Procurement Officer

JOB
The Role: The Procurement Officer develops, administers and manages contracts and projects relative to City operations and customer services.The ideal candidate for the role will have a Bachelor's degree in Purchasing, Public or Business Administration, or a related field and three years experience involving professional procurement and contract administration for a governmental agency.Salary: This position is: FLSA Exempt, and will be paid a salary regardless of hours worked per week.This position is a Grade 408 with an annual salary between $69,576.00 - $104,364.00.Benefits: The City of Glendale offers a generous benefits package with competitive rates that become effective the 1st of the month following30 days of employment. Below are some City of Glendale benefits resources for your review: Benefits GuideFY 25 Benefits Book

EXAMPLE OF DUTIES
Works in partnership with customer departments to develop specifications, scope of work, technical questionnaires, and contract terms & conditions for bids, requests for proposal, requests for qualifications and requests for quotation as applicable for the procurement of products, equipment, contracted services, technology, and professional services. Issues solicitations, conducts pre-solicitation conferences, and prepare solicitation addendums. Prepares detailed price analysis and scoring matrices. Is responsible for facilitating evaluation committee meetings to arrive at justifiable award recommendations.Develops, negotiates, manages and administers Citywide commodity and service contracts and amendments. Tests upgrades and enhancements for the purchasing component of the city's Financial software system.Develops cooperative purchasing agreements and intergovernmental agreements with other public agencies.Leads training and educational classes for internal and external groups on contracting, procurement, and purchasing policies and procedures.Ensures compliance with purchasing-related budget and grant stipulations for purchases as well as federal, state and local procurement and contract laws.Serves as the contract administrator for some executed agreements.Makes recommendations for improved contracting services.Provides administrative and technical support related to purchasing activities to department directors and division managers.Conducts de-briefing sessions with responding firms to discuss decisions made during the evaluation process. Responds to vendor protests in accordance with the City Procurement Code.Composes a variety of written correspondence to vendors and staffPerforms complex and accurate bid/proposal price/cost analysis for a variety of products and/or services.Performs public presentations to describe the solicitation and evaluation process in response to vendor inquiries.Performs other related duties as assigned.

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
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