What are the responsibilities and job description for the Purchasing Coordinator position at Human Learning Systems?
The Purchasing Coordinator position provides support for a U.S Department of Labor Job Corps contractor. The Job Corps program is a federally-funded residential training program. The mission of Job Corps is to provide career-ready technical and academic training and job placement assistance to program eligible youth ages 16-24.
Summary of Duties:
Coordinates activities involved with procuring goods and services such as raw materials, equipment, tools, parts, supplies, and advertising, for organization by performing the following duties.
Key Areas of Responsibilities:
- Prepares instructions regarding purchasing systems and procedures.
- Compiles, verifies, purchases via required Government sources.
- Follows government procurement procedures and regulations, as well as any terms defined by the Center contract.
- Reviews purchase order claims and contracts for conformance to company policy.
- 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.
- Estimates values according to knowledge of market price.
- Determines method of procurement such as direct purchase or bid.
- Prepares purchase orders change notices.
- Reviews bid proposals and negotiates 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.
Education and Experience | Bachelor's degree (B. A.) from four-year college or university; or four to six years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. |
Salary : $45,000 - $50,000
