Buyer Assistant
San Diego Unified School District•San Diego, CA
•Onsite
About The Position
The San Diego Unified School District is seeking a Buyer Assistant to perform specialized clerical duties related to the preparation and processing of contracts and purchase orders. This role provides technical support in gathering information and expediting purchase order deliveries. The Buyer Assistant will also contact district staff and vendors to follow up on contracting issues, overdue, lost, and damaged materials, and provide customer service information to internal and external customers.
Requirements
- Three years of progressively responsible purchasing-clerical experience or other related office-clerical experience.
- Related education and experience must be clearly represented in the work history and education section of your application.
- Online employment application submitted electronically by the closing date.
- Application must include all required attachments, current and previous employment history and education.
- Answer all application questions thoroughly, clearly, and concisely.
- Contact information for all previous places of employment where you served in a classified (non-certificated) position must be listed.
- List every school district, county office of education, charter school, other educational institutions, or state special school where you have been employed, regardless of your length of service.
- Provide the email address for that employer's Human Resources or Personnel Office.
- Contact information for three references must be listed in the 'Reference' section of the application.
- References should be from a current or previous supervisor.
- Attach Verification of Education (Copy of a degree or official transcript, Copy of Licenses and/or Certifications).
- For foreign equivalency, provide a Foreign Equivalency Certification.
Nice To Haves
- Bilingual in English/Spanish (will be noted for specific vacancies and qualifies for a 5% bilingual differential).
Responsibilities
- Perform a variety of specialized clerical duties related to the preparation and processing of contracts and purchase orders.
- Provide technical support in gathering information and assisting in the expediting of purchase order deliveries.
- Contact district staff and vendors to follow-up on contracting issues, overdue, lost, and damaged materials.
- Provide customer service information to internal and external customers.
Benefits
- District-paid health and wellness benefits for the employee and their eligible dependents (for positions 20 hours per week or greater).
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
