What are the responsibilities and job description for the Purchasing Agent position at Snelling - Birmingham?
Job Description
Job Description
Purchasing Agent
Snelling is recruiting a Purchasing Agent for an industrial plant in the Calera, AL area. The Purchasing Agent will identify, qualify, and contact potential vendors to receive bids or quotations.
Starting Salary : $60,00-70,000, depending on experience.
Direct Hire!
Amazing Benefits!
Essential Functions for the Purchasing Agent :
- Participate in bid evaluation and vendor selection and may suggest alternative vendors in an attempt to secure discounts for bulk purchases
- Monitors the performance of suppliers, assessing their ability to meet quality and delivery requirements.
- Execute purchases and issue purchase orders.
- Assist vendors with the set-up and use of organizational purchasing / procurement systems.
- Examine and evaluate marketplace business conditions, vendor opportunities and new product introductions.
- Engage in sourcing to find alternative or new vendors to improve quality, cost and / or lead time.
- Regularly poll the sales force and vendor representatives for opportunities and concerns
Qualifications for the Purchasing Agent :
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All qualified Purchasing Agen t candidates please submit resumes for immediate review. Please call Whittney Taylor at 205.879.9950 for more information. You can also email your resume to whittney@snellingbham.com or apply directly through this ad.
Snelling Staffing Services, with over 70 years of staffing expertise, specializes in clerical, administrative, professional, and industrial positions, permanent and temporary. There's never a fee or contract to our candidates! Snelling Staffing Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Snelling Staffing Services is a drug-free work-place.
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Salary : $60,000 - $70,000
