Purchasing Assistant

Are you looking for a role that will challenge you? Do you have experience with the purchasing process of assigning commodities to ensure fair value for money and to meet the requirements of customers, jurisdictional authorities and company policies and procedures to mitigate risk and liability? If you answered yes, this may be the role for you! We are looking for a Purchasing Assistant to support our Chalk River Laboratories location! Apply now!

What will you be doing!

• Identifying potential suppliers, investigating, qualifying and selecting suppliers to ensure reliable sources of supply and information.
• Being the single point of contact for any queries or questions regarding items, including but not limited to reviewing requisitions, processing purchase orders, expediting delivery of items, payment to the supplier, and handling warranty or repair issues to ensure continuity in the process for the client and supplier.
• Inputting purchase order details to ensure correct information is available for the tracking of items and payment to the supplier.
• Consolidating purchases as appropriate to ensure optimal costs and reliable supply of goods.
• Other duties as assigned by your manager.
  
  

What We Are Looking For

• Education
• College diploma in business administration.
• Experience
• 2 to 5 years of related experience.
• Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
• Knowledge of ethical purchasing and business practices to maintain, promote and enforce internal regulations and legislation.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite to modify existing procedures, send and receive emails
• Knowledge of databases to input and query information and create reports for management.
• Ability to establish priorities in meeting conflicting requirement deadlines.
• Communication skills to negotiate terms with suppliers and to find and propose the best way for a supplier to meet the end-user's requirements.
• Knowledge of technical aspects of requisitions to expedite the ordering process.
• Security Clearance Eligibility Required
• Reliability Status with Site Access Security Clearance (SASC), which has a minimum requirement of 3-5 years of verifiable history in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the United States and/or the United Kingdom. CNL implements security screening in accordance with the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat's “Standard on Security Screening” and the “Policy on Government Security.”
  

Why CNL?

Does working with a team across Canada to advance nuclear science and technology for a clean and secure world speak to you? We're reinventing ourselves to be the pacesetters so we can lead the charge in solving the problems that matter, like building the next generation of clean nuclear and hydrogen energy solutions, developing new and better-targeted cancer treatments, and continuing to lead the world in environmental remediation.

We Offer a Complete Total Rewards Package

• Paid time off (vacation, sick, floater & personal);
• Benefits effective day one, that’s right, no waiting period;
• Tuition support
• and a pension!
  
  

Do Our Priorities Resonate with You?

• Clean energy for today and tomorrow.
• Restore and protect the Environment.
• Contribute to the health of Canadians.
  
  

Location:

CNL works with employees across Canada to enable a remote workforce where possible. Our work-from-home employees are provided with the equipment required to be successful: laptop, monitor, external keyboard and mouse, etc. Of course, we always love a visit to the site when possible!

CNL is committed to providing an atmosphere free from barriers that promotes equity, diversity, and inclusion in achieving our mission. CNL welcomes and celebrates employees, stakeholders, and partners of all racial, cultural, and ethnic identities. Please read here for more on our DE&I Commitment.

CNL also supports a workplace environment and corporate culture built on our Core Values: Respect, Teamwork, Accountability, Safety, Integrity, and Excellence. These values encourage equitable employment practices and career prospects, including accommodations for all employees.

CNL is committed to being an equal-opportunity employer. If you require accommodation measures during any phase of the hiring process, please indicate via our ATS when applying. All information received regarding accommodation requests will be kept confidential.

The Chalk River Laboratories site is located on the unceded and unsurrendered territory of the Algonquin Anishinaabe people. As an organization, CNL recognizes and appreciates their historic connection to this place. CNL also recognizes the contributions that First Nations, Métis, Inuit and other Indigenous Peoples have made, both in shaping and strengthening this community in particular, and this province and country as a whole.