Purchasing Manager​/Administrator

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Oakland, CA, US

10 days ago Requisition

Salary Range: $90,177.00 To $ Annually

JOB SUMMARY

The Purchasing Manager/Administrator’s job includes a variety of tasks and responsibilities, such as:

• Coordinate procurements to maintain adequate supplies, while maintaining detailed documentation of all purchases.
• Provide support to the M&R Department administrative, procurement, and management functions.
• Manage any customer equipment services, including billing and inquires.
• Supervise, hire, fire, motivate subordinate M&R Department administrate and buyer staff.
• Responsible for purchasing, negotiating, and as necessary, expediting materials, equipment, spare parts, and supplies from vendors.
• Managing procurement contracts with related confidential procurement or contract information.
• Undertaking and/or supervising support staff for various administrative and support functions.

NATURE AND SCOPE

The incumbent requires sound organizational and analytical skills, allowing for accurate preparation, interpretation, distribution, or action of reports, purchase documents, invoices/billings, and other related documentation.

The incumbent requires sound judgment, and discretion is required when dealing with sensitive and confidential matters.

Purchasing has the responsibility to know the accepted business purchasing methods and know the purchasing policies and procedures of this business. Where not covered by policy or past practice the incumbent shall purchase with honesty and integrity ensuring the best outcomes for the business are met.

It is the responsibility of the person holding this position to know or quickly learn enough about all the products and services with which he or she will transact business and to buy those products or services with the most favorable terms and conditions within any time constraints.

The incumbent must become familiar with the people in this Organization with whom transactions will be conducted and to know enough about the business and products of this organizations to convey any unrestricted and required information accurately to suppliers. The Incumbent shall diplomatically seek further information or provide advise when more favorable terms and conditions might be possible.

The incumbent is responsible to know about the industry with which he or she deals. That knowledge should include who the major suppliers are, the economic status of those suppliers and any alternative suppliers.

The person holding this position shall work towards delivering a best-in-class maintenance service by actively seeking opportunities to improve safety, effectiveness and efficiency. The incumbent shall lead by example in the workplace by always correctly wearing the required PPE and enforcing same in the workplace for all visitors, vendors, colleagues and contractors.

The incumbent is responsible for warranty parts authorization/recovery/reimbursement on customer owned equipment when owned parts are utilized.

The position held requires mechanical aptitude and a good working knowledge of technical terminology, industry jargon, various equipment types, and repair techniques, which conform to client, industry, ISO and DOT standards. The understanding of equipment specification and design as proposed in the use, safety, operational requirements and constraints of the equipment and/or facility involved.

At times the incumbent is responsible to support other department personnel in determining the most suitable product or service to meet their needs, considering the objectives of the business. At times the incumbent must…