Procurement Manager

Plan, direct, or coordinate the activities of buyers, purchasing officers, and related workers involved in purchasing materials, products, and services. Includes wholesale or retail trade merchandising managers and procurement managers.

O*NET reports this occupation under titles such as: Category Purchasing Manager; Commodity Manager; Materials Director; Materials Manager; Procurement Director; Procurement Manager; Purchasing Director; Purchasing Manager; Purchasing Supervisor; Strategic Sourcing Director

Tasks

• Develop and implement purchasing and contract management instructions, policies, and procedures.
• Locate vendors of materials, equipment or supplies, and interview them to determine product availability and terms of sales.
• Prepare bid awards requiring board approval.
• Direct and coordinate activities of personnel engaged in buying, selling, and distributing materials, equipment, machinery, and supplies.
• Review purchase order claims and contracts for conformance to company policy.
• Review, evaluate, and approve specifications for issuing and awarding bids.
• Administer online purchasing systems.
• Prepare and process requisitions and purchase orders for supplies and equipment.
• Interview and hire staff, and oversee staff training.
• Develop cost reduction strategies and savings plans.
• Control purchasing department budgets.
• Resolve vendor or contractor grievances and claims against suppliers.
• Analyze market and delivery systems to assess present and future material availability.
• Participate in the development of specifications for equipment, products, or substitute materials.
• Maintain records of goods ordered and received.

Knowledge

• Administration and Management
• Customer and Personal Service
• English Language
• Law and Government
• Economics and Accounting
• Computers and Electronics
• Mathematics
• Administrative
• Personnel and Human Resources
• Education and Training

Skills

• Active Listening
• Speaking
• Reading Comprehension
• Writing
• Monitoring
• Critical Thinking
• Active Learning
• Mathematics
• Learning Strategies

Abilities

• Oral Comprehension
• Oral Expression
• Written Comprehension
• Fluency of Ideas
• Deductive Reasoning
• Speech Recognition
• Speech Clarity
• Written Expression
• Information Ordering
• Problem Sensitivity
• Inductive Reasoning
• Originality
• Number Facility
• Selective Attention
• Near Vision
• Category Flexibility
• Mathematical Reasoning