Senior Buyer

City of Albuquerque; Albuquerque (NM); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government entity in Albuquerque is seeking a Procurement Specialist. This role involves various professional duties in purchasing and contract management. Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree and three years of experience in procurement. Familiarity with public sector purchasing is preferred. Strong negotiation and record-keeping skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in accounting, finance, or business administration.
• Three years of contract management or purchasing experience.
• Public sector purchasing experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform a variety of professional and technical duties involved in the procurement of goods, services, and equipment.
• Receive, examine, and process Department requisitions.
• Issue Requests for Bids and Requests for Proposals.

Skills

Purchasing principles

Negotiation techniques

Inventory management

Financial record keeping

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or business administration

Tools

PeopleSoft purchasing modules

Job description

Job Title: Procurement Specialist

Perform a variety of professional and technical duties involved in the procurement of goods, services, and equipment. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, receiving, examining, and processing Department requisitions, issuing Requests for Bids and Requests for Proposals, establishing procurement contracts and purchase orders with vendors, and performing technical tasks related to the area of responsibility.

Job descriptions are intended to present a general list of tasks/duties performed by employees within this job classification. They are not intended to reflect all duties performed within the job. Education and experience directly related to the minimum requirements may be interchangeable on a year-for-year basis.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in accounting, finance, or business administration
• Three (3) years of contract management or purchasing experience
• Public sector/agency purchasing experience preferred

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Purchasing principles, practices, and governing ordinances
• Purchasing procedures and negotiation techniques
• Materials, supplies, and equipment typically used in municipalities and sources for such products
• Principles and practices of inventory management and control
• Principles and procedures of governmental purchasing and contract administration
• Modern office procedures, methods, and computer equipment
• Complex mathematical principles
• Principles and procedures of financial record keeping and reporting
• Methods and techniques of contract negotiation
• Competitive bidding and purchasing methods
• Relevant Federal, State, and local laws, codes, and regulations including municipal purchasing regulations
• Purchasing procedures in construction services

Skills and Competencies:

• Apply purchasing principles and practices
• Evaluate quality and price of products to judge suitability of goods and alternatives offered
• Maintain detailed and accurate operational and financial records
• Interpret, apply, and explain City purchasing policies
• Develop new sources of supply
• Analyze, evaluate, and modify purchasing methods and procedures
• Explain purchasing plans and policies for the City
• Work independently in the absence of supervision
• Prepare and maintain a variety of records
• Enter data using PeopleSoft purchasing modules or other related programs
• Communicate clearly and concisely
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships
• Perform essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation