purchasing officer

Overview

Languages: English

Education

• Master's degree

Experience

2 years to less than 3 years

Work Setting

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

• Information technology

Responsibilities

• 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
• Establish delivery schedules
• Monitor progress of delivery schedules
• Contact clients and suppliers to resolve problems
• Plan, organize and oversee operational logistics of the organization
• Provide customer service
• Plan and control budget and expenditures
• Manage contracts
• Review purchase order claims and contracts to determine compliance with company policy
• Plan and organize daily operations
• Evaluate daily operations
• Coordinate activities of personnel engaged in buying, selling and distributing materials, equipment, machinery and supplies
• Assign projects and programs to the purchasing and warehouse departments across the organization

Experience and Specialization

Computer and technology knowledge:

• MS Word
• Enterprise resource planning (ERP) software
• MS Office
• MS Access
• MS Excel
• MS Outlook
• MS PowerPoint
• MS Project
• Jonas Software

Area of work experience:

• Purchasing, procurement and contracts