Job Description - Buyer II (226 Days) REVISED

  • Bachelor’s Degree required
  • Three to five years of directly related experience in either an institutional/government or school district purchasing environment; TASBO certification preferred.
  • Knowledge of the principles, procedures, and legal requirements of school district purchasing and contracts, and financial accounting.
  • Ability to assist in strategic planning and situational analysis.
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, with frequent interruptions, while managing multiple projects and successfully achieving long-term tasks and project timelines.
  • Effective interpersonal skills to interact with all levels of employees, staff members, and the general public.
  • Planning and problem-solving/investigative skills as required to research inquiries related to job responsibilities.
  • Ability to gather data, compile and analyze information, and prepare reports.
  • Ability to coordinate multiple projects and assignments; high Degree of flexibility required.
  • Demonstrated skills in both verbal and written communication.
  • Ability to provide information to staff in a way that maximizes productivity, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness.
  • Computer skills, specifically, familiarity with Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office, and Oracle preferred.

  • Reviews scopes of work and prepare solicitation packages and requests for proposals, qualifications, and information.
  • Recommends pricing methodology, review draft of technical specifications, and rewrite where appropriate to eliminate ambiguities, conflicts, and misunderstandings.
  • Assists with review of work performed by district staff for accuracy and conformance to contracting and regulatory procedures.
  • Prepare, plan, and conduct negotiations or participate in negotiating terms for new work, changes and negotiate contracting matters within dollar values; and prepare records of negotiations.
  • Prepare recommendation and documents presented to the Board of Trustees for approval.
  • Takes a leadership role in teaching, monitoring, and executing workloads as a team leader for procurement services.
  • Acts as a primary point of contact and build relationships for assigned district departments in need of services.
  • Assist buyers in the effective daily operations of job responsibilities.
  • Serve as the first point of contact for problem resolution for the department.
  • Review all proposals and board documents for content and accuracies for the assigned team department.
  • Assists with contract compliance, contract close-out, renewal or extensions of current contracts.
  • Review and approve purchase orders/transactions with proper consideration given to quality, price and delivery within proper procedures, policies, and requirements
  • Provides support for the District’s small business participation goals
  • Keep abreast of legal requirements and regulations of purchasing for school districts including such federal, state, county, and city laws as may apply.

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