Researching and comparing suppliers, goods, services, and prices

Evaluating the most suitable suppliers in terms of price, reliability, quality, availability and cost-efficiency

Consistently reject tickets that do not include necessary information to place purchase orders efficiently, accurately, and compliantly or obtain quotes on behalf of requestors.

Redirect requestor’s vendor selection, when possible, to use vendors that have extended credit, opposed to payment by corporate card or vendor down payments.

Preparing and processing purchase orders by verifying specifications and price in accordance to company policies and procedures

Manages purchases by forwarding orders to suppliers and monitoring and expediting orders as needed

Interacting with suppliers to schedule delivery times and updating expected delivery dates with communication to the requisitioner

Works with suppliers to negotiate volume and discounts, and investigates cost saving opportunities

Analyze and resolve purchasing issues/discrepancies (price, qty, part, etc.)

Building and maintaining positive, long-term supplier relations

Compile and maintain various purchasing related reports as needed (ex. Open commitments report, expected delivery dates, etc.)

Reconcile credit card purchases, ensure goods receipt completed, and invoice is forward to Finance for processing.

Purchasing Agent

Responsibilities

Qualification

Required

Benefits

Company

Torc Robotics

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