Avantages principaux
About the role
POSITION SUMMARY
The Buyer at Grimco is responsible for supporting the timely procurement and delivery of materials to meet customer demand while maintaining appropriate inventory levels across multiple regional warehouses. This role plays a key part in supporting inventory accuracy, vendor relationships, and operational efficiency within a fast-paced wholesale distribution environment. The Buyer must be highly organized, analytical, and detail-oriented while managing multiple priorities and working collaboratively with vendors, warehouse teams, and internal departments. This role is based at Grimco Corporate in Richmond Hill, with scheduled hours of 8:30am – 5:00pm, Monday through Friday.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Purchase Order Management: Manage the setup, review, and processing of purchase orders to support inventory needs across multiple regional warehouses.
- Vendor Coordination: Maintain strong working relationships with vendors to ensure timely delivery, product availability, and issue resolution.
- Inventory Management: Review inventory levels, reorder reports, and purchasing data to maintain stock levels within approved guidelines.
- Branch Support: Support branch operations by monitoring inventory availability and assisting with product allocation and transfers as needed.
- Reporting & Analysis: Create and analyze purchasing, inventory, and vendor performance reports using Excel and internal systems.
- Aged Inventory Review: Analyze slow-moving and aged inventory while collaborating with vendors and internal teams to reduce excess stock.
- Cross-Functional Communication: Work closely with Sales, Shipping, Inventory Control, and Warehouse teams to coordinate purchasing activities and inventory updates.
- System Administration: Maintain accurate purchasing data and support purchasing system processes within Infor Cloudsuite Distribution Enterprise.
- Inventory Trend Monitoring: Monitor purchasing and inventory trends to identify opportunities for operational efficiencies and inventory improvements.
- Administrative Support: Maintain accurate records, documentation, and purchasing information while supporting general procurement administration.
- Process Improvement: Identify opportunities to improve purchasing workflows, reporting processes, and inventory management practices.
- Additional Duties: Perform other duties and special projects as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS
- 2–5 years of purchasing, procurement, inventory, or administrative experience in a fast-paced environment preferred.
- Post-secondary education in Supply Chain, Logistics, Business, or a related field preferred.
- Experience with purchasing systems, ERP software, or inventory management systems considered an asset.
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Microsoft Excel.
- Excellent organizational skills with strong attention to detail and accuracy.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate across departments.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and adapt within a fast-paced environment.
- Analytical mindset with strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities.
- Comfortable working independently while contributing to a team-oriented environment.
SUCCESS TRAITS
- Highly organized, detail-oriented, and dependable.
- Professional communicator with strong interpersonal and problem-solving skills.
- Able to manage multiple priorities while meeting deadlines.
- Comfortable taking initiative and making sound decisions independently.
- Adaptable, proactive, and solutions-oriented.
- Committed to continuous improvement and delivering excellent internal support.
WHY WORK AT GRIMCO?
- We’re proud to celebrate 150 years—and we’re still growing! Grimco continues to evolve and lead the way in our industry.
- We prioritize employee development, tailoring career paths to align with each individual’s talents, strengths, and interests.
- We strongly believe in promoting from within—our top performers become our future leaders.
- With a fantastic team across North America, we’re proud of our reputation as the most informed and educated supplier in the industry.
- Our executives and managers are accessible, hands-on, and actively involved on the front lines of the business.
WHAT SEPARATES THE GOOD FROM THE GREAT AT GRIMCO?
Those who thrive at Grimco bring determination, a competitive spirit, and a constant eagerness to learn. Our most successful team members are driven to deliver exceptional customer experiences, prepared to step into future leadership, and hungry to make a meaningful impact in a stable and growing company. These are the qualities we value in our distribution teams!
Want to Learn More? Explore our story, our current journey, and our future vision at: https://inspire.grimco.ca/careers [https://inspire.grimco.ca/careers]
Grimco is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing accommodations throughout the recruitment process. If you require any disability-related support, please let us know—we’re happy to work with you to meet your accessibility needs.
About Grimco, Inc.
Grimco was founded in 1875 in St. Louis, Missouri. Today we have over 65 locations across the United States, Canada, and the U.K.
We focus on the distribution of quality products and providing excellent service to the sign industry. Our offering of sign supplies includes substrates, traffic signs, digital print media, vehicle wrap films, sign vinyl, banner materials, garment/screen printing, sign frames, screen/garment, LEDs and electrical accessories, grand format printers, inks, software, and more.
With locations all across North America, we are locally stocked with ample inventory for our customer's convenience. Grimco is known for carrying the best products in the industry from our trusted vendors, including 3M™, Avery Dennison®, ORAFOL®, Clear focus, Sihl, General Formulations. We are also an authorized equipment reseller for HP, EPSON, Graphtec, Royal Sovereign, Fletcher, and Esko.
Following thorough industry research, Grimco introduced to the market exclusive product lines such as Briteline, Rise Screen Solutions, Hanley LEDs, MAXMETAL, Ion PVC, and Rad Grafix.
Grimco strives to better service our customers across the Americas through further geographic growth, where a location is never too far away. With around the clock convenience, customers can order online 24/7 through our websites, with added benefits like precise delivery times, pricing, and product availability.
We will also continue to represent the highest quality and most technologically advanced products available, always at a great value. The brands you know, from a company you can trust.
We believe in selling within the industry to sign-makers and never compete with our customers. We will continue to employ the industry's most knowledgeable and skilled employees with experience to help grow our business. We look forward to serving our customers and their businesses in the future.
