Description
The Opportunity
This is a great opportunity for someone looking to make a meaningful impact in a national role. Whether you're a recent graduate eager to prove yourself or an experienced professional ready for a new challenge, this position offers a strong foundation and room to grow within the company. You’ll play a key role in supporting inventory, vendor, and sales operations across Canada, while gaining exposure to cross-functional teams and leadership. We’re looking for someone who’s proactive, curious, and not afraid to take initiative-someone who wants to shine and grow into future opportunities within the organization.
The Role
- Manage equipment inventory ordering across Canada, including rental fleet orders. Work closely with the Inventory Manager, VP of Material Handling, and internal departments to complete paperwork, obtain approvals, and coordinate with regional teams
- Run monthly inventory reports to identify aging equipment and support liquidation strategies. Use creative thinking to recommend actions to help move aged inventory and align with national inventory goals.
- Research vendor policies on tariffs and logistics, and work with internal teams to coordinate ocean shipments and ensure compliance with import/export rules.
- Act as the main contact between Accounts Payable and vendors, monitoring accounts to prevent credit holds and helping resolve unidentified invoices, credits, or other issues to keep accounts in good standing.
- Support Sales Managers and Representatives with deal structuring, pricing validation, and vendor pricing, including discounts and market-based strategies.
- Coordinate with regional teams to ensure order accuracy and fulfillment, and step into a Sales Coordination role when needed for vacation coverage or staffing gaps.
- Identify cost-saving opportunities through analysis of spending, market trends, and process improvements.
- Contribute to continuous improvement by helping document processes, support change initiatives, and work across departments.
- Support the onboarding of new OEMs and vendors under the Material Handling umbrella by preparing documentation, keeping internal teams informed, taking meeting notes, tracking progress, and helping build or improve related processes.
- Assist the Vice President of Material Handling with special projects, vendor reviews, and strategic initiatives.
- Travel: Occasional travel may be required (up to 10%).
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The Candidate
- Education:
- Post-secondary education in Business, Supply Chain, or a related field.
- Experience:
- 0-5 years of experience in inventory coordination, vendor support, or sales operations.
- Comfortable working cross-functionally with sales, operations, finance, and vendor teams.
- Strong communication and organizational skills, with the ability to take initiative and work independently.
- Strong attention to detail, with the ability to take clear meeting notes and follow through on action items.
- Willingness to learn, ask questions, and contribute to process improvements.
- Qualifications:
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and ERP/CRM systems (e.g., M3, Salesforce).
The Company
Since 1858, Wajax has been a leading industrial products and solutions provider continually innovating to serve Canadian industry coast-to-coast. We work in an extensive range of industries and core sectors of the Canadian economy including energy and renewables, food and beverage, construction, industrial/commercial, transportation, forestry, mining, metal processing, and oil and gas - to name a few. Everything we do is powered by people passionate about making a difference and who are dedicated to driving Canadian industry forward. People who provide the experience and expertise that support the industries that build our cities, power our businesses, put a roof over our heads and food on our tables.
Wajax offers a total compensation package that includes competitive pay, comprehensive benefits, learning and development, as well as some unique additional “perks.”
Highlights include:
- Competitive health and dental benefits with no waiting period for eligibility (100% employer paid premiums), plus health spending account.
- Wajax led e-learning, and product training through industry leading manufacturers.
- Exclusive discounts with a variety of manufacturers and service providers such as Ford, GM, Chrysler, Dell, TELUS, a group mortgage, home & auto insurance program, pet insurance, footwear & workwear, fitness membership, perkopolis, and more.
- Recognition program where points are earned for merchandise or gift certificates, plus cash awards.
- Company matched pension plan.
- Award-Winning Health and Wellness Program.
By working with Wajax, you become part of an inclusive and diverse team that is dedicated to innovation and teamwork. We are committed to employing a workforce that is representative of the diverse communities across Canada in which we do business. As an equal opportunity employer, please inform us if any accommodation is required if contacted for an interview.
As a condition of employment, final candidates will be subject to pre-screening.
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