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DIRECT HIRE OPPORTUNITY Clearwater company is currently looking for a Procurement Manager to join their team! Supervise, coordinate and train purchasing agents, purchasing clerks, and inventory control personnel in procurement department. Handle major purchases and direct the procurement of materials and services in compliance with duly authorized purchase requisitions. Request additional specifications where needed.Handle logistic process for inbound shipments originating overseas. This consists of working closely with supplier, the prevailing freight forwarder and customs broker.Delegate routine procurement responsibility and ensure that it is carried out efficiently and expeditiously. Authorize purchase orders and other contractual agreements (such as service contracts) or pass authority to a subordinate with the approval of the Executive V.P. Stay informed on new materials and techniques; inform engineering, assembly, quality, and other departments about cost-effective measures. Solicit competitive bids and award contracts on the basis of profitability, keeping in mind quality aspects and delivery capacity. Use all available market leads that may impact prices or products; make recommendations for changes to engineering, quality and assembly departments. Upgrade knowledge of materials and service costs and maintain accurate, up-to-date cost records. Ensure that all purchases are correctly marked with accurate bookkeeping account numbers in accordance with accounting instructions and/or policies. Implement and monitor an efficient preventive and corrective program to insure on-time deliveries; take expedient action on delayed items. Please contact Coryn Delegro at 727-712-0607 or email