Roles · Manufacturing
AI purchasing administrator
Prepares purchase orders and reviews requisitions. Analyses price proposals and financial reports. Researches and evaluates suppliers based on their reputation.
Purchasing administrator · What it does
Three tasks it takes off your hands
- Prepare purchase orders and review requisitions for goods and services.
- Analyse price proposals and financial reports to determine reasonable prices.
- Research and evaluate suppliers based on price, quality, and reputation.
Where these come from
The tasks of “Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products” (O*NET 13-1023.00), as O*NET lists them:
- Prepare purchase orders, solicit bid proposals, and review requisitions for goods and services.
- Analyze price proposals, financial reports, and other data and information to determine reasonable prices.
- Research and evaluate suppliers, based on price, quality, selection, service, support, availability, reliability, production and distribution capabilities, and the supplier's reputation and history.
Purchasing administrator · Tools and industries
It works in the tools you already use
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office software
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft SharePoint
- Microsoft Word
Industries it fits
Hire this roleRole facts from O*NET 31.0 Database (U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), CC BY 4.0), written in our words. Sources and credits
