Purchasing Agent initiates, prepares, processes, and verifies purchase orders following established guidelines to purchase materials and goods by required delivery dates. Inputs transactions and administers a purchasing and contracts system or database. Being a Purchasing Agent interacts with suppliers to obtain favorable pricing terms, product specifications, monitor availability, and optimize savings. Expedites delayed orders and resolves issues with changes, returns, replacements, and credit arrangements. Additionally, Purchasing Agent coordinates with internal teams to ensure that procurement needs are met promptly and efficiently. Requires a high school diploma. Typically reports to a supervisor or team leader. The Purchasing Agent independently performs a wide range of complex duties under general guidance from supervisors. Has gained full proficiency in a broad range of activities related to the job. To be a Purchasing Agent typically requires 5-7 years of related experience. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)
Job Overview
Purchasing agents are responsible for ordering products from vendors worldwide. You must continually communicate with these vendors to ensure the material we need is available and will ship to our distribution centers on time. All orders require follow up and monitoring until they have reached our distribution centers and have been checked for accuracy and inspected for quality. If any issues arise you are responsible for communicating the issue to the appropriate product manager and contacting the vendor to remedy the issue through a credit or new shipment and obtain a vendor credit. If product issues arise on a jobsite, you are responsible for working with our product warranty department to submit proper documentation and obtain a vendor credit.
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Bedrosians is an Equal Opportunity Employer that promotes, for the health of its employees, a Drug-Free Workplace philosophy. This job posting does not constitute an offer of employment and is not an employment contract. To be considered for this position please complete our quick 3 minute application through our Careers page: https://bedrosians.applicantpro.com/jobs
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