Every company employs a team of Purchasing Agents, also known as corporate or wholesale buyers, either centralized in a purchasing department or deployed in branches and affiliates also known. They are responsible for procuring corporate supplies and materials used for daily office consumption. Using historical office consumption trend, they make forecasts on the levels of supplies to be purchased, making sure they conform to corporate standards and equipment consumable requirements such as the thickness of paper and printer inks or cartridges. The objective is to purchase cost effectively.
Sample Purchasing Agents CV Template
Henry E. Everhart
Lodge St., Lancaster, England
Phone: 01523-498012
everhart_he@ycmail.com
Objective
To work as a Lead or Senior Purchasing Agent in a manufacturing company
Professional Experience
2002 – Present: Purchasing Agent, Panasonic, UK
- Work with the retail sales manager to determine specific and generic merchandise items needed to be purchased.
- Adjust purchasing schedules to match fast and slow moving sales inventories.
- Develop purchasing programs to entice vendors to offer best wholesale or bulk purchase deals
- Negotiate for best wholesale price directly from manufacturers and factories.
- Determine contractual terms and conditions in coordination with finance and recommend contract awards.
- Review contracts regularly and process contract renewals with renegotiated prices
- Arrange with finance for the payment of orders.
Skills
- Excellent oral, writing and organization skills
- Excellent interpersonal and negotiating skills to deal with vendors and suppliers
Achievements
Cited by management as Employee of the Year from 2005 to 2007 and in 2009 for perfect attendance and consistent high performance marks
Education
1999 – 2002: BA Commerce, Lambeth College’s Career Academy, London
References
To be furnished upon request