Junior Buyer: School District Procurement Pro

Lamar Consolidated ISD; Rosenberg (TX); On-site; USD 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Lamar Consolidated Independent School District is seeking a Purchasing Assistant to support the Director of Purchasing and Materials Management. You will help organize routine tasks, maintain vendor data, and disseminate purchasing information across schools and departments.

Responsibilities include ensuring proper coding, maintaining records, and building positive relationships with schools, vendors, and the community while leveraging ERP systems and MS Office tools.

Qualifications

• Two years of administrative experience in school district or government purchasing preferred.
• Experience working with ERP systems.

Responsibilities

• Assist Director of Purchasing and Materials Management with organizing routine work in the Purchasing department.
• Maintain current and prospective vendor list/database and catalog resources.
• Disseminate purchasing information to schools and departments.
• Promote positive relationships with schools, departments, vendors and the community.
• Identify sources to obtain competitive prices and terms.
• Check proper use of commodity codes, budget codes, and solicitation information.
• Maintain records of purchasing transactions and compile reports as needed.
• Perform other purchasing tasks as directed by the Director.

Skills

School accounting codes

Purchasing laws

MS Word

MS Excel

MS PowerPoint

Filing system

Verbal & written communication

Education

High school diploma or GED

TASBO certification preferred

Driver's license (Texas)

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

Lamar Consolidated Independent School District is seeking a Purchasing Assistant to support the Director of Purchasing and Materials Management. You will help organize routine tasks, maintain vendor data, and disseminate purchasing information across schools and departments.

Responsibilities include ensuring proper coding, maintaining records, and building positive relationships with schools, vendors, and the community while leveraging ERP systems and MS Office tools.