Purchasing Agent

We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role? The posting includes a Job Summary and Job Duties etc. We need to use

for section headings like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We must include sections only when posting has real specific content. We have Job Summary (could be About the role). Responsibilities: Job Duties (two parts). Requirements: Minimum Qualifications. Qualifications maybe same as Requirements? Could combine. Skills: maybe from Minimum Qualifications includes Negotiating Skills etc. Benefits: list of incentives. Pay: not specified (no pay info). Schedule: mention 9/80 Work Schedule Option (where applicable) and Remote Work options. So we can include Schedule section with that info. Benefits section with list of incentives. Pay section should be omitted because no specific pay. Also we should not repeat job title. Also we should not include Job ID/requisition number as heading; we can fold into short p or drop. Probably drop. We need to preserve all substantive info; remove boilerplate like EEO statement, etc. Also remove duplicated lines (Job Duties appears twice? Actually there is Job Duties and Job Duties II; we can combine into one Responsibilities list). Also remove "Job duties displayed above are not all-inclusive..." maybe keep as note? It's substantive? It's a note about responsibilities; we could keep as a p. We need to output only HTML fragment, no /. Use

headings,

• for lists,

  for prose. Let's craft:

  About the role

  Provide procurement support and supervision for all assigned locations in accordance with Company policies, procedures and goals. Responsible for the creation and maintenance of contracts (purchase orders & outline agreements). Bids, selects and negotiates with vendors to obtain materials and/or services from suppliers at the lowest cost with consideration given to quality, reliability and delivery requirements per business need. Set-up Vendor for use through the SAP system and maintain vendor relations. Performs and analyzes industry research as needed.

  Responsibilities

  • Review customers' requisitions and process Purchase Orders in SAP to procure materials and services at the most favorable price consistent with requirements for quantity, quality, and delivery to support the corporate office and field locations.
  • Establish and maintain secure sources for required materials and services.
  • Coordinate with client groups to jointly evaluate performance of existing suppliers and contractors and determine any need for alternates.
  • Negotiate, execute and administer contracts (purchase orders & outline agreements), leases and national contracts.
  • Coordinate as necessary activities of involved parties (clients, vendors, contractors, legal, etc.) to ensure proper performance of all contracts.
  • Supports the maintenance of current vendor lists capable of supplying assigned commodities and services.
  • Establish and maintain contracts (Outline Agreements) consistent with the requirements established by customers using specifications for products and/or scopes of work for services.
  • Negotiate with qualified vendors for price; delivery and quality to establish contracts.
  • Implement selective long term agreements based on vendor quality and value.
  • Possess an understanding of market conditions and perform an in-depth value and quality analysis of each requirement.
  • Identify opportunities for Strategic Sourcing.
  • Analyze procurement patterns based on volume and cost to establish strategic contracts to provide overall cost benefits.
  • Manage the Supplier Base by performing market analysis and research for evaluating and selecting new suppliers.
  • Perform all tasks associated with management of the supplier population, including but not limited to communication with new/potential suppliers to discuss mutual interests and new opportunities.
  • Actively participate in various vendor networking events.
  • Participate in the evaluation and selection of potential suppliers through the pre-qualification and bidding process.
  • Advise purchasing management and affected client groups of significant events affecting the normal supply of goods and services.
  • Pursue innovations in procurement practices and department procedures that will improve effectiveness and produce cost savings.
  • Solicit formal and informal supplier bids for materials and services.
  • Analyze proposals, negotiate, cost and terms & conditions to award the business fairly.
  • Perform all steps necessary to prepare and release an RFP or RFQ.
  • Assist user/requisitioner in developing specifications and/or requirements.
  • Resolve a variety of purchasing issues/problems for both internal and external customers (i.e., unblock invoices to secure payment for vendors, provide expediting services as necessary, disputes for "out of scope" changes, etc).
  • Support special projects in response to various customer and management requests for one-of-a-kind projects.
  • Provides Procurement on-call support as necessary.

  Requirements

  Bachelor's degree in Business (or Other) and 4 years of Supply Chain management experience OR 8 years in lieu of degree.

