Job Description
If you enjoy working in a fast-paced, ever-changing and exciting startup environment, then this is the job for you! As an operations coordinator, you’ll mainly be responsible for communicating with vendors to estimate prices for customers’ lists of materials and ensure product availability for their orders. In this role, you’ll be working closely with the sales team, as well as other members of the operations department. You’ll play a pivotal role in growing our business from day 1 and you’ll be able to continuously share your ideas with us. What’s more? As our company grows, you’ll have the opportunity to grow with us!
What You’ll Do
- Communicate with vendors to receive product pricing, inventory information and product pictures in a timely manner (mostly over the phone, actively calling suppliers)
- Update and organize our database with product pricing and information
- Set up quotes for customers’ material lists and return them within a 24-hour delay
- Follow-up with suppliers to ensure that specs are met
- Collaborate with members of the operations and sales teams
- Coordinate and optimize delivery, estimate costs, and communicate with drivers
What You’ll Need
- Up to 2 years of experience in operations
- Degree in supply chain, operations management or related field
- Written and spoken proficiency in English (French, a plus)
- Advanced knowledge of the Microsoft Office Suite
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to hustle and actively seek information from suppliers over the phone
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
- Customer focus and ability to solve problems quickly
- Deadline and detail-orientation
Why Work at GoMaterials?
As one of Montreal’s fastest-growing startups, GoMaterials is revolutionizing the procurement process in the landscape construction industry! Our B2B marketplace optimizes how landscape contractors source plant and hardscape materials and has allowed us to be named one of Canada’s most innovative companies in 2018 by Innovations of the World. Over the last 3 years, we have helped landscapers save time, money, and stress and plant over 1.5 million plants and trees.
Lead by a young and eager group of entrepreneurs, GoMaterials is aggressively expanding across North America, with an expected growth of over 100% in 2021. We are therefore looking for amazing people to add to our team! With our work-hard, play-hard mentality, this won’t be your routine 9 to 5.
What to Look Forward To:
- The chance to share your ideas & make an impact
- Personal & professional development programs
- A great team culture with virtual lunches, 5à7s, games, funny slack channels, etc.
- Promotion opportunities as our team continues to grow yearly
- Flexible hours & work-from-home (optional even post-pandemic)
- CLICK HERE to learn more about our culture
Ready to Apply?
If you think you’d be a great fit and are passionate about this job, we want to hear from you!