Purchasing Specialist

City of Rio Rancho; Rio Rancho (NM); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Rio Rancho is seeking a Purchasing Specialist to coordinate procurement for goods and services, negotiate solicitations, and manage complex contracts for capital, maintenance, and professional services.

The role includes policy consultation, contract administration, and price agreement management, requiring strong negotiation, analysis, and vendor management skills.

Qualifications

• Minimum degree in Business, Public Administration or related field.
• Four years of directly-related experience; six years if no degree.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate procurement for goods and services, including complex solicitations and evaluations.
• Administer city-wide price agreements/contracts and assist in contract negotiations.
• Ensure contract tracking, compliance, invoicing and payment compliance.

Skills

Procurement

Negotiation

Contract management

Vendor relations

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/Public Administration

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Contract Management System

Job description

Company Description The City of Rio Rancho is the third largest city in New Mexico and is recognized by Money Magazine as one of the top 50 places to live. With a vision of “Leading the way as the best City in the Southwest,” the city is committed to sustainable growth and a high quality of life for residents.

Role Description

The Purchasing Specialist coordinates the process of acquiring, negotiating, composing complex formal and informal solicitations and evaluations for goods and services including but not limited to engineering, design and/or construction of capital or maintenance projects, business agreements, capital and operating leases, software agreements, banking and/or merchant services agreements, maintenance services, consulting and personal services, and other professional services agreements, equipment acquisition.The Purchasing Specialist is responsible for providing customer support, consultation (Procurement Code, policies, and procedures) and a variety of complex City procurements.In addition, the Purchasing Specialist is responsible for administering city-wide price agreements / contracts.The Purchasing Specialist assists in managing all contract activity including developing and maintaining contract policies and standards, contract negotiations including costs and terms and conditions, contract tracking, compliance and performance, identifying and resolving contract changes, and ensuring proper contract invoicing and payment compliance.

Minimum Qualifications

For required college degrees, applicable field(s) of study:Business, public administration or related field.

Minimum number of years of directly related experience:Four years of directly-related experience.In lieu of a degree incumbent must possess six years’ experience.