Purchasing Agent

Job description

City : Channahon State : Illinois (US-IL) Country : United States (US) Requisition Number : 45140 A Day in the Life: The Purchasing Agent will act as the single point of contact towards the internal customer for procurement related questions; manage local purchasing requests for indirect (non-bill of material) products and services in collaboration with the sourcing and category management organization and guarantee efficient contact implementation/acceptance on site. What You'll Be Doing: · Manage local purchase requisitions for indirect (non-bill of material) products and services according to defined strategies and frameworks · Verify purchase request quality and correct buying channel, align with end users on missing specifications · Execute local purchase requisitions · Identify and advise customer on possible modification from original requests (e.g. more cost effective alternatives exists) · Screen potential suppliers through basic Request For Information/Proposal process · Select a supplier according to the defined strategy in the category · Process requisition via purchase order or purchasing card · Follow-up on purchase orders · Be aware of purchase request processing gui...