Procurement Specialist

We are seeking a detail-oriented individual to join our team as a Procurement Specialist. The successful candidate will be responsible for sourcing, pricing, soliciting, analyzing, composing, and processing purchase requests for materials, services, and supplies.

• Prepare purchase orders and coordinate with complex managers in the ordering of required commodities and services
• Purchase goods and services
• Solicit verbal and written quotations
• Research commodity areas, specifications, and contractual terms to fulfill departmental requirements and compose bids/proposals and quotes
• Analyze submitted proposals, seek end user's input, and prepare an award recommendation for the approval process
• Research new sources and maintain lists of vendors able to service departmental needs
• Correspond with vendors for pricing, availability, and market trends
• Plan and participate in commodity surveys, analyzing results and take necessary action
• Drive on state business

• Knowledge of the Arizona Procurement Code and statewide procurement software (Arizona Procurement Portal)
• Departmental policies and procedures relating to purchasing
• Purchasing business practices and procedures
• Mathematics and general accounting techniques
• A wide variety of standard commodities and products
• Supply sourcing
• Local and national markets
• Pricing trends
• Computers and various software applications
• Business English, grammar, spelling, and punctuation
• Office procedures and equipment

• Experience in computers and purchasing business practices and procedures

We offer an excellent and affordable comprehensive benefits package to meet the needs of our employees:

• Vacation and sick days with 10 paid holidays per year
• Robust and affordable insurance plan to include medical, dental, life, short-term, and long-term disability options
• Exceptional retirement program
• Optional employee benefits such as deferred compensation plans, credit union membership, and a wellness program
• An incentivized commuter club and public transportation subsidy program

Positions in this classification participate in the Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS). Enrollment eligibility will become effective after 27 weeks of employment.