Job Description
Trades meet tech in SAIT’s
School of Transportation Delivering hands-on, skills-based training, our schools prepare learners for rewarding careers in Alberta’s fast-evolving transportation industries. Join a team where learner success comes first through teaching excellence, tech-infused curriculum and state-of-the-art facilities.
The Opportunity
Job classification A5005 - Purchasing Officer
Salary range: $62,000.00 -$66,123.20 (based on a 40-hour work week). Placement within the range is typically based upon a review of skills, experience, and internal equity. This is a part-time position working 20 hours per week.
Hours per week: 20hrs (This is a part-time permanent position)
Posting closing date: August 14th, 2026
The schools rely on effective purchasing coordination to support hands-on learning, shop operations, applied training environments, and day-to-day program delivery. This role helps ensure instructors, labs, and operational teams have the supplies, materials, equipment, and vendor support they need by coordinating purchasing activities, tracking orders, maintaining accurate records, and supporting timely procurement processes across two dynamic academic schools.
This position provides purchasing administration and order coordination support for the School of Manufacturing and Automation and the School of Transportation. The role assists with procurement activities by preparing requisitions, obtaining quotations, entering approved purchase orders, supporting purchase transaction processing, tracking orders,
maintaining purchasing records, coordinating deliveries, and supporting inventory replenishment activities.
The position works under the direction of the Purchasing Supervisor and follows established purchasing procedures, vendor agreements, and institutional procurement requirements.
The Role
1. Procurement Administration and Order Coordination (70%)
Support purchasing activities for instructional, laboratory, and operational requirements.
Purchasing Support
Qualifications & Experience
Education
- High School Diploma is required
Preferred
Certificate or Diploma in:
- Business Administration
- Supply Chain Management
- Office Administration
- Experience in Procurement
Experience
Minimum Required
- Two years of purchasing, procurement support, inventory, administrative, or financial processing experience.
- Experience using computerized purchasing or financial systems.
- Experience maintaining records and processing transactions.
Preferred
- Banner Finance experience.
- Smartsheet experience.
- Post-secondary purchasing environment experience.
- Parts store experience.
Qualifications, Certifications or Designations
Minimum Required
-
Class 5 driver’s licence.
Preferred
- Supply Chain Canada coursework.
- Purchasing or procurement certification.
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