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Procurement specialist/ Purchasing assistant

22nd Century Technologies, Inc.
$24.24/Hr. without benefits
United States, New Jersey, Trenton
Jul 17, 2025
Title: Procurement specialist/ Purchasing assistant Location: Trenton, NJ 08625 Duration: 12+ Months' Pay Rate: $24.24/Hr. without benefits Job Description: Support staff needed to assist Procurement Bureau/General Services Unite with administrative tasks while the Division is short-staffed. Coordinates and schedules meetings. Responds to Vendor and Agency emails and telephone calls, as requested. Provides complex, direct, technical assistance to professional buying staff engaged in completing sophisticated procurements, special analytical projects, or investigations. Compiles documentation for and creates contract award files, which may include scanning hard copy files. Prepares correspondence to Vendors for contract extensions or contract maintenance. Prepares correspondence to Vendors for various forms required as part of a Contract Award. Reviews and verifies that required forms have been submitted as part of bid proposals. Maintains a list of key contract expiration dates for buying staff and supervisors. Assists in tabulating complex bid proposals from multiple vendors. Collects background information for and assists in preparing simple commodity specifications. Collects accurate purchasing production data as a basis for periodic management reports. As required, schedules and participates in bidders' conferences. Prepares procurement related correspondence and reports. Coordinates the maintenance of essential contract and bid records and files. Organizes contract award files for archiving. Maintains physical space and organization of the unit. Maintains, updates, and organizes virtual/shared files. Required Skills: Proficiency in the Microsoft Office Suite. The ability to communicate effectively Excellent computer, organizational, reading and writing skills;