Purchasing Manager

D WAY Foods Inc. is a Japanese food and beverage distributor serving 400+ restaurants, grocers, and liquor stores across Greater BC. The job role is a dual headed duty, comprising of the both purchasing and Logistic management, as a result of this logistic experience will be highly regarded as a plus. D Way Foods Inc. is currently looking for a permanent and full-time Purchasing Manager.

Core Duties

• Plan, coordinator, and monitor all activities relating to the purchasing function to ensure optimized purchasing process.

• Source, and evaluate suppliers, considering the cost, quality, shipping and delivery timeline.

• Ensure high standard quality control standards in the importations of goods.

• Analyze, and evaluate, as well as settle claims and discrepancies with the customers and suppliers in the shortest time possible.

• Ultimately be responsible for the recruiting, training and supervision of personnel for continuously increasing the standards of performance.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Manage transportation activities, including coordinating with carriers and utilizing transportation management systems to optimize efficiency.

• Coordinate freight and package shipments, ensuring timely delivery and cost-effective transportation options.

• Track and manage import shipments as well as distribution freight logistics

• Negotiate Trucking, Freight and Warehouse rates for various locations

• Handling day-to-day import/export, ocean shipments pertaining to Freight Forwarder functionalities.

• Coordination with freight forwarders, shippers, warehouses, truckers, steamship lines and all other functional means as required.

• Resolve issues related to customer inquiries, data input and general customer service related to tracking & tracing.

• Communicate dispatch information and help answer customer inquiries

• Perform all other duties as assigned

• Manage the escalation process for service failures to ensure corrective actions are in place

• Direct shipments: Oversee and coordinate direct shipments from factories to customers, ensuring smooth execution and minimal disruptions.

Skills, Education, Experiences, Knowledge:

• Completion of bachelor's degree or college diploma

• Several years of experience as a purchasing agent or officer

• Knowledge of supply chain management and distribution chain

• Knowledge of transportation modes (Sea, Air, Road freight, Parcel)

• Fluent in English – verbal and in writing

• Computer skills: Microsoft Office

• Knowledge of Incoterms and Customs processes

• Knowledge in process management

• Result orientation, ability to execute operations and to take operational actions proactively

• Good communication - verbal and in writing

• Attention to details and ability to check and report factual & reliable information

• Structured and organized

• Autonomy

• Ability to stand back & to deal with uncertain situations, adaptation & flexibility

• Sense of customer service

• Ability to work as a team member and to collaborate

• Ability to analyze situations, to prioritize and to find solutions with the different stakeholders

• Ability to work in a multicultural environment

Language:

・Fluent in English – verbal and in writing

Compensation:

$50.00/hour, 4% Vacation Pay, Extended Benefit (medical & dental)

Work Location: 1239 Odlum Drive, Vancouver, BC V5L 3L8

Please send your resume by e-mail: hr.dwayfoods@outlook.com

Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.