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Avantages principaux
About the role
POSITION SUMMARY
The Buyer at Grimco is responsible for supporting the timely procurement and delivery of materials to meet customer demand while maintaining appropriate inventory levels across multiple regional warehouses. This role plays a key part in supporting inventory accuracy, vendor relationships, and operational efficiency within a fast-paced wholesale distribution environment. The Buyer must be highly organized, analytical, and detail-oriented while managing multiple priorities and working collaboratively with vendors, warehouse teams, and internal departments. This role is based at Grimco Corporate in Richmond Hill, with scheduled hours of 8:30am – 5:00pm, Monday through Friday.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Purchase Order Management: Manage the setup, review, and processing of purchase orders to support inventory needs across multiple regional warehouses.
- Vendor Coordination: Maintain strong working relationships with vendors to ensure timely delivery, product availability, and issue resolution.
- Inventory Management: Review inventory levels, reorder reports, and purchasing data to maintain stock levels within approved guidelines.
- Branch Support: Support branch operations by monitoring inventory availability and assisting with product allocation and transfers as needed.
- Reporting & Analysis: Create and analyze purchasing, inventory, and vendor performance reports using Excel and internal systems.
- Aged Inventory Review: Analyze slow-moving and aged inventory while collaborating with vendors and internal teams to reduce excess stock.
- Cross-Functional Communication: Work closely with Sales, Shipping, Inventory Control, and Warehouse teams to coordinate purchasing activities and inventory updates.
- System Administration: Maintain accurate purchasing data and support purchasing system processes within Infor Cloudsuite Distribution Enterprise.
- Inventory Trend Monitoring: Monitor purchasing and inventory trends to identify opportunities for operational efficiencies and inventory improvements.
- Administrative Support: Maintain accurate records, documentation, and purchasing information while supporting general procurement administration.
- Process Improvement: Identify opportunities to improve purchasing workflows, reporting processes, and inventory management practices.
- Additional Duties: Perform other duties and special projects as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS
- 2–5 years of purchasing, procurement, inventory, or administrative experience in a fast-paced environment preferred.
- Post-secondary education in Supply Chain, Logistics, Business, or a related field preferred.
- Experience with purchasing systems, ERP software, or inventory management systems considered an asset.
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Microsoft Excel.
- Excellent organizational skills with strong attention to detail and accuracy.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate across departments.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and adapt within a fast-paced environment.
- Analytical mindset with strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities.
- Comfortable working independently while contributing to a team-oriented environment.
SUCCESS TRAITS
- Highly organized, detail-oriented, and dependable.
- Professional communicator with strong interpersonal and problem-solving skills.
- Able to manage multiple priorities while meeting deadlines.
- Comfortable taking initiative and making sound decisions independently.
- Adaptable, proactive, and solutions-oriented.
- Committed to continuous improvement and delivering excellent internal support.
WHY WORK AT GRIMCO?
- We’re proud to celebrate 150 years—and we’re still growing! Grimco continues to evolve and lead the way in our industry.
- We prioritize employee development, tailoring career paths to align with each individual’s talents, strengths, and interests.
- We strongly believe in promoting from within—our top performers become our future leaders.
- With a fantastic team across North America, we’re proud of our reputation as the most informed and educated supplier in the industry.
- Our executives and managers are accessible, hands-on, and actively involved on the front lines of the business.
WHAT SEPARATES THE GOOD FROM THE GREAT AT GRIMCO?
Those who thrive at Grimco bring determination, a competitive spirit, and a constant eagerness to learn. Our most successful team members are driven to deliver exceptional customer experiences, prepared to step into future leadership, and hungry to make a meaningful impact in a stable and growing company. These are the qualities we value in our distribution teams!
Want to Learn More? Explore our story, our current journey, and our future vision at: https://inspire.grimco.ca/careers [https://inspire.grimco.ca/careers]
Grimco is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing accommodations throughout the recruitment process. If you require any disability-related support, please let us know—we’re happy to work with you to meet your accessibility needs.
About Grimco, Inc.
Grimco was founded in 1875 in St. Louis, Missouri. Today we have over 65 locations across the United States, Canada, and the U.K.
We focus on the distribution of quality products and providing excellent service to the sign industry. Our offering of sign supplies includes substrates, traffic signs, digital print media, vehicle wrap films, sign vinyl, banner materials, garment/screen printing, sign frames, screen/garment, LEDs and electrical accessories, grand format printers, inks, software, and more.
With locations all across North America, we are locally stocked with ample inventory for our customer's convenience. Grimco is known for carrying the best products in the industry from our trusted vendors, including 3M™, Avery Dennison®, ORAFOL®, Clear focus, Sihl, General Formulations. We are also an authorized equipment reseller for HP, EPSON, Graphtec, Royal Sovereign, Fletcher, and Esko.
Following thorough industry research, Grimco introduced to the market exclusive product lines such as Briteline, Rise Screen Solutions, Hanley LEDs, MAXMETAL, Ion PVC, and Rad Grafix.
Grimco strives to better service our customers across the Americas through further geographic growth, where a location is never too far away. With around the clock convenience, customers can order online 24/7 through our websites, with added benefits like precise delivery times, pricing, and product availability.
We will also continue to represent the highest quality and most technologically advanced products available, always at a great value. The brands you know, from a company you can trust.
We believe in selling within the industry to sign-makers and never compete with our customers. We will continue to employ the industry's most knowledgeable and skilled employees with experience to help grow our business. We look forward to serving our customers and their businesses in the future.