Procurement Officer

Main Job Duties:

• Confers with vendors to obtain product or service information such as price, availability, and delivery schedule.
• Selects products for purchase by analyzing cost and quality of items in conjunction with department heads.
• Estimates values according to knowledge of market price. -Determines method of procurement such as direct purchase , quotes or bid.
• Assures the correct account coding is assigned to each purchase. -
• Approve bid requests, as necessary.
• Prepares and reviews bid proposals and negotiates contracts within budgetary limitations and scope of authority and determines that statutory bid requirements are met.
• Maintains procurement records such as items or services purchased, cost, delivery, product quality or performance and inventories.
• Performs all other duties as may be assigned by the Superintendent or design