- Responsible for purchasing and negotiating materials, equipment, and supplies from vendors.
- Evaluates vendor quotes and services to determine most desirable suppliers.
- Familiar with standard concepts, practices, and procedures within a particular field.
- Will work with experienced purchasers to learn about commodities, prices, suppliers, and markets.
- Will learn about the material requirements system and the inventory system the company uses to keep production functions working smoothly.
- Increased buying-related responsibilities as position progresses.
- Check orders going out and verify that shipments come in.
- Reviews proposal from vendors and negotiates among acceptable bidders for contracts, keeping within budgetary limitations.
- Maintains an assortment of records.
- Evaluates and investigates problems encountered by Production, Quality Assurance, and other departments, relative to purchased materials, equipment and services.
- As necessary, expedites and otherwise follows up on purchases to assure adherence to delivery schedules, changes in amounts, material specification, etc.
- Reviews and checks vendors' invoices, receiving slips, credit memoranda, and other similar documentation.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)