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Purchasing supervisor
- Education: Bachelor's degree
- Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years
Tasks
- Purchase general and specialized equipment, materials or business services
- Assess requirements of an establishment to develop specifications for equipment, materials and supplies to be purchased
- Develop specifications for equipment, materials and supplies to be purchased
- Negotiate offers from suppliers
- Consult with suppliers
- Hire, train and supervise staff
- Review quotations
- Determine contract terms and conditions
- Award contracts to appropriate parties
- Establish delivery schedules
- Monitor progress of delivery schedules
- Contact clients and suppliers to resolve problems
- Plan, organize and oversee operational logistics of the organization
- Provide customer service
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Ability to work independently
- Work under pressure
- Attention to detail
Personal suitability
- Organized
- Team player
- Time management
- Flexibility
- Ability to multitask
- Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 35 hours per week