Purchasing Agent

Our customer is looking for a Purchasing Agent to join their team. This person will be doing the purchasing of cabintry and kitchen appliances. They will be working with customers internally and externally.

Summary:
The ideal candidate will be responsible for evaluating suppliers, negotiating (renegotiating) and administer contracts with suppliers, vendors, and other representatives. The candidate will also verify, prepare, and forward purchase orders along with verifying receipt of items and authorizing payment of purchase orders.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
* Administers bidding process and contracts for vendor performance/compliance within established limits (e.g. prepare specifications, evaluate bids, conduct bid meetings, etc.) for the purpose of securing items and/or services at the lowest cost possible.
* Compiles data from a wide variety of sources (e.g. vendors, staff, etc.) for the purpose of analyzing issues, ensuring compliance with purchasing policies and procedures, and/or monitoring purchasing processes.
* Evaluates vendors for the purpose of determining their capability for performing to established specifications.
* Obtains purchased items by forwarding orders to suppliers; monitoring and expediting orders.
* Verifies receipt of items by comparing items received to items ordered; resolves shipments in error with suppliers.
* Processes purchasing-related information (e.g. bid documents, tabulations, product specifications, contracts, etc.) for the purpose of updating and distributing information.
* Presents information on administrative procedures, services, regulations, etc. for the purpose of training and orienting other personnel and/or disseminating information to appropriate parties.
* Authorizes payment for purchases by forwarding receiving documentation to Accounts Payable.
* Various other duties.

About Aerotek:

Aerotek, headquartered in Hanover, Md., is a leading provider of technical, professional and industrial staffing services. Established in 1983, Aerotek is an operating company of Allegis Group, the largest provider of staffing services in the U.S. Aerotek operates a network of more than 200 non-franchised offices throughout the U.S., Canada and Europe. For more information, visit .

Aerotek is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.