NR Consulting ยท 20 hours ago
Buyer
Stow, MA
Contract
Onsite
New Grad, Entry Level
$28/hr - $30/hrNR Consulting is seeking a Buyer to procure commodities and services for various units at the Department. The role involves reviewing purchase requests, researching pricing, preparing documentation, and ensuring compliance with policies and regulations.
ConsultingInformation TechnologyStaffing Agency
Hiring Manager
Rahul Ponia
Responsibilities
Procures commodities and services for various units at Department. This includes the following activities: review purchase requests to ensure that purchases comply with policies, procedures and regulations; ensure proper contract reference by determining if the purchases are on a statewide, departmental or GSA contract; researches competitive pricing; resolves any problems with staff and vendors; prepares encumbrance documents for approval by entering in CommBuys/MMARS and local databases; places orders with vendors and ensure receipt, quality of product and invoicing of same; reviews invoices prior to payment and submits invoices to AP in a timely manner ensuring payments are processed against correct encumbrance documents and encumbrance line
Prepare written documentation, including bids, quotes, and award notifications, outlining description of goods and services to be provided including product performance, costs, delivery date and related information in order to meet agency requests
Obtain information concerning materials, supplies, equipment, services and capital procurements and leases by contacting vendors and other state agencies and by reviewing technical literature and specifications
On a periodic basis, reconcile expenditures and encumbrances with contracts and resolve any discrepancies. Bring problems to the attention of supervisor and identify solutions
Keeps up to date on buying policies, procedures, and commodities, by researching information, reviewing technical literature, inspecting samples to determine appropriateness, contacting vendors, and attending fairs and conferences
Assists in the preparation of the bids for commodities not on contract; reviews and evaluates bids against criteria and award contract and process contract renewals
Performs related work as required, such as monitoring MMARS for glitches in procurements and notifying supervisor of issues or problems, maintaining vendor files and database, providing assistance to other fiscal affairs staff as needed, including preparing bids, letters of acceptance and rejection and copying and filing
Qualification
Required
Experience in procuring commodities and services for various units
Ability to review purchase requests to ensure compliance with policies, procedures, and regulations
Knowledge of statewide, departmental, or GSA contracts
Experience in researching competitive pricing
Ability to resolve problems with staff and vendors
Experience in preparing encumbrance documents for approval
Ability to place orders with vendors and ensure receipt, quality of product, and invoicing
Experience in reviewing invoices prior to payment and submitting them to Accounts Payable
Ability to prepare written documentation including bids, quotes, and award notifications
Experience in obtaining information concerning materials, supplies, equipment, services, and capital procurements
Ability to reconcile expenditures and encumbrances with contracts and resolve discrepancies
Knowledge of buying policies, procedures, and commodities
Experience in preparing bids for commodities not on contract
Ability to review and evaluate bids against criteria and award contracts
Company
NR Consulting
NR Consulting is an information technology consulting firm that offers contingent hiring, direct hires, and managed IT services.
Founded in 2017
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Sharabh Goyal
Founder & CEO
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