PURCHASING AGENT
Company: Cameron County
Location: Brownsville
Posted on: January 27, 2023
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Job Description:
PURCHASING AGENT Salary: 127 - $67,666.00 minimum salary, or as
per Compensation & Classification Policy Promotional Method.Purpose
of ClassificationPerforms managerial work in administration of
assigned purchasing programs or financial function. Duties include
staff supervision, overseeing purchasing department, receiving
locating sources of supply, interviewing prospective suppliers or
bidders. Positions in this class perform routine complex purchasing
work and identify needed corrective actions to resolve
discrepancies; answer purchasing questions; and maintain purchasing
documents and records.Essential FunctionsThe following duties are
normal for this position. The omission of specific statements of
the duties does not exclude them from the classification if the
work is similar, related, or a logical assignment for this
classification. Other duties may be required and assigned.Assists
County Commissioners Court and departments in the development of
request and proposals and qualifications for new and renewal of
services and contracts as requires Federal and State purchasing
requirements.Manages and coordinates all Procurement overall
functions as they relate to Cameron County Purchasing needs and
objectives as per State Statutes, County Policies, and approved by
Commissioners Court; establishes policies and procedures to be
followed by employees within the Purchasing Department.Approves
selection of major vendors; trains buyers to assess vendor
capabilities; develops sources and evaluates vendor performance;
negotiates terms of major contracts and blanket orders.; recommends
major purchases of materials on the basis of anticipated changes in
prices or on unusual availability situations; balances cash flow
considerations against possible price savings.Supervises accurate
recordkeeping, including price histories and difficulties in doing
business with particular vendors; establishes policies that
maintain inventories in as low a manner as possible while avoiding
shortage of necessary raw materials and supplies.Performs
purchasing of work, goods and service for Cameron County; develops,
reviews, and analyzes technical specifications and standards for
products; performs complex of purchases materials, supplies, and
equipment. with larger dollar amount; prepares, reviews, evaluates
and approves specifications for issuing and awarding written quotes
and annual written quotes.Supervises daily activities and functions
of purchasing; oversees the departmental team in the coordination
and management of all areas required for purchasing; provides
technical advice related to training of county department personnel
dealing with purchasing matters.Assists the Emergency Management
EOC Center in Coordination the procurement of Disaster Event
related requests; advertises for legal notices, maintains an
adequate number of specifications/bid packages on hand for
disbursement and maintains bidders' list.Investigates complaints
and secures adjustments; researches catalogs, brochures, and other
sources as a basis for developing accurate specifications; assists
in writing detained specifications for invitations to bid, mail out
bids, receiving bids for bid openings, copying and distributing
letter of award, award notifications to using department, bid
packages, addenda, letters of transmittals, and similar
duties.Provides assistance and information to employees, managers,
vendors, citizens, local businesses, and/or and other interested
parties regarding assigned purchasing functions; serves as liaison
between supervisors, vendors, and other departments in regards to
purchasing policies and activities. Explains policies and
procedures.Additional FunctionsPerforms other related duties as
required.Minimum QualificationsBachelor's Degree in Business
Administration or related field; supplemented by seven (7) years of
experience performing technical and/or fiscal control work as a
Buyer for a large public or private agency; or any equivalent
combination of education, training, and experience which provides
the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities for this job.
C.P.M., or CPPO certification required.ADA CompliancePhysical
Ability: Tasks require the ability to exert medium physical effort
in medium work, but which may involve some lifting, carrying,
pushing and/or pulling of objects and materials of medium weight
(20-50 pounds). Tasks may involve extended periods of time
climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling,
reaching, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting, fingering,
grasping, feeling, talking, hearing, seeing, and repetitive motion
at a keyboard or work station.Sensory Requirements: Some tasks
require the ability to perceive and discriminate sounds and visual
cues or signals. Some tasks require the ability to communicate
orally.Environmental Factors: Essential functions are regularly
performed without exposure to adverse environmental
conditions.Benefits: Cameron County Offers Excellent Fringe ,
Including: Health and Life Insurance Protection, Sick and Annual
Leave, Retirement System, and Paid Holidays. Cameron County has a
mandatory direct deposit payroll program.AA/EEO/MFD EMPLOYER
Keywords: Cameron County, Brownsville , PURCHASING AGENT, Sales , Brownsville, Texas
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