purchasing agent
Indexed description
English
Education
- Bachelor's degree
On site
Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Work setting
- Manufacture
- Purchase general and specialized equipment, materials or business services
- Assess requirements of an establishment to develop specifications for equipment, materials and supplies to be purchased
- Develop specifications for equipment, materials and supplies to be purchased
- Negotiate offers from suppliers
- Consult with suppliers
- Review quotations
- Determine contract terms and conditions
- Award contracts to appropriate parties
- Establish delivery schedules
- Monitor progress of delivery schedules
- Contact clients and suppliers to resolve problems
- Provide customer service
- Internal audit
- Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP)
- 1 to 2 people
Computer and technology knowledge
- MS Word
- Enterprise resource planning (ERP) software
- MS Office
- Quick Books
- Electronic mail
- MS Access
- MS Excel
- MS Outlook
- MS PowerPoint
- MS Windows
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Ability to work independently
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Tight deadlines
- Attention to detail
- Large caseload
- Client focus
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Organized
- Team player
- Time management
- Flexibility
- Ability to multitask
Create a free Caio profile to unlock more results and save your role and location preferences.
Unlock free search