1)Provides guidance and assistance to faculty and staff in all aspects of purchasing.
2)Ensures that all purchasing is in compliance with regulations and laws related to purchasing practices and in accordance with Red Deer College standard practices.
3)Prepares technical specifications for request for proposals, including terms and conditions and evaluation criteria.
4)Prepares and develops bid documents and supplier bid lists to obtain competitive quotations on commodities and services.
5)Promotes the Purchasing section as an effective resource for addressing Supply Management issues.
6)Keeps constantly apprised of economic / business situations as they affect purchasing policy; makes recommendations to adequately meet those changing conditions.
7)Develops and updates department procedures and recommends changes to related college standard practices; interprets policies and procedures to faculty and staff in their need to purchase supplies and services.
8)Analyzes current procurement activities and recommends improvement through more efficient procurement methods, quantity discounts, standardization, value analysis and cooperative purchasing.
