Senior Buyer

Job Summary

The Senior Buyer position at Denton County, TX is responsible for performing professional purchasing work within state bidding laws, purchasing policy, and established procedures. This role involves researching and utilizing developed resources to make decisions regarding procurement specifications and standards that best benefit the County.

Key Responsibilities

• Develops and analyzes contract performance measures and monitors contracts and contractors for compliance with contractual obligations.
• Makes decisions related to disputes and protests in solicitations and prepares appropriate documentation and recommends solutions.
• Formulates negotiation strategy on contract disputes and defines areas subject to negotiation, establishes objectives, and conducts negotiations leading to resolution.
• Develops short and long-range plans, reads, interprets, and analyzes complex technical material for products and services within each commodity group.
• Designs and maintains complex spreadsheets and data to support project data analysis.
• Oversees the purchasing process through interface with and the financial management information systems to include electronic requisitions, purchase orders, and Accounts Payable.
• Manages the bid evaluation process for assigned commodities using analytical reasoning to determine the best value for high-tech purchases and/or services; substantiates and documents the process.
• Uses Internet resources to assist department's decisions regarding procurement specifications and standards, sourcing of products and services.
• Orchestrates and conducts pre-proposal conferences, department training, and user group meetings.
• Works with requestors to review scopes of work, develop a methodology for best value purchase, and determine funding sources.
• Ensures compliance with commercial or business aspects of work (ie. wage rates, bond and insurance requirements, etc.) and with special regulatory requirements such as grants.
• Evaluates contracting program goals and objectives involving constantly changing policies/procedures and limited resources.
• Conducts or participates in bid openings for competitively advertised contracts and reviews submittals for compliance.
• Delegates and coordinates work of support staff within well-defined procedures.
• Ensures contracting and purchasing procedures are followed within applicable laws.

Requirements

A Bachelor's degree in a related field and a minimum of four years of experience in a related field; or an equivalent combination of education and related experience is required. Certified Professional Public Buyer preferred. Government Procurement Experience with Specification Writing and Contract Management preferred.

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