Procurement Specialist, Senior

West Virginia; Charleston (WV); On-site; USD 41,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

The Division of Administrative Services in West Virginia seeks a Sr. Procurement Specialist to lead advanced purchasing for DHS-related agencies. You will manage bids, approvals in OASIS, contract tracking, and supplier coordination.

Under limited supervision, you will train staff, monitor contracts, and ensure compliance with terms while driving cost-effective sourcing and timely delivery. This role combines leadership with hands-on procurement expertise.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university.
• One year of experience for 30 credit hours of education may substitute for training.
• Three years of full-time or equivalent purchasing experience in a centralized purchasing function.
• Master's degree may substitute for up to two years of experience at 1 year per 15 semester hours.

Responsibilities

• Performs advanced-level purchasing for various agencies under DHS.
• Writes, reviews, publishes, evaluates, and awards bids within timeframes.
• Has authority to approve purchasing documents in OASIS for customer agencies.
• Monitors and maintains awarded contracts during their term.
• Implements and maintains a contract tracking system and writes changes.
• Coordinates delivery of goods and services with customer agencies and facilities.
• Oversees and trains purchasing staff in the Division of Administrative Services.
• Inputs/reviews purchasing documents in OASIS.
• Functions as lead worker in Purchasing and as a purchasing card holder.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Procurement experience

OASIS system

Contract management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Experience substitution rules

Master's substitution

Tools

OASIS

Job description

The Division of Administrative Services (DAS) is seeking a highly qualified professional to serve as a Procurement Specialist, Sr. within the Asset, Fleet, and Purchasing Section.

Under limited supervision, this position performs advanced-level purchasing of a variety of goods and services for various agencies under the Department of Homeland Security. Writes, reviews, publishes, evaluates, and awards bids for goods and services within an assigned timeframe. Has authority to approve purchasing documents in OASIS for customer agencies and customer facilities. Monitors and maintains awarded contracts during the term of the contract. Ensures customer agencies, customer facilities, and vendors are compliant with the terms and conditions of the contract. Implements and maintains a contract tracking system. Implements and writes changes to contracts for renewal, price adjustments, or changes to other terms and conditions. Assists with sourcing purchases for customer agencies and facilities through market research and determining methods of procurement. Assists in determining the most cost-effective and feasible types of goods and services to reduce or maintain expenses. Coordinates delivery of goods and services with customer agencies and customer facilities. Prior to publishing, reviews requests for quotations written by customer agencies and facilities. Oversees and trains purchasing staff in the Division of Administrative Services, customer agencies, and facilities. Inputs/reviews purchasing documents in OASIS. This position functions as a lead worker in the Purchasing section of the Division of Administrative Services and functions as a purchasing card holder. This position will perform other duties as assigned.

Training: Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university.

OR

Substitution: Full-time or equivalent part-time paid experience as described below may substitute for the required training at the rate of one (1) year of experience for 30 credit hours of education.

AND

Experience: Three (3) years of full-time or equivalent part-time paid experience in a broad range of purchasing of commodities or services in a centralized purchasing function for use in the operation of a private industry or governmental unit. Purchasing experience must be for direct use of the industry or governmental unit, not for retail sales.

OR

Substitution: A Master's degree from a regionally accredited college or university may substitute for the required experience at a rate of one (1) year of experience for 15 semester hours of education not to exceed two (2) years.

**Preference given to anyone with State of WV Procurement Experience and Oasis Experience

PG: 15 $41,194 - $71,789

Market Rate: $63,870