Purchasing Agent I

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10/9/2025 (8:00 PM EDT)

25-05943

Purchasing Agent I

Salary

$41,952.48 - $62,928.48 Annually

Employment Type

EXECUTIVE BRANCH | FULL TIME | ELIGIBLE FOR OVERTIME PAY | 18A | 37.5 HR/WK

Hiring Agency

Cabinet for Health & Family Services | Department for Public Health

Location

310 Whittington Parkway, Suite 200
Louisville, KY 40222 USA

The agency may authorize the selected candidate to telecommute. The agency may terminate or modify the telecommuting arrangement at any time.

Description

Looking for a fulfilling career working for an agency that is making positive change in the community? Interested in working with a highly motivated team of professionals? The Office for Children with Special Health Care Needs (OCSHCN) is seeking a Purchasing Agent I in Jefferson County. OCSHCN provides comprehensive services for children and youth with special health care needs through early intervention, pediatric specialty clinics, care coordination, case management, therapies, and collaborations.

OCSHCN is an agency within the Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS). CHFS does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation or gender identity, ancestry, age, disability, political affiliation, genetic information, or veteran status in accordance with state and federal laws.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Coordinates statewide programmatic procurement for OCSHCN offices by ensuring data accuracy and managing processing activities.
• Oversees the execution of Provider Agreements, MOU, MOA, MA, and Request for Proposal process to establish professional service contracts.
• Acts as liaison between temporary contract vendors and OCSHCN staff.
• Analyzes and evaluates both new and current regulations to maintain adherence to compliance standards.
• Develops standard operating procedures related to procurement process.
• Acts as contact between internal and external agencies to resolve any discrepancies during the procurement process.
• Provides recommendations to management to improve overall program effectiveness based on process analysis.
• Monitors and processes invoices in Kentucky Inventory Tracking System (KITS) or eMARS and ensure expenditures are appropriately given the budgetary restrictions per procurement obligations.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Preferred skills include but are not limited to:

• Highly self-motivated with the ability to work under pressure.
• Demonstrates flexibility and critical thinking.
• Ability to multi-task.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, time management and organizational skills are necessary.
• Experience in file management.
• Experience planning and executing a training presentation.
• Detailed oriented.
• Proficient in MS Office 365.

For more information on E-Verify, or if you believe that CHFS has violated its E-Verify responsibilities, please contact Department of Homeland Security (DHS) at 888-897-7781 or https://www.e-verify.gov/.

The Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS) participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in U.S. CHFS will only use E-Verify once you have accepted a job offer and completed the Form I-9.

Minimum Requirements

Working Conditions

Incumbents working in this job title perform duties in an office setting.

Probationary Period

This job has an initial and promotional probationary period of 6 months, except as provided in KRS 18A.111.

If you have questions about this advertisement, please contact Kimberly Shayne Wigglesworth at kwigglesworth@ky.gov or 502-564-1359.

An Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D