The Finance Department Central Procurement Division is seeking candidates for a Senior Buyer to support any of four teams: Contract Administration, Competitive Procurements, Alternative Procurements, or Operations and Training. All positions require the use of critical thinking skills, initiative, and professional judgment; transferable skills may have been acquired in positions such as account manager, educator, law/paralegal, project manager, etc.

Senior Buyers are responsible for the purchase of various commodities, capital equipment and/or services.

Job duties include:

• Performing requirements analysis.
• Performing solicitation development.
• Performing cost/price analysis.
• Performing specification and product analysis.
• Performing contract award and administration tasks.
• Reviewing requests.
• Interfacing with vendors and department officials.
• Examining price, suitability, and availability of items or services.
• Comparing specifications.
• Reviewing alternatives.
• Offering advice and assistance to departmental customers.
• Other procurement related duties as assigned.

• Knowledge of local, state, and federal laws and regulations relevant to purchasing, procurement, and principles of accounting.
• Ability to correctly interpret complex laws, regulations, guidelines, agreements, and follow policies and procedures.
• Ability to break down complex information into comprehensive parts, ask questions, synthesize, and analyze.
• Ability to manage multiple projects at once to meet deadlines.
• Ability to prepare clear, concise written and oral communication.
• Strong customer-service skills with a focus on engaging both internal and external stakeholders.

$49,878.40 - $76,107.20 annually. Candidates may be hired up to $76,107.20 depending upon qualifications.

A comprehensive benefits package is offered which includes:

• Traditional pension with employer and employee contributions, click here for more details: Pension Information
• 401(a) and 457 plans with employer contributions
• Choice of generous medical HMO, PPO, or HSA/HDHP plans
• Medical enrollment includes a monthly $150 City contribution to a Post-Employment Health Plan
• Wellness incentive of up to $720 annually
• Dental, vision, and life insurance options
• Employer paid long-term disability
• Free Bus/light rail pass
• Tuition reimbursement program up to $6,500 per year
• Paid time off includes 13.5 paid holidays, 12 vacation days, and 15 sick days and personal leave days
• Paid Parental Leave for eligible employees up to 480 hours (12 weeks) of paid leave for the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child during a 12-month period
• Federal Student Loan Forgiveness offered through Savi

For more details, visit: Unit 007 Benefits

• Two years of experience as a buyer,
• Including one year in the area of specialization.
• Bachelor's degree in business or public administration, engineering, science, or a related field, or
• Certification as a Professional Public Buyer.
• Other combinations of experience and education that meet the minimum requirements may be substituted.
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The minimum qualifications listed above, plus:

• Prior positions with translatable skills e.g., account manager, educator, law/paralegal, project manager.
• Public or Private Sector Procurement experience.
• Experience with monitoring and managing contracts.
• Experience buying commodities and services.
• SAP/SRM or other e-procurement experience.

Recruitment closes May 9, 2023. All materials must be received by 11:59 p.m. on this date.

This is a position-based recruitment and generates a one time use only list. Once interviews are conducted and candidates are selected, this job posting will be considered closed and candidates will no longer be in consideration for the position applied for. This posting will not result in any ongoing eligibility list.

Apply online by completing the required information and attaching, as one document, your cover letter and resume. Please include your experience as it relates to the qualifications stated above. Only the highest qualified may be posted to the eligible to hire list. The results of the resume screening process will be sent to your primary email address.

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Senior Buyer, JC:04330, ID# 49958, 04/26/23, USM, DB, Benefits:007

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