BUYER II

Arizona State Government; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 38,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation and sick days

Paid parental leave

Insurance plan (medical, dental, life,

Retirement program

Deferred compensation plans & 401k

Commuter/subsidy program

Job summary

The Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation & Reentry seeks a Buyer II for ASPC–Phoenix to manage state property, inventories, and reporting. The role also serves as a back-up buyer and coordinates purchasing for the complex.

Responsibilities include preparing purchase orders, maintaining contract files, bid analysis, vendor selection, staff supervision, and ensuring compliance with procurement policies. Background check and TB testing are required.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of purchasing practices and procedures
• General accounting techniques
• Understanding of markets and price trends
• Supervision
• Personal computers
• Business English
• General office equipment

Responsibilities

• Purchases goods and services for the complex
• Coordinates and prepares purchase orders
• Maintains state contract files
• Writes specifications for items not covered by procurement contracts
• Conducts bid research and writes evaluations
• Selects vendors and makes PO recommendations
• Trains and supervises staff
• Drives on State business
• Performs other duties as assigned

Skills

Mathematics

10-key

Typing

Professionalism

Organization

Written communication

Verbal communication

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in purchasing

Purchasing experience

Job description

ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, REHABILITATION & REENTRY

Our mission is to enhance public safety across Arizona through modern, effective correctional practices and meaningful engagements.

The Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry (ADCRR) is committed to creating a safe, secure, and humane correctional system. With public safety top of mind, ADCRR and its more than 8,000 officers and professional staff are driven by a heart for public service and a commitment to deliver perfect effort each day. ADCRR is redefining itself as an agency whose daily work centers on transparency, accountability, and fairness.

BUYER II

Job Location:

Address:

Arizona State Prison Complex (ASPC) – Phoenix
2500 East Van Buren Street
Phoenix, AZ 85008

Posting Details:

Salary: $42,000.00

Grade: 17

Closing Date: 9/24/26

Job Summary:

The primary responsibility will be state property management, conducting inventories, writing reports, transferring property as necessary. Secondary responsibility will be as a back up buyer. ASPC – Phoenix.

Job Duties:

• -Purchases goods and services for the complex
• -Coordinates and prepares purchase orders
• -Maintains state awarded contract files
• -Writes detailed specifications for supplies, materials, equipment services unavailable through State Procurement contracts
• -Conducts research for requests for bids and writes bid analysis and evaluations
• -Determines vendors for formal bids and makes recommendations for purchase orders
• -Trains, coordinates, and supervises staff
• -Drives on State business
• -Performs other duties appropriate to the assignment

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (KSAs):

Knowledge of:

• -Purchasing business practices and procedures
• -General accounting techniques
• -Standard commodities and products, sources of supply, statewide, local, national markets, and price trends
• -Supervision
• -Personal computers
• -Business English
• -General office equipment

Skill in:

• -Mathematics
• -10-key, making rapid and accurate calculations
• -Typing
• -Professionalism and customer service
• -Organization and multitasking
• -Written and verbal communication
• -Building and maintaining interpersonal relationships

Ability to:

• -Work in a prison environment
• -Learn and adhere to Arizona Procurement Code and Departmental policies and procedures related to purchasing
• -Work independently
• -Prepare and analyze detailed reports and documents

Selective Preference(s):

• -Two years experience equivalent to a Buyer I; or a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with a major in purchasing and one year of experience

Pre-Employment Requirements:

Employment is contingent on the selected applicant passing a background investigation and drug test.

Requires possession of, and ability to retain a current, valid state-issued driver’s license appropriate to the assignment. Employees who drive on state business are subject to driver’s license record checks, must maintain acceptable driving records and must complete any required driver training (see Arizona Administrative Code R2-10-207.12).

In an effort to maintain a safe environment, all employees are required to take a Tuberculosis (TB) test during their New Employee Orientation and every year thereafter.

If this position requires driving or the use of a vehicle as an essential function of the job to conduct State business, then the following requirements apply: Driver’s License Requirements.

All newly hired State employees are subject to and must successfully complete the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify).

Benefits:

• - Vacation and sick days with 10 paid holidays per year
• - Paid Parental Leave-Up to 12 weeks per year paid leave for newborn or newly-placed foster/adopted child (pilot program).
• - Robust and affordable insurance plan to include medical, dental, life, short-term and long-term disability options
• - Exceptional retirement program
• - Optional employee benefits such as deferred compensation plans, credit union membership, and a wellness program
• - An incentivized commuter club and public transportation subsidy program

Learn more about the Paid Parental Leave program here. For a complete list of benefits provided by The State of Arizona, please visit our benefits page

Retirement:

Positions in this classification participate in the Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS). Enrollment eligibility will become effective after 27 weeks of employment.

Current ADCRR Employees: Consult with your respective Human Resources Liaison if you are in a different retirement plan than the one indicated above.

Contact Us:

The State of Arizona is an Equal Opportunity/Reasonable Accommodation Employer. Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation such as a sign language interpreter or an alternative format by calling [phone]. Requests should be made as early as possible to allow sufficient time to arrange the accommodation.