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Job Description Job Description
Job Purpose
To purchase materials required for the production of Clement trailers and to research the pricing of these materials to ensure that parts are acquired for the best possible price and most efficient delivery time.
Tasks
• Analyze price proposals and other data and information to determine reasonable prices.
• Arrange the payment of duty and freight charges.
• Confer with staff and vendors to discuss defective or unacceptable goods and determine corrective action.
• Evaluate and monitor contract performance to ensure compliance with contractual obligations and to determine the need for changes.
• Assist with creating policies and procedures for bid proposals and procurement of goods and services.
• Interview vendors to examine and learn about products, services, and prices.
• Maintain and review computerized or manual records of items purchased, costs, delivery, product performance, and inventories.
• Monitor and follow applicable laws and regulations.
• Monitor changes affecting supply and demand and price trends.
• Monitor shipments to ensure that goods come in on time, and in the event of problems trace shipments and follow up on undelivered goods.
• Solicit bid proposals, and review requisitions for goods.
• Purchase the highest quality merchandise at the lowest possible price and in the correct amounts.
• Research and evaluate suppliers based on price, quality, selection, service, support, availability, reliability, production and distribution capabilities, and the supplier's reputation and history.
• Study inventory levels to develop purchasing programs that facilitate employee access to supplies.
• Review product specifications to obtain technical knowledge of the goods or services to be purchased.
Work Context
• Requires sitting
• Requires using hands to handle the merchandise.
• Requires contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise)
• Requires making decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of Clement
• Requires being exact or highly accurate
• Requires repetitive physical and/or mental activities
• Freedom to determine tasks, priorities, and goals
• Requires meeting strict deadlines
• Requires work with others in the company as a team
• Requires work with vendors and the public
• Requires working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions
• Opportunity to make decisions without supervision
Work Activities
· Order or purchase supplies, materials, or equipment
o Determine reasonable prices
o Locate sources of supply for purchasing & identify supplier with the best bid
o Obtain quotes from vendors and fill out purchase requisitions
o Help develop and update purchasing policies or procedures
· Use interpersonal communication techniques to:
o Obtain information from individuals
o Manage contracts
o Communicate technical information with vendors and sales personnel
o Write business correspondence
o Mediate or arbitrate disputes
· Use technical skills to:
o Maintain records, reports, or files
o Use computers to enter, access, or retrieve data
o Use spreadsheet and word processing software
o Analyze and compute financial data
Skills Required:
• Active Learning
Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
• Active Listening
Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Coordination
Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
• Critical Thinking
Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
• Equipment Selection
Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job.
• Judgment and Decision Making
Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
• Management of Financial Resources
Determining how money will be spent to get the work done, and accounting for these expenditures.
• Mathematics
Using mathematics to solve problems.
• Monitoring
Monitoring/Assessing your performance to make improvements or take corrective action.
• Negotiation
Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.
• Persuasion
Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.
• Quality Control Analysis
Conducting tests and inspections of products to evaluate quality or performance.
• Reading Comprehension
Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
• Service Orientation
Actively looking for ways to help people.
• Speaking
Talking to others to convey information effectively.
• Time Management
Managing one's own time and the time of others.
• Writing
Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the reader.
Company Description Headquartered in Minden, LA, Clement Industries is one of the leading producers of dump trailers in North America. Company Description Headquartered in Minden, LA, Clement Industries is one of the leading producers of dump trailers in North America.