Purchasing & Specifications Specialist II - Honolulu, Oahu

Hawai`i State Judiciary; Honolulu (HI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid holidays

Vacation leave

Sick leave

Life insurance

Retirement plan

Deferred compensation

Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)

Job summary

Hawai`i State Judiciary in Honolulu seeks a Purchasing & Specifications Specialist II to perform purchasing, standards and specifications development, and contracts procurement within the centralized purchasing program.

As an advanced trainee, you will work with users and vendors to identify requirements, draft and update specifications, manage formal bids, and ensure compliance with bonding, insurance, and related procurement rules. Salary rate effective July 1, 2026.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.
• 1/2 year of professional purchasing experience with vendors, drafting specs, and formal bidding.
• Knowledge of bonding, indemnification, insurance, and procurement documentation.

Responsibilities

• Perform purchasing, standards and specifications development, and contracts procurement within the centralized program.
• Work with users and vendors to identify requirements and draft/update specifications.
• Manage formal bids and ensure compliance with procurement rules and documentation.

Skills

Purchasing knowledge

Vendor communication

Specification drafting

Bidding procedures

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Position Specific Description

Recruitment Number 26-102JC, Purchasing & Specifications Specialist II, SR-18*, Honolulu.

• Salary rate effective July 1, 2026.

Summary of Duties

As an advanced trainee, performs a variety of simple and routine to moderately difficult governmental purchasing, standards and specifications development, and contracts procurement work within the Judiciary's centralized purchasing program.

Minimum Qualification Requirements

Education Requirement: Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university. Excess experience of the type and quality described below, or administrative, professional, technical or other responsible work which required a high level of analytical skills may be substituted for education on a year-for-year basis.

Specialized Experience Requirement: One-half (1/2) year of responsible professional experience in purchasing which: 1) involved working with users and vendors in identifying, clarifying and specifying requirements of products; 2) included drafting specifications for formal bids and/or updating such specifications to ensure their currency and applicability; and 3) showed an understanding and use of common purchasing resources (e.g., catalogs, buyers' guides, etc.). Such experience must also have involved knowledge and application of documentation requirements for formal purchases, (e.g., bonding, indemnification, insurance, severability), formal bidding procedures (e.g., advertising, receipt and analysis of bids), and responding to inquiries regarding the bidding process.

Substitutions Allowed

• Satisfactory completion of all academic requirements from an accredited college or university for a Bachelor's degree with a major in purchasing or a degree in public or business administration with course work equivalent to a major in purchasing may be substituted for one-half (½) year of the required specialized experience.
• Satisfactory completion of all academic requirements from an accredited university for a Master's degree in public or business administration may be substituted for one-half (½) year of the required specialized experience.
• Satisfactory completion of all academic requirements from an accredited university for a Master's degree with a major in purchasing or a Master's degree in public or business administration with course work equivalent to a major in purchasing may be substituted for one (1) year of the required specialized experience.
• Satisfactory completion of all academic requirements for a degree in law (LLB, JD or equivalent) from an accredited school of law may be substituted for one-half (½) year of the required specialized experience.

Supplemental Information

Any additional information may be attached to your online application, submitted by email to [e-mail], or mailed to the following address: Hawai`i State Judiciary, Human Resources Department, 426 Queen Street, First Floor, Honolulu, Hawai`i 96813.

Education: If you are using education as a substitution for experience, you must submit a copy of your transcript(s) or diploma(s) at the time of application. If you are selected for a position, we will request an official transcript (not a copy) at a later date. The official transcript must indicate completion of the training and/or the awarding of the appropriate degree.

Benefits

• Up to 13 paid holidays each year, and 14 during election years
• Up to 21 vacation leave days per year
• Up to 21 sick leave days per year
• Reasonable time off with pay for jury or witness duty, death in the family, for certain military duty, and for donating to the Blood Bank
• Employer contribution to premiums for enrollment in the state sponsored medical, drug, vision, and adult dental plans
• Free life insurance policy for employees and retirees
• Deferred compensation retirement savings plan
• State retirement plan for eligible employees

Judiciary employees may also be eligible for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. For more information: https://studentaid.gov/

The above benefits are subject to modification or termination due to changes in statutes, collective bargaining provisions, and/or policies, etc. This summary does not constitute a legal document or contract. Benefits may vary by type of employment and employment conditions.