Buyer (Trainee) 9-12- Bureau of Finance

State of Michigan • Lansing, MI

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About The Position

This position functions as a Buyer for the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT), procuring simple to moderate services, commodities, and equipment. The role resolves routine purchasing issues; reviews and edits specifications; develops selection criteria and vendor requirements; explains purchasing guidelines; evaluates bids; makes awards; and issues contracts.

The listed salary range spans the minimum rate at the entry (9) level through the maximum rate at the experienced (12) level. Candidates are reviewed for the level they qualify for based on education and experience. The posting includes Buyer 9–P11 and Buyer 12 position-description links for additional information.

Applicants must meet the stated education and experience qualifications or an applicable alternate education and experience pathway. Required application materials may include official college transcripts or a foreign degree evaluation. MDOT does not participate in E-Verify and does not sponsor visa applications. Newly hired state employees must pass a pre-employment drug test and, if applicable, a physical; criminal and driving records may also be checked. Offers are conditional on eligible results. The posting may close early if sufficient applications are received. Only interviewed applicants will be notified of results. Use of AI software is prohibited throughout the selection process.

Requirements

• Possession of a bachelor's degree in any major, subject to the stated alternate education and experience provisions.
• Buyer 9: no specific type or amount of experience required.
• Buyer 10: one year of professional experience in the purchase, lease, or sale of goods, services, or real estate, equivalent to a Buyer 9.
• Buyer P11: two years of professional experience in the purchase, lease, or sale of goods, services, or real estate equivalent to a Buyer, including one year equivalent to a Buyer 10.
• Buyer 12: three years of professional experience in the purchase, lease, or sale of goods, services, or real estate equivalent to a Buyer, including one year equivalent to a Buyer P11.
• Alternate Buyer (Departmental Trainee) 9 pathway: education typically acquired through completion of high school and one of the specified experience combinations in ECP Group One or Group Three classifications.
• College credits may substitute proportionally for up to one half of the required experience under the stated educational substitution provision.
• For Buyer 9–12, high school education plus at least two years of full-time active-duty uniformed-services experience at or above E-6 may substitute for the education requirement.
• If applicable, attach official college transcripts and/or a foreign degree evaluation with the application; foreign degrees must be evaluated or converted to U.S. educational equivalents by an accepted credential evaluation organization.
• Newly hired state employees must submit to and pass a pre-employment drug test and, if applicable, a physical. Criminal and driving records may be checked if applicable.
• Use of AI software is prohibited in all areas of the selection process, including application and interview responses or exercises.

Responsibilities

• Procure simple to moderate services, commodities, and equipment.
• Resolve routine purchasing issues.
• Review and edit specifications.
• Develop selection criteria and vendor requirements.
• Provide interpretation or explanation of purchasing guidelines.
• Evaluate bids, make awards, and issue contracts.

Benefits

• For benefits information, the posting directs applicants to the State of Michigan employee benefits and retirement-plan websites.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level