Purchasing Agent

Position Overview and Responsibilities
OMRF is seeking a Purchasing Agent to join the team. This position plays a critical role in ensuring operational efficiency cost-effectiveness and timely delivery of goods and services across the Foundation. Your work would directly support the day-to-day functions of our teams enabling them to deliver on their goals with the resources needed to support our mission: so that more may live longer healthier lives.

Responsibilities included within the role:

PROCUREMENT & PURCHASING OPERATIONS
Reviews requisitions verifying accuracy terminology and specifications.
Approves requisitions for conversion to purchase orders. Prepares purchase orders and sends copies to supplier when a hard copy is required.
Compares prices specifications and delivery dates to provide best value for end users.
Consults catalogs and interviews suppliers to obtain prices and specifications.
Estimates values according to knowledge of market price.
Collaborates with users vendors and other stakeholders to address issues involving defective or unsatisfactory goods or services identifying the cause and initiating corrective action.

VENDOR & SUPPLY MANAGEMENT
Confers with vendors to obtain product or service information such as price availability and delivery schedule.
Prepares bid requests when required.
Reviews bid proposals and negotiates contracts within budgetary limitations and to scope of authority.
Expedites delivery of goods/services to users.
Processes and ships returned goods to vendor and ensures proper credits are received.

FINANCIAL COORDINATION & RECORDKEEPING
Maintains procurement records (e.g. items or services purchased costs delivery product quality or performance and inventories).
Assists and coordinates with the Accounting department the processing of completed purchase order payments.
Approves invoices for payment.
Verifies invoices from suppliers with bids/quotes and purchase orders and approves payment.

Performs other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

Minimum Qualifications
High school diploma or GED and five (5) years of relevant experience or combination of education and experience.
Clear understanding of procurement principles for providing quality service to Foundation departments by managing and measuring vendor performance.
Experience with or demonstrated ability to learn applicable purchasing/accounting software and processes.
Strong and effective communications skills both verbally and in writing.
Ability to multitask and perform mathematical computations.
Must possess a team-first mentality.

Work Hours
Typically Monday through Friday from 8:30AM to 5:00PM.

OMRF Overview
Founded in 1946 the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF) is among the nations oldest most respected independent nonprofit biomedical research institutes. OMRF is dedicated to understanding and developing more effective treatments for human diseases focusing on critical research areas such as Alzheimers disease cancer lupus multiple sclerosis and cardiovascular disease. OMRF follows an innovative cross-disciplinary approach to medical research and ranks among the nations leaders in patents per scientist.

Located in Oklahoma City a city that offers a dynamic and flourishing downtown area with low cost of living short commute times and a diversified economy OMRF has been voted one of the Top Workplaces since the inception of the award. This achievement has been accomplished thanks to OMRF individuals who share a unified understanding that our excellence can only be fully realized with a collective commitment to our mission . . . so that more may live longer healthier lives. Successful candidates will demonstrate commitment to this mission.

OMRF Benefits
We offer competitive salaries and comprehensive benefits to full-time employees including medical dental and vision insurance minimum 8% company retirement contribution vacation and sick leave and paid holidays. All employees have access to our onsite caf free onsite fitness center with access to personal trainer free parking and much more! Relocation assistance available for those located 50 miles outside of Oklahoma City metro. Learn more about our benefits here.

OMRF is an Equal Opportunity Employer.