Buyer II (226 Days) Bond Funded

Dallas Independent School District; Dallas (TX); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Dallas Independent School District seeks a Buyer II to manage procurement processes, review proposals, and coordinate negotiations for district needs.

The role involves leading team efforts, ensuring compliance, and serving as a primary liaison with district departments to secure favorable terms and timely deliveries.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university.
• Proven knowledge of school district purchasing laws and contracts.
• Experience with negotiation and contract development.
• Familiarity with financial accounting principles.
• Ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Review scopes of work and prepare RFPs and information.
• Recommend pricing methodology and edit specs to remove ambiguities.
• Lead procurement workloads as a team leader.
• Serve as a primary contact for district departments.
• Ensure contract compliance and record negotiation outcomes.
• Review proposals and board documents for accuracy.

Skills

Negotiation

Team leadership

Procurement

Regulatory compliance

Contract management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Texas Association of School Business License

Tools

Microsoft Windows

Microsoft Office

Oracle

Job description

Job Description - Buyer II (226 Days) Bond Funded (RTP20260904-026)

Job Description

Buyer II (226 Days) Bond Funded - ( RTP20260904-026 )

Description

• 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.
  

Qualifications

• Required Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited university
• Preferred Licenses/Certifications; Texas Association of School Business
• Experience Required 5+Direct ; Six years of directly related experience including three years as a buyer in either an institutional/government or school district purchasing environment
• Demonstrated knowledge of the principles, procedures, and legal requirements of school district purchasing and contracts.
• Demonstrated know of the principles, procedures, and requirements of financial accounting.
• Demonstrated ability to assist in strategic planning and situational analysis.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced environment, with frequent interruptions, while managing multiple projects and successfully achieving long-term tasks and project timelines.
• Demonstrated effective interpersonal skills to interact with all levels of employees, staff members, and the general public.
• Demonstrated planning and problem-solving/investigative skills as required to research inquiries related to job responsibilities.
• Demonstrated ability to gather data, compile and analyze information, and prepare reports.
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate multiple projects and assignments; high Degree of flexibility required.
• Demonstrated skills in both verbal and written communication.
• Demonstrated 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.