  Skills

  • Negotiating Skills
  • Insurance/Indemnification Knowledge (Preferred)
  • Multi-Tasking Skills
  • Legal Terms & Conditions Knowledge (Preferred)
  • Proficient Computer Skills: SAP (or similar ERP), MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint
  • Communication Skills

  Benefits

  • Remote Work options available for eligible positions (options are department and/or location specific)
  • 9/80 Work Schedule Option (where applicable)
  • Annual Vacation Incentive (40-120 hours of additional pay) for Eligible Employees
  • Paid Vacation Time
  • Company-Paid Holidays
  • Caregiver Leave
  • Excellent 401(k) Match
  • Pension Plan
  • Performance Incentive
  • Company-Paid Sick Leave and Long-Term Disability
  • Medical, Dental, & Vision Plans; FSA and HSA options
  • Company-Paid Life Insurance for Active Employees
  • Healthy Rewards Program
  • Service Awards Program
  • Educational Assistance Plan
  • Dependent Children Scholarships
  • Reimbursement for Gym Membership
  • Employee Discount Programs
  • On-site Health Clinic (select locations)
  • On-site Cafeteria (select locations)
  • On-site Credit Union and ATM (Corporate office only)
  • On-site Fitness Center (select locations)

  Schedule

  Remote Work options available for eligible positions (department and/or location specific). 9/80 Work Schedule Option (where applicable).

  We have duplicated Remote Work and 9/80 in both Benefits and Schedule; maybe we should keep only in Benefits and not repeat in Schedule. But schedule section should contain schedule-specific info: Remote Work options and 9/80 Work Schedule Option. Benefits already list them; but we can keep schedule section with those details, but that duplicates content. The instruction: Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. Duplication is okay if it's present in original? The original listed Remote Work options and 9/80 Work Schedule Option under "Here Are The Incentives We Offer". So they are benefits. There's no separate schedule section. However we can still create a Schedule section if we have specific schedule info; we have Remote Work options and 9/80 Work Schedule Option. Those are schedule-related. It's okay to include them there as well, but we might be duplicating. The instruction says do not repeat duplicated lines? Actually earlier: "Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions." So we should remove duplicated lines. The Remote Work and 9/80 appear only once in the original (under incentives). So we should not duplicate them. So we should place them only once, either in Benefits or Schedule. Since they are incentives/benefits, better to put them under Benefits. Then Schedule section may be omitted if no specific schedule info beyond those. But we could still have Schedule section with maybe nothing else; but we must not create a section with filler/placeholder text. If we only have those two items, we could still put them under Schedule and remove from Benefits to avoid duplication. Which is more appropriate? The original placed them under incentives, which are benefits. So I'd keep them under Benefits and omit Schedule section (since no additional schedule specifics). The instruction: "never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them." The posting does state Remote Work options and 9/80 Work Schedule Option, which are schedule-related. So we could create a Schedule section with those items. But then we would be removing them from Benefits, which would lose some benefit info. However the posting also lists many other benefits; we could keep those under Benefits and still have Schedule section with Remote Work and 9/80. That would duplicate those two items. The instruction says remove duplicated lines. So we should not duplicate. So we need to decide where to place them without duplication. Perhaps we can put them under Benefits and not have a Schedule section. Since the posting does not explicitly label a "Schedule" section, but the content is schedule-related. The rule says: "never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them." It does not say we cannot create a Schedule section if the posting states schedule-related info, even if not under a heading. So we could create Schedule section with those items. However that would cause duplication if we also keep them under Benefits. To avoid duplication, we could move them to Schedule and keep other benefits under Benefits. That seems reasonable: Benefits section includes all other incentives (vacation, holidays, caregiver leave, 401k, pension, etc). Schedule section includes Remote Work options and 9/80 Work Schedule Option. That avoids duplication. Thus Benefits list excludes Remote Work and 9/80. Let's adjust Benefits list accordingly. Now we need to ensure we didn't miss any substantive info: The company description at start: "CITGO Petroleum Corporation is a recognized leader..." That's substantive but maybe considered boilerplate? It's about the company; could be considered "About the company". Not requested as a heading; we could include under About the role? The About the role section currently includes job summary. Could we add a brief company overview? The instruction: "Preserve ALL substantive information". The company description is substantive. Should we include it? Possibly under a separate section like "About the company" but not in allowed headings list. Allowed headings are About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We could incorporate company description into About the role section as a paragraph before the job summary. That would preserve it. Let's do that. Thus About the role: first paragraph about CITGO, then job summary. Now check for any other substantive info: "Job duties displayed above are not all-inclusive, site-specific responsibilities may be assigned." That's a note about responsibilities; we could include as a p after Responsibilities list. Also "PLEASE NOTE ALL JOBS DO NOT QUALIFY FOR ALL PERKS" - that's a note about benefits; we could include as a p after Benefits list. Also "All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability." That's EEO boilerplate; we should remove. Also "Requisition ID - 2151" - we should drop or fold into short p. Could drop