Senior Buyer - BC Ferries

Job Description

SENIOR BUYER

Swartz Bay

As a Senior Buyer, you have strong leadership skills and a passion for customer service. You assist with managing and developing purchasing strategy and buying programs for all gift shops and internal customer requests, including regional specific and branded programs. The Senior Buyer will be responsible for managing vendor relationships, negotiating prices, and ensuring the timely procurement of goods to support our operations. You develop fleet wide gift shop purchasing plans and strategies to achieve sales and gross margin goals, and identify new commercial opportunities.

You have excellent customer service and communication skills, both oral and written, and like to work interdependently. You have strong organizational skills, and mastery in the Microsoft suite or office tools. You are able to meet deadlines and able to work under pressure.

You have a Degree or Diploma in business Administration, Economics or equivalent combination of education/experience supplemented by Level 2 Purchasing Management Association of Canada Certification. You have a minimum of 5 years experience in retail management in a high volume, multi-chain garment/giftware environment.  You also have a minimum of 5 years experience of product development for niche markets as well as proven ability to meet industry shrinkage goals and comprehensive experience in implementing shrinkage action plans/equipment.

Join us!

If this sounds like your next great career move, please apply online by June 2, 2024.

"We connect communities and customers to people and places important in their lives”At BC Ferries, our employees are our most important assets in delivering our commitment to customer safety, service and satisfaction. We support employment equity and diversity in the workplace and we encourage applications from all qualified individuals including women, visible minorities, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, persons of diverse sexual orientation, gender identity or expression (LGBTQ2S+), and others who reflect our ever-changing workplace.

We appreciate the interest of all applicants;However, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.