Job Title: Buyer
Location: Cambridge, ON (In-Office)
Position Type: Full-time, regular

Shift: Day shift, Monday - Friday
Vacancy Status: This position will become vacant in March 2026
AI Disclosure in Hiring: We do not use artificial intelligence to screen, assess, or select applicants

Job Summary

Reporting to the Purchasing Manager, the Buyer is accountable for the procurement of materials and services to ensure the continued operations at Bimeda-MTC. This role is responsible for coordinating, communicating and monitoring the service contracts, ordering general production and laboratory supplies, as well as raw materials and packaging needs in tandem with operational requirements of the site. This role will have a heavy focus on MRO purchasing, while providing support to the greater supply chain team as needed. This may include ordering packaging components (bottles, syringes, vials, cartons etc.) and/or raw materials (APIs - active pharmaceutical ingredients, excipients, sterile filters and tubing) as required.

This role requires supplier management, which includes supplier forecasting, leveraging data for strategic negotiations, as well as managing supplier performance through metrics in alignment with company goals. It will involve coordinating inbound and/or outbound shipments and ensuring customer requirements and inventory policies are met. The role will require inter-departmental collaboration and display an ability to think tactically to achieve day-to-day tasks and business objectives for the site.

The Buyer will collaborate with members of the wider organization to understand their requirements and ensure material availability for commercial production, testing, maintenance and R&D activities within agreed upon timelines. The ideal candidate would display an aptitude to learn continuously and seek new ways to gradually improve the performance of the overall supply chain.

Key Role Specific Requirements

Purchasing Coordination & Inventory Management:

• Responsible for purchasing MRO (maintenance, repairs, and operations) of the site, as well as managing service contracts.
• Participates in the procurement of direct materials used in production as required.
• Act as the escalation point of contact for the business on all MRO purchase requisitions and purchase orders.
• Update PO delivery dates and quantities based on variation in demand or supply parameters.
• Instruct and advise of any changes in shipping and receiving priorities and changes from vendors.
• Monitor outputs and purchasing signals from MRP, analyze & verify demand and then place orders with vendors to ensure that needs of the site’s production are met.
• Proactively resolve supplier complaints as aligned with set quality compliance standards.
• Liaise with key personnel at each major supplier; understand their manufacturing processes, equipment and systems, and quality managements systems and grasp the implications for Bimeda’s purchasing policies.
• Provide updates on procurement outcomes to all internal departments (i.e. Warehousing, QA, Planning, QC, maintenance, Technical Operations and R&D).
• Perform Inventory adjustments, resolve discrepancies, and inventory reconciliation (backflushing) and provide support to stakeholders as needed.
• Supports inventory control & warehousing activities as needed.
• Provide back-up and support to supply chain department as needed.
• Assists in the management of short-term operational issues when required.
• Other duties as assigned by Purchasing Manager.
  
  

Vendor Management & Reporting:

• Coordinate all vendor related documentation including certificates of analysis & testing, technical specifications, Standard Operations Procedures, Change Requests etc. as required.
• Support Purchasing team as required and assist with escalation potential issues, suggesting resolutions and maintain a log of problems arising from internal and external supply chain constraints.
• Know key personnel at each major supplier; understand their manufacturing processes and lead time implications.
• Generate reports on obsolete and expired inventory and assist in the rationalization and removal of said inventory to ensure data integrity is maintained within the MRP system.
• Support Purchasing Manager in maintaining department metrics. Prepare various reports on a monthly or as needed basis for supply chain team.
• Develop and track KPIs while working with impacted departments to benchmark and achieve targeted metrics.
• Create and analyze reports from MRP, inventory & warehousing systems to help optimize Bimeda Canada’s supply chain.
• Generate, develop and maintain reports from QAD that provide insight into various supply chain processes as required.
• Generate reports on consumption, budgeting and material forecasts to identify opportunities for purchasing strategies and procurement projects, and act as project coordinator.

