Purchasing Staff

JOB QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor’s degree; supplemented with two (2) years of related experience in purchasing, customer service, accounting, or sales.
Knowledge of product and service purchasing policies and practices.
Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Strong negotiation skills.
Analytical skills.
Customer service skills.
Detail oriented.
Ability to use personal computer with various software programs
JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Develops and maintains relationships with vendors and internal customers for assigned products and services; investigates and identifies new product areas; meets with
suppliers and customers; prepares final contract information for publication and distribution, with purchase order and contract sign-off authority.
- Negotiates with suppliers for major commodity-based products and services to obtain agreeable price, delivery schedule, and payment terms and discounts.
- Solicits and analyzes incoming proposals for assigned products and services; monitors and analyzes competitiveness of data with comparable market data.
- A service assigned customers by telephone and in person; communicates contract initiatives and existing contract values; provides sourcing assistance; assists with
request for proposal (RFP) development and proposal analysis; educates departments to improve processes and ensure more effective purchasing practices.
- Develops methods to measure the effectiveness of assigned contracts according to appropriate actions; compiles statistical reports; ensures University compliance with
grant guidelines and information to support initiatives and activities; supports purchasing staff in problem resolution.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
- Ability to lift 50 lbs.