How do they match: Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products

  • Contract Manager
  • Contracts Manager
  • Equipment, Supplies, and Tools Purchasing Agent
  • Purchasing Manager
  • Tools, Supplies, and Equipment Purchasing Agent

  • Purchase machinery, equipment, tools, parts, supplies, or services necessary for the operation of an establishment. Purchase raw or semifinished materials for manufacturing. May negotiate contracts.

  • Interview vendors and visit suppliers' plants and distribution centers to examine and learn about products, services, and prices.
  • Maintain and review computerized or manual records of purchased items, costs, deliveries, product performance, and inventories.
  • Monitor changes affecting supply and demand, tracking market conditions, price trends, or futures markets.
  • Negotiate, renegotiate, and administer contracts with suppliers, vendors, and other representatives.
  • Research and evaluate suppliers, based on price, quality, selection, service, support, availability, reliability, production and distribution capabilities, and the supplier's reputation and history.
  • Study sales records and inventory levels of current stock to develop strategic purchasing programs that facilitate employee access to supplies.

  • Confer with personnel to coordinate business operations.