Job Overview
Purchases business-related items and negotiates with vendors to get the best price for goods and services.
- Prepares garment purchasing report
- Searches inventory records or warehouse to determine if material on hand is in sufficient quantity
- Compares prices, specifications, and delivery dates and places orders with suppliers
- Purchases garments and/or supplies listed on the report
- Informs production department of required lead times, availability, and status of ordered goods, services and equipment
- Follow up on purchases when necessary to ensure deliveries in conformance with delivery dates
- Confers with suppliers concerning late deliveries
- Discuss defects of purchased goods with vendors for corrective action
- Establishes purchasing department procedures and practices, and studies work flow, sequence of operations, and office arrangement to improve work flow
- Prepares instructions regarding purchasing systems and procedures
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Performs other duties as required and assigned