We are looking for a Purchasing Manager to support a machinery manufacturing operation in Toronto, Ontario through a Long-term Contract assignment. This role will take ownership of supplier-facing commercial agreements, helping ensure procurement arrangements align with project needs, customer commitments, and business risk expectations. Working closely with sourcing, legal, project, and operational teams, the successful candidate will drive contract execution, strengthen supplier terms, and provide clear oversight of obligations throughout the contract lifecycle.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Direct the preparation, review, negotiation, and finalization of supplier contracts, service agreements, statements of work, purchasing terms, and related amendments while coordinating internal approvals.<br>• Translate customer and project commitments into supplier-facing contract requirements to ensure obligations such as delivery, warranties, acceptance criteria, liability, and damages provisions are properly addressed.<br>• Build and maintain a structured obligation tracking process that maps customer requirements to supplier commitments, identifies commercial gaps, and escalates exceptions for resolution before award.<br>• Develop negotiation plans with practical fallback positions covering pricing, payment structures, lead times, production capacity, change management, indemnities, insurance, confidentiality, and intellectual property terms.<br>• Set contracting priorities based on project timelines, supplier importance, spend levels, continuity risk, and existing agreement coverage to keep procurement activity aligned with business deadlines.<br>• Oversee contract performance from initial award to closeout by monitoring milestones, deliverables, notices, renewals, amendments, and supplier adherence to agreed commercial conditions.<br>• Assess supplier requests involving delays, scope revisions, and incremental costs, then negotiate appropriate change orders and support dispute management in collaboration with project and legal teams.<br>• Partner with sales, engineering, quality, finance, project management, sourcing, and legal stakeholders to ensure supplier commitments are realistic, compliant, and operationally achievable.<br>• Maintain organized contract documentation, approval records, templates, and status reporting for leadership, highlighting unresolved issues, pending obligations, and areas of commercial exposure.
We are looking for a Business Development Manager to drive revenue growth and expand market presence in Stoney Creek, Ontario. This role combines strategic planning with hands-on field sales, focusing on building strong customer relationships, identifying new business opportunities, and improving profitability across the territory. The successful candidate will use market insights to guide sales efforts, support team performance, and contribute to long-term business development in the fire safety and fire suppression systems sector.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Drive profitable sales growth within the assigned territory by managing opportunities, strengthening account performance, and maintaining focus on margin and cost control.<br>• Contribute to annual sales planning by preparing forecasts, assessing market potential, and tracking year-over-year performance to support budget development.<br>• Monitor competitor activity, pricing conditions, and industry developments, then share actionable insights that help expand distribution channels and reinforce customer relationships.<br>• Identify emerging markets, new service opportunities, and product expansion possibilities, and work with internal stakeholders to align pricing and go-to-market strategies.<br>• Support the development of sales targets and business plans, review progress against goals, and provide coaching that helps improve team effectiveness.<br>• Build and maintain a strong pipeline through prospecting, cold outreach, client visits, and ongoing relationship management with new and existing customers.<br>• Help move opportunities through the sales cycle by documenting account activity, supporting negotiations, resolving customer concerns, and encouraging effective selling practices across the team.<br>• Represent the company at trade shows, industry events, and customer-facing functions while gathering market intelligence and promoting business growth opportunities.<br>• Promote a safe working environment by following health and safety requirements, participating in training, and reinforcing compliance with company and legislative standards.<br>• Prepare reports, participate in management and sales meetings, and support broader team development initiatives, including training and succession planning.