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Procurement Analyst
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$60,400.00 - $93,600.00 Annually
Location
Raleigh, NC
Job Type
Full-Time
Remote Employment
Flexible/Hybrid
Job Number
2025-00994
Department
Purchasing
Opening Date
11/17/2025
Closing Date
12/1/2025 11:59 PM Eastern
Work Hours
Monday - Friday; 8:15 am - 5:15 pm
Hiring Range
60,400.00 - 77,000.00
Job Description
We’re looking for a motivated, detail-driven Procurement Analyst who’s ready to support a modern, fast-growing purchasing environment. In this role, you’ll coordinate purchases, prepare solicitations, and support contracts from development through execution, and help departments make informed compliant buying decisions. You’ll play an active part in strengthening City-wide procurement process—improving workflows, ensuring accuracy, and helping departments navigate system and policies with confidence.
If you love solving problems, refining systems, helping teams work smarter, this role offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact across the entire organization.
About You:
You’re someone who thrives in a structured, process-focused environment but is always looking for ways to make things better. You enjoy analyzing data, guiding internal partners, and keeping complex projects organized and moving. You’re comfortable interpreting purchasing rules, asking questions, and helping others understand the “why” behind procurement requirements. Most importantly, you bring curiosity, accountability, and a commitment to high-quality work that supports excellent public service.
About Us:
The Procurement Division, part of the City’s Finance Department, ensures that every purchase supports Raleigh’s mission of fairness, transparency, and community value. We partner with all City departments to deliver efficient, compliant, and cost-effective purchasing solutions. Our team is focused on continuous improvement—we’re modernizing procurement tools, strengthening contract oversight, improving data accuracy, and enhancing customer support across the organization. Join us and be a part of a team that is elevating procurement citywide.
Duties and Responsibilities
The intent of this job description is to provide a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities performed by employees in this job. Employees may be requested to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.
- Reviews, evaluates, and processes purchase requisitions and change orders to ensure accuracy and compliance with City, state, and federal purchasing requirements. Develops and manages informal and formal bid solicitations, including public bid openings, tabulations, renewals, and award recommendations
- Prepares, manages and maintains catalogs in support of purchasing function and contracts. Monitors catalog activity and functionality, order processes and workflow to ensure efficiency, and updates and maintains accurate data
- Trains and guides internal customers regarding procurement processes and system navigation, documentation requirements, and best practices
- Supports the maintenance of supplier records, including registration, updates, TIN matching, and vendor communications
- Provides professional support of functional activities such as procurement card program administration, surplus equipment disposal, request for proposal process administration, accounts payable verification/reconciliation, and/or other related processes
Typical Qualifications
Education and Experience:
Associate Degree or 2 Years of College in Business Administration, Public Administration, Accounting, Finance or related field, and 1 to 3 years' experience in procurement, purchasing, contract administration, or related workOR
Any equivalent combination of training and/or experience that provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities may be substituted
Preferred Qualifications:
- Designation as a Certified Local Government Purchasing Officer (CLGPO) or similar public procurement certification
- Familiarity with PeopleSoft Financials or other enterprise procurement (e-Procurement) systems
Additional Information
Knowledge of:
- Federal, State, and Local purchasing laws
- Procurement principles, bid/contract terminology, and purchasing regulations
- Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system functionality
- Customer service principles
Skill In:
- Prioritizing work demands and coordinating deadlines
- Overseeing adherence with policies, procedures, and regulations
- Negotiation and vendor management
- Critical and analytical thinking
- Independent problem-solving and decision-making
- Attention to detail and accuracy
- Providing guidance to customers regarding purchasing processes
Ability to:
- Understand and evaluate contract legal issues to determine appropriate engagement with city Departments
- Maintain confidentiality, integrity, and sound judgment
- Communicate and collaborate effectively with multiple stakeholders across various contracts and projects
ADA and Other Requirements:
Work Environment and Physical Effort:
Sedentary: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, a negligible amount of force frequently, and/or constantly having to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body.
Work Environment:
Work is typically performed in an office or similar indoor environment.
Work Exposures:
Work in this position does not require frequent environmental exposures. Employees may occasionally be exposed to individuals who are hostile or irate.
City of Raleigh is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. Accommodations for individuals with disabilities are provided upon request.
Employer
City of Raleigh North Carolina
Address
222 W. Hargett St.
Raleigh, North Carolina, 27601
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