Purchasing Agents and Officers
Other titles : advertising buyer, contract management officer, hotel purchasing agent, material purchasing officer
Details
Description :
Purchasing agents and officers purchase general and specialized equipment, materials and business services for use or for further processing by their establishment. They are employed throughout the public and private sectors.
Main duties :
- purchase general and specialized equipment, materials or business services for use or for further processing by their establishment;
- assess requirements of an establishment and develop specifications for equipment, materials and supplies to be purchased;
- invite tenders, consult with suppliers and review quotations;
- determine or negotiate contract terms and conditions, award supplier contracts or recommend contract awards;
- establish delivery schedules, monitor progress and contact clients and suppliers to resolve problems;
- may hire, train or supervise purchasing clerks.
- purchasing agents and officers may specialize in the purchase of particular materials or business services such as furniture or office equipment.
Regions where this career
has the best propspects:
- Montérégie
- Laurentides
- Centre-du-Québec
- Lanaudière
- Laval
- Chaudière-Appalaches
- Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine
- Nord-du-Québec
- Côte-Nord
- Bas-Saint-Laurent
- Abitibi-Témiscamingue
- Outaouais
- Mauricie
- Capitale-Nationale
- Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean
Training
Diploma of College Studies (DCS)
Accounting and Management Technology
Program length : 3 years
Program Objectives
To enable students to acquire competence in the exercise of the profession, i.e. in carrying out the tasks and activities of the profession at the level required for entry into the hob market, to help students integrate into the working world by familiarizing them with the job market in general and the fields of accounting and management in particular, to foster students' personal growth and encourage their continuing professional development, to ensure students' future job mobility by helping them to acquire career-management skills and an awareness of entrepreneurship.
Where this programs is available