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We have an outstanding Contract position for a Purchasing Agent to join a leading Company located in the Buffalo Grove, IL surrounding area.
Job Responsibilities:
- Responsible for purchases made by the organization.
- Evaluates and approves vendors and authorizes purchase orders for goods or services.
- Familiar with a variety of the field's concepts, practices, and procedures.
- Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals.
- Performs a variety of tasks.
- May lead and direct the work of others.
- A wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected.
- Reviews requisitions.
- Confers with vendors to obtain product or service information such as price, availability, and delivery schedule.
- Selects products for purchase by testing, observing, or examining items. Selects suppliers with Supply Chain Manager based on criteria such as quality certification, capacity analysis, financial analysis, etc.
- Estimates values according to knowledge of market price.
- Determines methods of procurement such as direct purchase or bid. Prepares purchase orders or bid requests.
- Review bid proposals and negotiate contracts within budgetary limitations and scope of authority.
- Maintains procurement records such as items or services purchased, costs, delivery, product quality or performance, and inventories.
- Discusses defective or unacceptable goods or services with inspection or quality control personnel, users, vendors, and others to determine source of trouble and take corrective action.
- Approves invoices for payment.
Basic Hiring Criteria:
- Requires a bachelor's degree in area of specialty and at least 4+ years of experience in the field or in a related area.
- Knowledge of MRP systems (Oracle preferred).
- Synthesizes complex or diverse information; Collects and researches data; Uses intuition and experience to complement data; Design workflows and procedures.
- Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; Gathers and analyzes information skillfully; Develops alternative solutions; Works well in group problem-solving situations; Uses reason even when dealing with emotional topics.
- Coordinates projects; Completes projects on time and budget.
- Manages difficult or emotional customer situations; Responds promptly to customer needs; Solicits customer feedback to improve service; Responds to requests for service and assistance; Meets commitments.
TAD PGS, Inc. is a Global Fortune 500 company with worldwide revenue of over $27 billion and more than 50 years of government contracting experience. We specialize in supporting U.S. Government Agencies and their prime vendors by delivering a full range of recruitment and workforce solutions. As part of the Adecco family, we have access to over 2.5 million active candidates supporting hundreds of locations across North America. On any given day, we have more than 70,000 professionals working at client sites across the United States.
VEVRAA Federal Contractor / Request Priority Protected Veteran Referrals / Equal Opportunity Employer / Veterans / Disabled
The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
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