Procurement

Responsibilities: Compares prices amongst various vendors in order to make sound purchasing decisions. Manage within a given budget to purchase goods and services for an organization. Guarantees that products are delivered in a timely manner, and that the quality of the goods received is satisfactory. Negotiate with suppliers on price, mode of shipping, and delivery time. Procure goods such as office supplies on a continuing basis in order to maintain certain inventory levels. Monitor invoices for accuracy, and authorizes the accounts payable department to issue payment. Analyse the performance of certain vendors in order to decide whether or not to continue buying from them. Input data concerning inventory and order amounts into a computer database.