Buyer I

Pay Range: $54,879 - $71,343 annual compensation

Job Posting Closing on: Tuesday, January 6, 2026

Benefits for this position include: 11 Paid Holidays, Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, Pension Plan, Professional Development Opportunities. Find Out More!

The City of Fort Worth is one of the fastest growing large cities in the U.S. Our employees serve the needs of over 1,000,000 residents, promoting our values of exceptional customer experience, mutual respect, embracing our diversity, continuous improvement, ethical behavior, and accountability.

A Buyer I job is available with The City of Fort Worth Financial Management Services Department Purchasing Division. You will be responsible for providing support in the procurement of goods and services for the City of Fort Worth departments and operations to establish contracts and purchase agreements with suppliers and to perform a variety of technical tasks relative to assigned area of responsibility.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited college or university with major course work in business administration, public administration, economics, accounting or a related field
• No experience required
• Possession of a valid Driver's License

Preferred Qualifications:

• Microsoft Office computer skills
• Contract development and Cost/price analysis
• BuySpeed Online or PeopleSoft purchasing systems experience
• Municipal purchasing laws, policies and procedures
• Basic accounting procedures and practices

The Buyer I job responsibilities include:

• Recommend the appropriate method or procurement to management.
• Review and edit specifications received from city departments.
• Prepare bid specifications and other necessary documents related to the purchasing of equipment, materials, services, and supplies in both formal and informal situations.
• Assist purchasing and user department staff responsible for ordering, receiving, monitoring of assigned contracts and with methods and techniques demonstrating industry best practices for procurement.
• Solicit bids from appropriate vendors, compare costs and evaluate the quality and suitability of equipment, materials, services, and supplies.
• Expedite the delivery of purchased materials.
• Make necessary adjustments with suppliers regarding replacements, incomplete orders, warranty claims or damaged supplies.
• Perform market analysis on requested goods and services, formulate, negotiate, establish and administer annual purchase agreement arrangement for a range of products and or services for the city.