Purchasing Agent

Job Description

Job Description

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