As a Purchasing Agent, your role will involve sourcing and ordering equipment, goods, and services, as well as managing vendors.

You will be responsible for performing strategic procurement activities across various spend categories, aiming to find better deals and more profitable suppliers.

Your expertise in supplier relationship management and negotiation skills will be crucial in ensuring cost-effective and high-quality procurement.

Additionally, you will analyze market trends, forecast demand, and mitigate risks to optimize the procurement process.

By leveraging your knowledge of supply chain management and your ability to identify opportunities for improvement, you will contribute to the overall success of our organizations purchasing operations.

Who You work with at CHOATE

CFO and CEO

Collaborating with the CFO on what will and wont work in the industry.

Going over contracts

Submitting budgets for needs

Guides the CFO understanding of the Vendors and Relationships with Vendors

Collaborating with the CEO on new ideas.

Material Handler Manager

Day to Day operations will be carried about between the two of you. With the Manager reporting to the Purchasing agent the urgent needs of the manufacturing plant.

Responsibilities

• Develop, lead and execute purchasing strategies
• Track and report key functional metrics to reduce expenses and improve effectiveness
• Craft negotiation strategies and close deals with optimal terms
• Partner with stakeholders to ensure clear requirements documentation
• Forecast price and market trends to identify changes of balance in buyer-supplier power
• Perform cost and scenario analysis, and benchmarking
• Assess, manage and mitigate risks
• Seek and partner with reliable vendors and suppliers
• Determine quantity and timing of deliveries
• Monitor and forecast upcoming levels of demand
• Monitors Purchasing Agent assistant who is ordering the Parts necessary for the Company
• Insures The Company has the supplies needed

Requirements and skills

• Proven working experience as Purchasing Manager, Agent or Officer
• Understands and uses strategic Sourcing
• Familiarity with sourcing and vendor management
• Interest in market dynamics along with business sense
• A knack for negotiation and networking
• Working experience of vendor management software
• Ability to gather and analyze data and to work with figures
• Solid judgment along with decision making skills
• Strong leadership capabilities
• Ability to muti-task
• • BS degree in supply chain management, logistics or business administration

Pay: 19-20 Per Hour. 45 hour Week.

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