• Process purchase requisitions / orders within purchasing authority Invite, assess, and award/recommend supplier tenders, bids, quotations, and proposals
• Establish and negotiate contract terms and conditions, and maintain supplier relationships
• Prepare and maintain purchasing records, reports and price lists
• Work with internal and external stakeholders to determine
• Assist in the development of specifications for equipment, materials, and services to be purchased
• Administer contract performance, including delivery, receipt, warranty, damages and insurance
• Reconcile or resolve value discrepancies
• Comply with and maintain knowledge of applicable rules, legislation, regulations, standards, and best practices
• Address staffing resource needs and supervise purchasing assistants
• Develop and maintain constructive and cooperative working relationships with colleagues and management