Job percentage: 100% (35 hours/week)

Responsibilities

• Keep up-to-date price lists and catalogues and identify potential suppliers.
• Analyze purchase orders for goods, services or rentals, obtain information from users and request pricing and bids; if necessary, participate in the opening of bids.
• Ensure that the bids correspond to the requirements and determine which is the most advantageous for the school board, taking into consideration the availability of supplies, price, quality, guarantee, delivery date and location, after‑sales service and, if necessary, taxes, discounts and customs charges.
• If necessary, work with other staff to prepare and monitor the budget of a unit or department.
• Discuss prices and conditions of purchase with suppliers when the purchasing process does not include bids.
• Meet with sales representatives, monitor price trends, check packing slips and, if necessary, invoices and follow up with...