Essential:

• 2 to 5 years’ experience in a supply chain environment, ideally purchasing or supply chain analysis
• Undergraduate or post-graduate university degree in business administration, engineering, supply chain operations or related fields.
• Planning and coordination skills.
• Basic understanding of purchasing and supply chain systems & MRP/ERP systems.
• Basic-to-Intermediate level computer skills (MS Office suite).
• Willingness to learn new concepts and grow constantly within the supply chain environment
• Strong interpersonal, communication and organizational skills.
• Proficient analytical, mathematical and problem-solving skills.
• A collaborative team player with an ability to think in an agile manner

Desirable:

• Pharmaceutical or Food industry experience.
• Understanding of cold chain.
• Experience in a start-up or rapid growth organization.
• Experience in more than one sub-domain within supply chain: logistics, warehousing, procurement, purchasing, demand/supply planning.
• Knowledge of ERP software, specifically QAD.
• Enrolment in APICS or SCMAO courses towards certification

Please note that this job description is not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to undertake other relevant duties commensurate with the grading of the post. Activities may be subject to amendment over time as the role develops and/or priorities and requirements evolve.

Competencies Required for the Role

• EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION - Is the ability to convey information to another effectively and efficiently, to listen – help facilitate sharing of information between people. It is about understanding the emotional intention behind the information.  The ability to express oneself clearly in conversations, confirm understanding, communicate using data and facts.  Exhibit willingness to listen and show respect for oneself and others in interactions with others.   express oneself clearly in verbal and business writing.
• CUSTOMER ORIENTATION – The ability to demonstrate concern for satisfying one’s external or internal customers. Identifies and prioritizes customer needs and recognizes constraints. Seeks to find out more about customers and provide better service.  Is professional, reliable and delivers on promises.  Brings a competitive focus to customer.
• FOSTERING COLLABORATION/TEAMWORK- is the ability to work jointly with others or together especially in an intellectual endeavor; the ability and desire to work cooperatively with others on a team; as a team leader, the ability to demonstrate interest, skill, and success in getting groups to learn to work together. Builds partnerships for global performance. Respects others.
• THOROUGHNESS/DETAIL ORIENTED – Ensuring that one’s own and others’ work ad information are complete and accurate; carefully preparing for meetings and presentations following up with others to ensure that agreements and commitments have been fulfilled.
• ANALYTICAL THINKING/PROBLEM SOLVING - is the ability to identify the information needed to clarify a situation, seek that information from various sources and then tackle a problem by using a logical, systematic, sequential approach.  Ability to identify and separate the key components of problems and situations.  Ability to interpret information from a range of sources to spot patterns and trends in information and to deduce cause and effect from this.

Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive vacation policy effective upon hire.
• 13 paid holidays.
• 5 paid personal care days.
  
• Medical, dental, vision, STD & LTD benefits.
• Defined Contribution Pension plan with employer matching 5%.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Expected Salary Range: $60,000 - $75,000 per year.
  

About Bimeda

Bimeda is a leading global innovator, manufacturer and marketer of veterinary pharmaceuticals and animal health products and has over half a century’s experience in providing science-driven solutions to optimize the health, wellbeing and productivity of the world’s animals.

Bimeda’s global innovation program sees eight state-of-the art R&D centers across four continents collaborate on an enviable product development pipeline which anticipates the ever-evolving needs of the animal health industry.

Bimeda’s nine manufacturing facilities across seven countries allow the company to manufacture a broad range of preventative, curative and nutritional products including sterile injectables, vaccinations, nutritional boluses, feed additives, tablets, water-soluble powders, pastes and non-sterile liquids.

Globally, the company focuses on the development, manufacture and commercialization of quality Bimeda-branded products while also being the partner of choice for contract manufacturing and R&D services for prominent companies within the animal health industry.

More info at www.bimedacareers.com

Equal Opportunity & Accessibility
At Bimeda we are committed to fostering an inclusive, barrier-free and accessible environment. Part of this commitment includes arranging accommodations to ensure an equitable opportunity to participate in the recruitment and selection process. If you require an accommodation, we will work with you to meet your needs. We are committed to an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. We are an equal-opportunity employer and assess candidates based on skills and experience. Recruitment records are retained in accordance with Ontario law.