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This position is responsible for performing technical duties in support of government purchasing procedures, to include the following: Analyzes and approves purchase orders; reviews documents for accuracy; performs modifications and cancellations of documents as needed; enters and retrieves a variety of information in order to update records, process transactions, and respond to information requests. Purchasing Card reconciliation and Purchasing Card Training Assists end-users with purchasing issues. Adds new vendors into the financial system; modifies existing vendor information. Prints, processes, and distributes purchase documents. Trains end-users in the financial system used to process purchase documents; provides new employee and refresher training. Processes, tracks, and coordinates surplus equipment; coordinates transfer to surplus warehouse; coordinate annual auction with City Contractor. Maintains inventory of office supplies and paper supplies for the Purchasing Division. Receives and distributes daily mail for the division. Performs other related duties as assigned. Knowledge of the principles and practices of public purchasing, bidding procedures, and contract negotiations. Knowledge of relevant federal and state laws, local ordinances, and department policies and procedures. Knowledge of general office procedures and practices. Skill in utilizing financial computer software programs. Skill in problem solving and decision making. Skill in operating standard office equipment. Skill in oral and written communication. Knowledge and level of competency commonly associated with the completion of specialized training in the occupational field, in addition to basic skills typically associated with a high school education. Sufficient experience to understand the basic principles relevant to the major duties of the position, usually associated with the completion of an apprenticeship/internship or having had a similar position for one to two years. The work is typically performed while sitting at a desk or table. The employee must occasionally lift light objects. Feeling – perceiving attributes of objects by touch with skin, fingertips. Grasping – applying pressure to object with fingers, palm. Handling – picking, holding, or working with whole hand. Hearing 1 – perceiving sounds at normal speaking levels, receive information. Hearing 2 – receive detailed information, make discrimination in sound. Kneeling – bending legs at knee to come to rest at knees. Manual Dexterity – picking, pinching, typing, working with fingers rather than hand. Mental Acuity – ability to make rational decisions through sound logic, deductive reasoning. Repetitive Motion – substantial movements of wrists, hands, fingers. Speaking – expressing ideas with spoken word, convey detailed, important instructions accurately, concisely. Talking 1- expressing ideas by spoken word. Visual Acuity 1 - prepare, analyze data, transcribing, computer terminal, extensive reading. Visual Acuity 2 - color, depth perception, field of vision. Visual Acuity 3 - determine accuracy, neatness, observe facilities/structures. The work is typically performed in an office, library, or computer room.
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Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore account for 642 of the open purchasing roles on WorkMundi. If you're looking in those regions, you have real volume to work with. The US has 130 open positions. Check where your target employers are hiring before you apply.
About 59% of purchasing ads are written in English on our board. That's a useful signal: it tells you which postings to prioritize if English is your working language, but it says nothing about whether the job itself requires you to speak it. Read the full job description.
When you interview for purchasing, expect to explain how you've managed a vendor relationship that went wrong. Hiring managers want to hear a concrete example: which vendor, what broke down, and what you did to fix it or end it. They're testing whether you can handle conflict without burning bridges.
The employers posting most are Private Advertiser (43 jobs), Veterans Health Administration (16), zffriedric (11), and avnet (10). These names tell you where volume hiring is happening—worth researching their interview style and culture before you apply.