

● Perform research activities to determine a list of possible vendors.
● Contact each vendor and take information regarding prices, availability, and quality problems.
● Arrange meetings with vendors and confer with requirements.
● Confer with production managers to determine purchasing needs.
● Make purchase orders and have them signed by production managers.
● Assist in preparation of bidding documents and ensure that other documents are in order.
● Ensure that the right amount of materials are delivered to the production
● pallet at the right time.
● Monitor all purchase requisitions and handle adjustment with vendors.
● Handle limited inventory management activities.
● Liaison with the accounting department to reconcile invoices and purchase orders.
● Create reseller agreements and maintain ETAs for open orders.
● Study and evaluate formal bids and make recommendations for awarding contacts.
● Research pricing information and compare prices and quotations.