Procurement Specialist

2 weeks ago


College Station, Texas, United States City of College Station, TX Full time
Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled Procurement Specialist to join our team at the City of College Station, TX. As a key member of our procurement team, you will be responsible for ensuring the timely and cost-effective procurement of goods and services for the City's operations.

Key Responsibilities
  • Analyze and award purchase orders for goods and services valued in excess of $50K.
  • Advise and assist department users in the formulation of specifications and secure bids.
  • Examine, verify, and approve purchase requests, ensuring consistency with established policies and procedures.
  • Administer contracts for capital improvement projects, professional services, and consulting services.
  • Conduct informal and/or formal bid processes for assigned warehouse to ensure prompt supply of materials and maintain appropriate levels of stock.
  • Assist with the administration of the City procurement card program.
  • Train department users on financial computer applications related to purchasing and inventory.
  • Analyze and bid annual blanket contracts at renewal time or as required.
  • Assist with monitoring and disposing of surplus, obsolete, and salvageable property as needed.
  • Utilize purchasing cooperatives and pursue joint cooperative purchasing efforts with other local governments to increase purchasing power and provide a lower overall cost to the City.
  • Work with staff and other city employees to continuously improve purchasing services, ensuring a consistent and simple system that meets standards and complies with applicable laws and regulations.
  • Comply with all federal, state, and local legal requirements by studying existing and new legislation, anticipating future legislation, enforcing adherence to requirements, filing financial reports, and advising management on required actions.
  • Participate in the development and implementation of goals, objectives, policies, and priorities for assigned activities, recommend and administer policies and procedures.
Requirements
  • Bachelor's Degree in accounting, finance, management, or a related field.
  • Two years of relevant experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform essential duties.
  • Current professional purchasing and/or contract management certification or ability to obtain certification immediately upon eligibility to test and apply for certification.
  • Knowledge of centralized purchasing and warehouse principles, practices, and theories.
  • Knowledge of Mid-size Company computerized purchasing and financial applications.
  • Customer service orientation.
  • Continuous improvement orientation.
  • Teamwork focused.
  • Self-starter.
  • Professional attitude.
  • Well-organized.
  • Detail-oriented.
  • Problem-solving skills.
  • Communication skills (written and oral).
Preferred Qualifications
  • Knowledge of government contracting and purchasing principles and practices.
  • Knowledge of municipal management practices.


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