Purchasing Agent

At CDW, we highly value the energy and commitment you bring to your job every day. Our careers provide exceptional opportunities for you to grow at an innovative, multi-billion-dollar, Fortune 200 leader. The #1 name in Canada for IT solutions, we’re driving meaningful technological change for companies in virtually every industry.

As a CDW Purchasing Agent, we’ll look to you to perform a variety of critical purchasing functions, such as negotiating prices and buying products that best support our growing business and bottom line. Our Purchasing Agent roles are key to moving our business forward and offer driven, talented individuals advanced opportunities to stand out and work in a supportive, high-energy and empowering environment.

What you’ll do:

Provide product requirement guidance to our Sales teams

Review, analyze, qualify or reject purchase orders for all product lines

Establish and maintain key vendor partner relationships

Work with partners and Sales teams to make necessary changes to purchase orders for all product lines and ensure fulfilment in a timely manner

Continually update the status of aging purchase orders and follow-up with partners for information on scheduled shipments

Negotiate pricing for CDW to achieve the best pricing discount to purchase parts and products from distributors and manufacturers to fill customer orders

Oversee and coordinate flow of information from our partners to CDW

What you need to succeed:

Must-have:

1+ years of experience with AS400, Microsoft Word, Excel and email applications or equivalent

In-depth knowledge and understanding of purchasing processes

Ability to communicate to effectively and in a constructive manner with customers, coworkers, management and executives

Demonstrated skill in prioritizing multiple responsibilities, tasks and projects simultaneously including ability to shift priorities

Ability to work rotating shifts

Nice-to-have:

Bachelor’s degree or College diploma

1+ years of Purchasing experience

Experience in technical purchasing

IT knowledge

Who we are:

CDW is a leading technology solutions provider to business, government, education and healthcare organizations in Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom. Our fingerprints can be found on technology in workplaces of more than 250,000 companies; from fresh-faced startups to international conglomerates. With the breadth of products and services we offer, there is no request too big or too small.

What you can expect from us: Culture, coworkers, careers.

CDW is not only the People Who Get IT, but the People who get People. Our relationships are fueled by our deep expertise and grounded in the CDW Way. Our empowering leadership makes things happen and inspires their teams to do the same. From the teammates beside us to the leaders who guide us, we move forward together. At CDW, you’ll work with people who inspire you. People with positive, success-driven attitudes who you will learn from and forge strong relationships with. Bring your best true self—and your best ideas—to CDW. Because diverse perspectives bring forth better problem solving—and better solutions for our customers on a rapidly evolving technology landscape.

The well-being of our employees is essential to us. CDW offers a comprehensive benefits package, which includes health, dental and vision coverage, coworker stock purchase program, paid vacation time and sick days, RRSP/DPSP and DPSP match, tuition reimbursement, coworker discounts and other generous perks.

Travel: Yes, 10 % of the Time