Public Procurement Buyer | Sourcing & Compliance

City of Indianapolis; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Indianapolis is seeking a Procurement Specialist to manage all phases of public procurement for city and county agencies. You will review requisitions and contracts, prepare bids and quotes, and serve as liaison to agencies, divisions, and vendors to resolve procurement issues.

This role requires a bachelor’s degree in a related field and at least three years of experience, plus strong knowledge of procurement laws, MS Office, and negotiation skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Procurement Management, Business Management, or related field and three (3) years of related work experience.
• Considerable knowledge of public procurement laws, ordinances, policies, and other requirements governing public purchasing.
• Knowledge of approved purchasing methods, supply sources, markets, and price trends.
• Must understand and can apply accounting practices and procedures as they relate to governmental purchasing.
• Must have above average skills in Microsoft Office.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with agencies and divisions to determine purchasing needs, requisitions, and change orders.
• Develops fundamental specifications for items being purchased, interviews, and corresponds with vendors.
• Surveys and evaluates markets for best sources, new sources, market conditions, and trends.
• Determines appropriate method of competition as established by procurement state statute, rules, regulations, and policies.
• Prepares and issues special procurement purchases, informal quotes, invitations to bid, requests for proposals, and addendums and places them in the appropriate database.
• Coordinates, conducts, and attends pre-bid and proposal conferences and quote openings while preparing and evaluating cost scores.
• Submits award recommendations to agencies and divisions contact person.
• Attends agency and division board meetings when bids are being awarded in case board members have questions about the competitive process.
• Completes purchase transaction ensuring purchase orders and contracts are documented for public record.
• Creates and processes blanket purchase orders, procures, and negotiates simple service contracts.

Skills

Negotiation

Communication

Microsoft Office

Public procurement knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Procurement Management, Business Management, or related field

Master’s degree in Procurement Management, Business Management, or related field

Job description

City of Indianapolis is seeking a Procurement Specialist to manage all phases of public procurement for city and county agencies. You will review requisitions and contracts, prepare bids and quotes, and serve as liaison to agencies, divisions, and vendors to resolve procurement issues.

This role requires a bachelor’s degree in a related field and at least three years of experience, plus strong knowledge of procurement laws, MS Office, and negotiation skills.