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Vaco LLC
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Burlington, ON L7L 6G5
$65,000–$80,000 a year
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$65,000–$80,000 a year
Vision care, Dental care
Burlington, ON L7L 6G5

Full job description

About the Opportunity


Purchasing & Planning

  • Process purchase requisitions and issue purchase orders
  • Monitor open POs, delivery dates, back orders, and receiving requirements
  • Expedite orders as required to meet project timelines
  • Manage purchasing and planning activities through the ERP system
  • Maintain standard item and purchasing records
  • Support S&OP and purchasing planning processes

Technical Sourcing & Supplier Management

  • Read engineering drawings and work with Engineering to source appropriate components
  • Onboard and manage domestic and international suppliers
  • Monitor supplier performance across delivery, quality, and cost
  • Negotiate supplier pricing and commercial terms
  • Build and maintain strong supplier relationships
  • Resolve supplier quality issues and coordinate returns

Costing & Pricing

  • Prepare and maintain product costing
  • Develop costings for new and existing products
  • Recommend customer pricing based on costs and target margins
  • Support pricing adjustments as supplier and material costs change

Logistics & Imports

  • Coordinate inbound logistics and drop shipments
  • Coordinate warehouse receiving
  • Manage customs and tariff requirements
  • Work with customs brokers for imported products
  • Assist with outbound customer shipments
  • Investigate discrepancies between POs, shipments, and supplier invoices

Additional Responsibilities

  • Support service contracts and aftermarket parts sales
  • Work cross-functionally with Engineering, Project Management, Sales, Operations, and Warehouse/Receiving


About You

  • 5+ years of purchasing/buying experience, ideally within manufacturing, industrial, material handling, or a similar environment
  • Strong ERP-based purchasing and planning experience, including exposure to S&OP processes
  • Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and source appropriate technical components
  • Strong supplier negotiation and relationship management skills
  • Experience with product costing and pricing recommendations
  • Advanced Excel skills


Salary Range

$65,000.00 - $80,000.00 /year


How to Apply

Click the “Apply Now” button and follow the instructions to submit your resume. Please know that we only accept documents in MS Word or Rich Text formats. When referencing this job, quote #309605

This position for employment is for a current vacancy with Vaco/Highspring’s client. You must currently reside within the Greater Toronto Area and be permitted to work in Canada to be considered for this opportunity. A recruiter will be in touch with you if your profile meets our client’s requirements for this role.


Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco/Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to the individual’s skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, office location and other geographic considerations, as well as other business and organizational needs. With that said, as required by local law in geographies that require salary range disclosure, Vaco/Highspring notes the salary range for the role is noted in this job posting. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, and can participate in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company’s 401(k) retirement plan. Additional disclaimer: Unless otherwise noted in the job description, the position Vaco/Highspring is filing for is occupied. Please note, however, that Vaco/Highspring is regularly asked to provide talent to other organizations. By submitting to this position, you are agreeing to be included in our talent pool for future hiring for similarly qualified positions. Submissions to this position are subject to the use of AI to perform preliminary candidate screenings, focused on ensuring minimum job requirements noted in the position are satisfied. Further assessment of candidates beyond this initial phase within Vaco/Highspring will be otherwise assessed by recruiters and hiring managers. Vaco/Highspring does not have knowledge of the tools used by its clients in making final hiring decisions and cannot opine on their use of AI products.


EEO Notice

Vaco by Highspring is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race (including but not limited to traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and hair style), color, sex (includes pregnancy or related conditions), religion or creed, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, status as a veteran, union membership, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, or any other protected characteristics as required by federal, state or local law.

Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact HR@vaco.com.

Vaco by Highspring also wants all applicants to know their rights that workplace discrimination is illegal.

Representation Notice

By submitting to this position, you agree that you will be giving Vaco by Highspring the exclusive right to present your as a candidate for the foregoing employment opportunity. You further agree that you have represented information about yourself accurately and have not affirmatively misrepresented your qualifications. You also agree to maintain as confidential, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any information you learn from Vaco by Highspring about the position and you will limit disclosure of information about the position only to the extent necessary to perform any obligations in furtherance of your application. In exchange, Vaco by Highspring agrees to exercise reasonable efforts to represent you through all solicitation, job screening and resume dispersal.

For residents of Ontario, Canada: Based on Highspring’s discussions with its Client, Highspring’s understanding is that this position for employment is a current vacancy (either through Highspring as a contractor or with the client directly).

Privacy Notice

Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries (“we,” “our,” or “Vaco by Highspring”) respects your privacy and are committed to providing transparent notice of our policies.

  • California residents may access Vaco by Highspring HR Notice at Collection for California Applicants and Employees here.
  • Virginia residents may access our state specific policies here.
  • Residents of all other states may access our policies here.
  • Canadian residents may access our policies in English here and in French here.
  • Residents of countries governed by GDPR may access our policies here.

Additionally, submissions to this position are subject to the use of AI to perform preliminary candidate screenings, focused on ensuring minimum job requirements noted in the position are satisfied. More details about Vaco by Highspring’s use of AI can be found here (https://www.highspring.com/ai-use-notices/). Further assessment of candidates beyond this initial phase will be conducted by recruiters and hiring managers. Vaco by Highspring does not know and cannot opine on if its client’s use of AI products in hiring.

Pay Transparency Notice

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco by Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to:

  • the individual’s skill sets, experience and training;
  • licensure and certification requirements;
  • office location and other geographic considerations;
  • other business and organizational needs.

With that said, as required by local law, Vaco by Highspring believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses.

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