Senior Buyer

Position Summary

Perform a variety of professional and technical duties involved in the procurement of goods, services and equipment to include, but not limited to, the receipt, examination and processing of Department requisitions and the issuance of Request for Bids and Request for Proposals; establish procurement contracts and purchase orders with vendors; and perform a variety of technical tasks related to assigned area of responsibility.

Job descriptions are intended to present a general list of tasks/duties performed by employees within this job classification. Job Descriptions are not intended to reflect all duties performed within the job.

Minimum Education, Experience And Additional Requirements

Education and experience directly related to the minimum requirements below may be interchangeable on a year for year basis.

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in accounting, finance, or business administration; and

Three (3) years of contract management or purchasing experience.

Public sector/agency purchasing experience preferred.

Preferred Knowledge

• Purchasing principles, practices and governing ordinances
• Purchasing procedures and negotiation techniques
• Materials, supplies and equipment typically used in municipalities and the source for such products
• Principles and practices of inventory management and control
• Principles and procedures of governmental purchasing and contract administration
• Modern office procedures, methods and computer equipment
• Complex mathematical principles
• Principles and procedures of financial record keeping and reporting
• Methods and techniques of contract negotiation
• Competitive bidding and purchasing methods
• Principles and procedures of financial record keeping and reporting
• Pertinent Federal, State and local laws, codes and regulations including regulations concerning municipal purchasing
• Purchasing procedures in construction services

Preferred Skills & Abilities

• Apply purchasing principles and practices
• Evaluate quality and price of products to judge suitability of goods and alternatives offered
• Maintain detailed and accurate operational and financial records
• Interpret, apply and explain City purchasing policies
• Develop new sources of supply
• Analyze, evaluate and modify purchasing methods and procedures
• Explain purchasing plans and policies for the City
• Work independently in the absence of supervision
• Prepare and maintain a variety of records
• Enter data using PeopleSoft purchasing modules or other related purchasing computer programs
• Communicate clearly and concisely
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work
• Perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation