Job Description

The Purchaser is a relationship-driven, detail-oriented role focused on securing the right parts at the right time to keep AML's operations flowing.

This role plays a critical part in ensuring our supply chain is both cost-efficient and resilient by managing vendor relationships, maintaining clean purchasing data, and aligning purchases with inventory health.

With experience in procurement, ERP systems, and supplier negotiation, you will help prevent production disruptions, optimize cash flow, and build partnerships that support operational excellence. The best match for this role is a self-motivated communicator who thrives on creating structure, improving systems, and finding mutually beneficial outcomes.

The mission of this role is:"Zero parts shortages and optimal inventory turns through proactive vendor management and data-driven purchasing."

Why AML?

At AML, we're always on the hunt for passionate team players who want to make a difference. AMLers commit their hands, their heads, and their hearts to their position. There are no sidelines. This is not corporate marketing: Glassdoor ratings score AML at 4.70 on 5.00. Our eNPS numbers are equally impressive, with a +62 response to the question: "Do you enjoy working at AML?"

AMLers cite five main reasons as to why they choose us: our culture, the people, our growth trajectory, transparency and workplace flexibility. Interested? Then you'll want to know more about what we do. AML designs and manufactures ocean-sensing solutions - sensors, instrumentation, and deployment systems - for customers on all seven continents. We have a market reputation for going to the ends of the earth to make our customers successful, enabling them to focus on oceanography, not the equipment.

As a hi-tech manufacturing business, our technical team includes experts and engineers with experience in the acoustic, mechanical, electrical, software and embedded software domains. We operate from locations at either end of Canada.

What you'll do:

Secure Parts Availability:

Ensure all components are ordered and delivered on time to meet production needs. Anticipate potential disruptions and take proactive steps to prevent shortages.

Optimize Inventory Strategy:

Make purchasing decisions that balance cost, forecasted demand, and warehouse capacity to maintain healthy inventory turns.

Build Supplier Relationships:

Foster long-term partnerships with suppliers to improve lead times, reduce costs, and gain priority service.

Maintain Accurate ERP Data:

Keep supplier records, part costs, lead times, and minimum order quantities up to date for accurate planning and execution.

Drive Process Improvement:

Support improvements to supply chain workflows, purchasing strategies, and cost management.

Collaborate Across Teams:

Work closely with inventory, production, and engineering to align purchasing decisions with changing priorities.

Accountabilities:

Reliable Part Availability:

Prevent shortages through proactive purchasing and supplier engagement.

Inventory Health:

Improve inventory turns while avoiding overstock and emergency orders.

Supplier Data Accuracy:

Maintain clean, updated purchasing information in ERP systems.

Vendor Management:

Build strong relationships that improve AML's leverage, cost, and delivery timelines.

Team Culture:

Drive improvement and foster collaboration within and across teams.

Competencies:

Negotiation:

Skilled in securing favorable pricing and terms while maintaining supplier goodwill.

Relationship Building:

Builds trust and rapport with suppliers and internal teams.

ERP/MRP Fluency:

Understands how to maintain supplier data, issue POs, and use ERP to support purchasing decisions.

Industrial Hygiene & Safety Awareness:

Maintains clean digital and physical systems; follows best practices.

Communication & EQ:

Clear, proactive communicator able to adapt tone and content to different audiences.

Company culture is paramount and we're looking for like-minded individuals to join our team.

Experience Level: Intermediate (3-5 years of relevant experience)

Location: Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada

Type: Full Time, Permanent

Please apply through our portal at https://amloceanographic.applytojobs.ca/mvp/42577

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Benefits:

Casual dress Company events Dental care Employee assistance program Extended health care Flexible schedule Life insurance On-site parking Paid time off Profit sharing Vision care
Experience:

Purchasing: 1 year (required)
Work Location: In person