Purchase/Procurement Agent
Georgia Regional Hospital – Columbus, GA

Job Summary:
Under general supervision, provides professional level category support in a variety of procurement activities. Participates in on-going category and vendor performance management.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:
• Utilizes tools to track and document spend and savings information in accordance with standard format.
• Purchase supplies, equipment or services necessary for the operation of an agency, region, district or state.
• Develops or assist in the development of documents such as Request for Quotes (RFQs) and Request for Proposals (RFPs).
• Participates in the vendor response evaluation process. Develops financial and technical evaluation documents. Conducts analysis of vendor responses. May support the strategic sourcing teams in more complex solicitations.
• Conducts spend analysis. Identifies and collects financial data from appropriate sources (such as, PeopleSoft, general ledgers, etc.) Cleanses data for spend analysis by looking for duplications in data, determining consistency in terminology, and identifying any other relevant factors. Generates spend analysis reports.

Minimum Qualifications
Associate degree in accounting or business, or a directly related field from an accredited college or university and two (2) years of job-related experience in a procurement environment; or Technical diploma in accounting or business and three (3) years of job-related experience in a procurement environment; or two (2) years of experience at the lower level Procurement Agent 1 (FEP020) or equivalent position. Note: Some positions require Georgia Procurement Manual area-specific certification(s).

Preferred Qualifications:
Associate degree in accounting or business, or a directly related field from an accredited college or university
Two (2) years of job-related experience in a procurement environment