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Junior Buyer
Posted on Sept. 6, 2025
- Georgetown, Canada
- 0 - 0 USD (yearly)
- Full Time

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At Freshouse Foods, we create custom protein items with the help and direction of our partners. We want to build our creations to meet and exceed our customers needs.
With over 60 years of major retail and foodservice experience, our expertise in product development has enabled us to react swiftly to customer wants and expectations. Our flexibility and versatility on our production floors allow us to offer an array of retail, foodservice, and healthcare products.
This is a full-time on-site role located in Georgetown, ON. As the Junior Buyer, reporting to the Director of Purchasing, you will play a pivotal role in managing and optimizing the procurement process for supplies, managing relationships with vendors, and inventory management. Your responsibilities will include processing and preparing purchase orders, liaising with vendors, and ensuring seamless coordination with cross-functional teams.
Job Duties
- Develop and implement sourcing strategies to optimize costs, improve service levels, and mitigate risks.
- Source quality raw materials at competitive costs to support production and innovation requirements.
- Working with operations and key stakeholders, prepare contract packages including, but not limited to, term sheets, specification sheets, product samples, cost analysis, business cases and arrange for product trial and testing as required.
- Develop and maintain strong relationships with key vendors to ensure conformance of materials and competitive pricing.
- Market Analysis, conduct thorough market research and analysis to identify trends, opportunities and potential risks that may impact the category, using data to inform decision-making.
- Source products, research options, review spend data and perform market research to negotiate best possible terms and conditions to achieve department’s strategic goals and manage risks
- Manage ongoing vendor negotiations and cost reduction strategies to optimize contract value.
- Continuously assess to improve the supply base structure and develop alternate sources of supply to leverage total spend.
- Schedule and conduct vendor business reviews, take minutes and record action items for execution.
- Manage contract administration process which includes new vendor system set up, and updates to website, contract tracker, databases and communication materials.
- Collaborate and coordinate with vendors to ensure collection of volume incentives and deliverables are completed in a timely manner as contracted and in accordance to standard operating procedures.
Skills
- Minimum 3+ years of experience in purchasing or procurement, specifically in packaging, dry goods, and labeling categories.
- Previous experience in Retail, Distributor, or Food Service Purchasing is a significant asset.
- Strong negotiation, analytical, and decision-making skills with a results-driven approach.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office and procurement software and ERP system.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Ability to work under pressure and might deadlines.
- Ability to multitask.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: $50,000.00-$65,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Dental care
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
Work Location: In person
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