Irving Group Moncton is looking for 

Marketing / Advertising Buyer

To be based at the 100 Midland Drive, Dieppe NB, Corporate Office

Reporting to the Commodity Risk Manager, the successful candidate will be responsible for price negotiation, the creation and maintenance of price catalogs, the development of contracts, and the implementation of structured buying practices for marketing, advertising, and packaging prepress for the various operating companies within Irving Group Moncton.

Successful Candidate will possess the following qualifications:

• Post secondary education and preferably achieved professional designation;
• Two plus years of experience in procuring marketing, advertising, and packaging prepress services;
• Proficiency in MS Office in particular Microsoft Excel;
• Working knowledge of JD Edwards would be considered an asset;
• Sound business judgment and superior attention to detail.
• Ability to work well independently as well as with a team;
• Exceptional communication and organizational skills;
• Must be an ethical, goal oriented individual committed to providing dedicated support for the operating companies.

Key Responsibilities:

• Work in close conjunction with marketing personnel to define the scope of spend;
• Negotiate directly with suppliers to develop standardized pricing;
• Deal directly with suppliers to execute standard supply contracts;
• Work with various internal departments to implement structured buying practices including price catalogues, proper approval routing, and standard purchasing workflow;
• Administer the buying process including vendor and item setup, approval routing, requisitioning, purchase orders, change orders, receiving, catalog maintenance, and reporting.
• Obtain competitive quotes and develop a strong network of primary and secondary suppliers;
• General support of individual company supply chain staff;
• Various other duties as assigned. 

Please Forward Resume to:
Corporate Recruiter
Irving Group Moncton
100 Midland Drive
Dieppe, NB  E1A 6X4
Fax: 506-862-3191
Email: resumes@irvingmoncton.com

Please quote: (Your name, 08-72CB) in the subject line.
Applications must be received by May 18 2008.

We thank all candidates for their interest, however, only those selected for interviews will be contacted.