In-Plant Buyer

About Delta Intelligent Building Technologies (Canada) Inc. (formerly known as Delta Controls)

Delta Intelligent Building Technologies (Canada) Inc. is a leading building controls manufacturer. For over three decades, we have provided innovative building automation solutions for commercial, healthcare, education, and leisure facilities.

Job Summary

The Buyer (In-Plant) works on-site at a designated customer facility, serving as the direct procurement liaison between the Company and the customer. This role is responsible for purchasing field devices products, inclusive of purchase order management, confirmations, expedites, requirement reviews, and supplier management, while working within the customer's facility to support real-time production and planning needs.

Given the technical nature of the customer's product line, this role requires an engineering background, working knowledge of field devices, and extensive experience in the building automation industry.

The role follows a Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM shift, in office, at customer site.

Due to the nature of this in-plant assignment, the incumbent is required to execute a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) with the customer prior to starting and to maintain the confidentiality of the customer's proprietary information throughout the engagement.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of materials and suppliers to ensure that customers’ production objectives are met.

• Analyze quotes, cost and product availability, and recommend and initiate purchase of materials.

• Negotiate best achievable material pricing and payment/delivery terms.

• Ensure components are delivered in a timely manner and expedite as required by actively managing Purchase Orders

• Recommend inventory levels to align with established functional or corporate goals.

• Review and analyze material replenishment targets.

• Create RFQ packages for required materials, or source special materials when necessary.

• Serve as the on-site point of contact for the customer's procurement, planning, and production teams, escalating supply issues promptly.

• Comply with all customer facility policies, security protocols, and confidentiality requirements while working on-site, including terms of the executed NDA.

• Proactively communicate potential issues and interruptions in supply.

• Identify new or alternate sources of supply, including onshore and offshore possibilities, targeting lower end-to-end cost of supply and alignment with long-term supply chain strategies.

• Work with other functional areas across the organization and the customer's team to solve issues related to material supply, quality, and discrepancies against orders or invoices.

• Support the periodic review and updating of all policies, procedures, and work instructions related to procurement.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

Required or Strongly Preferred Skills and Abilities

• Preferably, 3 years of experience in a buyer role.

• Engineering background (degree, diploma, or equivalent hands-on technical experience) preferred, given the technical nature of the customer's product line.

• Working knowledge of field devices (e.g., sensors, actuators, controllers, thermostats, and related building automation hardware) sufficient to evaluate specifications and support engineering/procurement discussions.

• Extensive experience in the building automation industry, including familiarity with building automation systems (BAS/BMS), components, and suppliers.

• Fundamental understanding of ERP or MRP systems along with a high proficiency in MS Office.

• Able to work independently on-site at a customer facility with remote direct supervision.

• Professional, mature, and confident, with strong customer-facing interpersonal skills.

• Skilled in interpreting and communicating technical information.

• Skilled in communication, negotiation, problem solving, decision making, and time management.

• Able to build commitment to ideas, plans, and courses of action.

• Strong time management skills and multi-tasking capabilities.

• Reliable and trustworthy with a strong sense of accountability and ownership, particularly regarding confidential customer information.

Key Attributes

• Minimum 3 years of purchasing experience in building automation, field devices and/or electronic component procurement may be an asset.

• Previous experience with SAP System is preferred.

• Engineering background and extensive experience in the building automation industry required.

• Hands-on experience with field devices (sensors, actuators, controllers, and related building automation hardware).

• Willingness and ability to work on-site at the customer's Dallas, Texas facility three days per week.

• Must execute and comply with a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) with the customer prior to beginning the in-plant assignment and maintain confidentiality of the customer's proprietary information throughout the engagement.

• Reliable transportation to the customer's Dallas, Texas facility.

Work Location: In-office 5 days per week

City: Dallas, USA

Type: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: $60,000 - $80,000 USD

This range reflects the minimum and maximum target payable for the base salary of new hires across all Canadian locations. Actual compensation may vary outside this range and is dependent on various factors.

Why work for us?

We provide fantastic opportunities to individuals passionate about business and technology. Delta Electronics products are the most energy efficient power products in the industry, and our company is perfect for those who want to create, design and build sustainable solutions using massively scalable, big-data architecture, with a strong focus on building automation. Here are some of the Delta perks you’ll receive from day 1!

• Employee & safety centric culture with the possibility of remote work

• Flexible hours and scheduling available

• Competitive total compensation along with generous vacation allowances

• Three weeks of vacation

• In-house & external training provided along with education support and opportunities for growth

• Company funded annual personal development budget

• Financial benefits & planning such as group RRSP & company match

• Employer paid premiums for extended healthcare and family-focused benefits (health, vision and dental)

• Travel insurance coverage and access to the Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

• Wellness - onsite fitness center & company reimbursement for personal gym memberships

• Internal Recognition & Service Awards

• Employee Referral bonuses

• Transit accessible with free onsite parking

• Regular company events such as "Food Truck Fridays", Lunch & Learn and other planned activities