Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products

Does not pass

• Monitor and follow applicable laws and regulations.

  reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it, and a failure is too expensive · 12.7% of the role's time · $1.7B

• Purchase the highest quality merchandise at the lowest possible price and in correct amounts.

  reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it · 11.3% of the role's time · $1.5B

• Prepare purchase orders, solicit bid proposals, and review requisitions for goods and services.

  reason given most often: no existing check settles it · 10.2% of the role's time · $1.3B · passed by Claude Sonnet · the models disagreed

• Analyze price proposals, financial reports, and other data and information to determine reasonable prices.

  reason given most often: no existing check settles it · 8.9% of the role's time · $1.2B

• Write and review product specifications, maintaining a working technical knowledge of the goods or services to be purchased.

  reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it · 5.9% of the role's time · $771M

• Negotiate, renegotiate, and administer contracts with suppliers, vendors, and other representatives.

  reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it, and a failure is too expensive · 5.0% of the role's time · $657M

• Research and evaluate suppliers, based on price, quality, selection, service, support, availability, reliability, production and distribution capabilities, and the supplier's reputation and history.

  reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it · 5.0% of the role's time · $650M

• Monitor changes affecting supply and demand, tracking market conditions, price trends, or futures markets.

  reason given most often: no existing check settles it · 4.1% of the role's time · $540M

• Evaluate and monitor contract performance to ensure compliance with contractual obligations and to determine need for changes.

  reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it · 3.9% of the role's time · $518M

• Arrange the payment of duty and freight charges.

  reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked · 3.9% of the role's time · $510M · passed by Claude Sonnet · the models disagreed

• Review catalogs, industry periodicals, directories, trade journals, and Internet sites and consult with other department personnel to locate necessary goods and services.

  reason given most often: no existing check settles it · 3.9% of the role's time · $509M · waiting on a check

• Confer with staff, users, and vendors to discuss defective or unacceptable goods or services and determine corrective action.

  reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it · 3.7% of the role's time · $488M

• Hire, train, or supervise purchasing clerks, buyers, and expediters.

  reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it · 3.6% of the role's time · $468M

• Study sales records and inventory levels of current stock to develop strategic purchasing programs that facilitate employee access to supplies.

  reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it · 3.5% of the role's time · $458M

• Monitor shipments to ensure that goods come in on time, and resolve problems related to undelivered goods.

  reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it · 3.3% of the role's time · $430M

• Formulate policies and procedures for bid proposals and procurement of goods and services.

  reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it · 2.2% of the role's time · $284M

• Attend meetings, trade shows, conferences, conventions, and seminars to network with people in other purchasing departments.

  physical work, outside the screen · 1.1% of the role's time · $143M

• Interview vendors and visit suppliers' plants and distribution centers to examine and learn about products, services, and prices.

  physical work, outside the screen · 0.9% of the role's time · $114M