold, coal, salt and other mineral resources.
EEO Statement
Komatsu is an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national or ethnic origin, marital status, family status, disability or genetic characteristics.
As we search for collective healing and true reconciliation, we strive to build respectful relationships with the Indigenous Peoples in Canada. We would like to acknowledge that most of our team members gather, work, and play on the traditional ancestral homelands of Indigenous Peoples and Nations across Canada, each with their own unique history, culture, and traditions.
Accommodations during the recruitment process are available on request.
While we appreciate all applicant submissions, only those considered to be most qualified will be contacted for further assessment.