PURCHASING ADMINISTRATOR (CLASS CODE 0310)

City of New Orleans Government; New Orleans (LA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

City of New Orleans Government seeks a highly capable procurement leader to direct and coordinate the city's centralized purchasing program. You will oversee strategic sourcing, contract administration, and supplier management to ensure efficient acquiring of supplies, materials and equipment.

The role requires strong managerial experience in a large-scale purchasing environment, with an emphasis on compliance, cost control, and stakeholder collaboration across departments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.
• Five years of responsible professional or administrative experience including the large-scale purchasing of supplies, materials and equipment for a large company or centralized governmental purchasing agency; at least one year of this experience must have been supervisory within the last ten years.

Responsibilities

• Direct and coordinate the City of New Orleans centralized purchasing program and related work as required.

Skills

Supervisory

Procurement

Strategic sourcing

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

KIND OF WORK:

Highly responsible professional supervisory and technical work in directing and coordinating the City of New Orleans centralized purchasing program; and related work as required. *salary may be negotiable within the posted pay range based on the experience possessed by the applicant

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

A Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university

and five (5) years of responsible professional or administrative experience which included the large scale purchasing of supplies, materials and equipment for a large company or centralized governmental purchasing agency. At least one year of this experience must have been supervisory.

KIND OF EXAMINATION:

A rating of training and experience, weighted 100%. All related previous experience will be considered for qualification purposes; however credit on the rating of training and experience will only be given for experience gained within the last ten (10) years.