Purchasing Supervisor

City-of-Scottsdale; Scottsdale (AZ); Presencial; USD 89.000 - 120.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

The City of Scottsdale is seeking a purchasing professional to manage a broad range of procurement activities, including formal solicitations, bid reviews, contract drafting and negotiation. You will work with city staff and vendors to ensure compliant, cost-effective outcomes.

Minimum qualifications include a bachelor’s degree in a related field, three years of purchasing experience with contract negotiation, and at least one year in a lead or supervisory role. Arizona residency is required.

Formación

• Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain Management, Business or Public Administration or related field.
• Three years of related experience with knowledge of purchasing and contract negotiation.
• Must have at least one year of Lead or Supervisory experience.

Responsabilidades

• Performs professional level purchasing duties including creating and processing solicitations.
• Reviews, drafts, and negotiates contracts; resolves contract problems with vendors and staff.
• Collaborates with internal divisions and external suppliers to ensure cost-effective procurement outcomes.

Conocimientos

Purchasing

Contract negotiation

Vendor management

Educación

Bachelor’s Degree

Descripción del empleo

This position performs professional level purchasing duties associated with creating and processing a wide variety of informal and formal solicitations. Reviews, drafts, and negotiates contracts and resolves contract problems, working with vendors and staff.

• The Purchasing Department has earned the NPI Achievement of Excellence in Procurement (AEP) Award for the past three consecutive years, recognizing its commitment to innovation, efficiency, and best-in-class procurement practices.
• The department leverages modern technology tools, including Euna Procurement for end-to-end e-procurement workflows and Oracle Fusion as the City’s enterprise resource planning (ERP) platform, to streamline processes, enhance transparency, and support data-driven decision-making.
• The department collaborates closely with internal divisions, external suppliers, and community stakeholders to ensure high-quality, cost-effective procurement outcomes that align with organizational goals and promote responsible stewardship of public resources.

Anticipated starting salary for this position may be up to mid-point depending on candidate’s experience and internal equity. The full salary range is listed above and mid-point for this position is $104,748.80 annually.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain Management, Business or Public Administration or related field from an accredited educational institution.
• Three years of related experience with knowledge of purchasing and contract negotiation.
• Must have at least one year of Lead or Supervisory experience.
• Preferred: Purchasing certification such as Certified Professional Public Buyer (CPPB), Certified Professional Public Purchasing Officer (CPPO) or Certified Public Manager (CPM).

Licensing, Certifications and Other Requirements

• Every person employed by the City of Scottsdale shall reside in the State of Arizona during his or her active employment by the City, regardless of whether the employee is approved to remote work.

Other pertinent licenses and/or certifications may be required of some positions depending on division/department/service assignment.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

It is the policy of the city to provide employment opportunities to all persons based solely on ability, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability.

When advised, reasonable accommodations will be made in order for an "otherwise qualified applicant" with a disability to participate in any phase of the recruitment process. Please contact Human Resources to request an accommodation. Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation by contacting HR at [phone]. Requests should be made 24 hours in advance or as early as possible to allow time to arrange the accommodation. For TTY users, the Arizona Relay Service ( 1-800-367-8939 ) may contact HR at [phone].

This position description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change by the employer as the needs of the employer and requirements of the position change.

PLEASE NOTE:Years of experience are based on a work schedule of 2,080 hours per year for full-time positions and 1,040 hours per year for part-time positions, and while work experience may substitute for education on a year-for-year basis, depending upon the job classification, education may not be substituted for work experience.