Senior Commodities Buyer

Senior Commodities Buyer:

On behalf of our oil & gas client, Vaquarii is seeking a Senior Commodities Buyer for a 24-Month Contract with a high possibility of extension or conversion to full-time employment.

The perfect candidate will execute the full procurement cycle for assigned commodity portfolios –  primarily OEM compression parts, valves, operations and warehousing materials, tools and consumables, safety equipment, and seals and fasteners.

Services would be carried out though a Hybrid Work Schedule from their downtown Calgary headquarters.

Responsibilities:

• Operate SAP as the daily production system.
• Run variants each day based on assigned portfolio.
• Pull purchase requisitions into purchase groups.
• Review and action each requisition – determine whether a quote is already attached or whether an RFQ is needed.
• Produce POs in SAP.
• Manage invoice exceptions through VIM (Vendor Invoice Management, integrated with SAP).
• Maintain vendor records and support supplier registration.
• Update billing and remittance information in the vendor master.
• Work with supplier registration on qualification and system onboarding for new suppliers.
• Execute sourcing decisions: single source, sole source, and competitive bid. Understand when each is appropriate.
• Produce competitive bid lists in Excel.
• Complete DEXMED approval forms in Word.
• Attend meetings with business units – Ops, Warehousing, Projects.
• Interact regularly with supply chain stakeholders across Accounts Payable, supplier management, master data, and the business.  

TECHNICAL ENVIRONMENT

• SAP (buyer role) – the non-negotiable operating system. Variants, purchase requisitions, purchase groups, PO production, and invoice exception management all run through SAP.
• Client is migrating to S/4HANA (internally called SAP Plus) over the next two years; S/4HANA experience is a meaningful differentiator.
• Excel – competitive bid list management.
• Word – DEXMED approval form completion.
• Outlook and Teams – daily communication platform for the team.
• VIM (Vendor Invoice Management) – invoice exception resolution, integrated with SAP.
• Power BI – reporting and capacity tracking.
• Ariba – supplier management platform only. Not used for RFQs or purchasing. Basic use.
• eCommerce – additional procurement tool. Training provided; no prior experience required.

Must Have Skills:

1. SAP experience specifically in a buyer role. 
2. Multi-commodity purchasing experience.
3. Procurement process fundamentals – demonstrated understanding of RFQ vs. single source vs. sole source vs. competitive bid and when each applies.
4. Detail orientation. High-consequence environment.
5. Time management and stress resilience.
6. Self-direction.

Nice to Have Skills:

1. OEM compression parts procurement experience.
2. Valve procurement background.
3. Oil and gas or energy sector experience.
4. S/4HANA experience
5. Power BI, VIM, or Ariba familiarity.

Job Location:

• Downtown Calgary, Alberta
• Hybrid Work Schedule (Mon/Tue/Thu in office)

WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE

• 5-10 years procurement with full-cycle ownership – sourcing, bid evaluation, negotiation, PO management.
• Multi-commodity portfolio experience.
• Oil and gas preferred; open to any industry where procurement fundamentals and process discipline are strong.
• SAP buyer role non-negotiable.
• Excel, Word, Outlook, and Teams required.
• S/4HANA a differentiator.
• Power BI, VIM, Ariba.
• Systematic and process-disciplined.
• Manages own workload independently through volume peaks and quiet periods.
• Detail-oriented in a high-consequence environment.