Staffing

A qualified purchasing agent can oversee and ensure the use of standard purchasing practices for procurement. Our knowledgeable  purchasing agents are responsible for:

• Ensuring purchase orders (PO’s) are requisitioned and approved.
• Developing PO’s per company policy for material purchases, services contracts including professional and environmental, construction, rentals, and equipment as required.
• Utilizing existing templates for consistency in purchase order and contract language.
• Developing and sourcing suppliers to meet cost, quality and performance objectives.
• Preparing Bid Packages and soliciting proposals from suppliers, coordinating evaluation and selection with company representatives.
• Maintaining records for purchase orders, contracts and suppliers.

QAE can provide expeditors to ensure your project stays on schedule. Our experienced expeditors are are responsible for:

• Contacting suppliers to ensure that all purchase orders were received and will be shipped on time
• Maintain constant contact with vendors and shipping companies while deliveries are in transit
• Notify team members in a timely manner of any delays
• Work with vendors to solve any issues that could cause potentially delays
• Provide clients with status of orders and deliveries
• Additional administrative duties as requested/required