Purchase/Accounting Associate

The successful candidate will demonstrate prior success with the following:

-plan, organize, and coordinate procurement activities for one or more new analytical lab facilities

-facilitate the order, receipt, and inventory of laboratory supplies and equipment

-coordinate repair, maintenance, and calibration of laboratory equipment and instruments

-price negotiation with key suppliers for associated equipment/supplies and manage supplier selection

-Purchase supplies and equipment; researches products, prepares and analyzes bids, purchases

required items, receives shipments and verifies contents, assembles, tests and installs new

equipment and instruments; maintains, properly controls and stores a sufficient inventory of supplies

and equipment

-Monitor, control and report on expenditures to ensure compliance within established budget

-prepares cost estimates for budget recommendation

-submits justifications for budget items.