What are the responsibilities and job description for the Purchasing Agent position at FamilyCare Health Centers?
Job Title: Purchasing Agent
Reports to: Chief Financial Officer
Positions Classification: Non-Exempt
Work Location: Teays Valley
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree required with a minimum of two years’ experience in purchasing and inventory management (two years of additional purchasing and inventory experience may substitute for education requirement)
- Strong analytic skills, problem-solving and critical thinking
- Outstanding written, verbal communication, organizational and computer skills
Basic Functions: The purchasing agent is responsible for purchasing supplies and maintaining inventory for all FamilyCare locations.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Develop profitable purchasing strategies.
- Assess supplier profiles and analyze offers.
- Prepare and implement effective negotiation tactics.
- Manage relationships with key suppliers to maintain quality of goods, timely delivery and compliance to terms of contracts.
- Review supplies to ensure quality.
- Monitor and maintain stock levels.
- Maintain purchasing and inventory records.
- Other duties as assigned.
Physical Requirements:
- Must be able to frequently lift and/or carry up to 50 pounds or more
- Must be able to frequently stand, walk, sit, stoop and reach
- Must be able to regularly talk and hear
- Must be able to frequently utilize typing skills
- Prolonged periods of sitting working on a computer
- Specific vision abilities are required, which include: distance vision, color vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus