Purchasing Agent

Job Posting

Our client, located in NW Atlanta is searching for a Purchasing Agent.

This position will be responsible for:

• Prepare purchase orders, solicit bid proposals, and review requisitions for goods and services.
• Negotiate, renegotiate, and administer contracts with suppliers, vendors, and other representatives.
• Analyze price proposals, financial reports, and other data and information to determine reasonable prices.
• Formulate policies and procedures for bid proposals and procurement of goods and services.
• Maintain and review computerized or manual records of purchased items, costs, deliveries, product performance, and inventories.
• Research, monitor, and evaluate suppliers, based on price, quality, selection, service, support, availability, reliability, production and distribution capabilities, and the supplier's reputation and history.
• Confer with staff and research and source materials, parts and equipment.
• Monitor shipments to ensure that goods come in on time, and resolve problems related to undelivered goods.
• Study sales records and inventory levels of current stock to develop strategic purchasing programs that facilitate employee access to materials and parts.
• Review product specifications and maintain a working technical knowledge of the goods or services to be purchased.
• Monitor changes affecting supply and demand, tracking market conditions, price trends, or futures markets.
• Management of purchasing documents/purchase orders within software and update any changes in pricing and due dates electronically to ensure accurate MRP projections
• Manage weekly confirmations of deliveries and ensure that the team is updated with delays or other vital information.
• Match receiving records, purchase orders and invoices upon receipt and confirm accuracy of counts and pricing across all documents.
• Identify and resolve any discrepancies between vendor invoiced pricing and purchase order pricing.
• Input invoices (will include non-po driven costs) into accounting system on a timely basis.

This position is a Temp-To-Hire position. For immediate consideration, please submit your resume to Joanmarie Bolding, Managing Director of Recruiting.