PURCHASING & CONTRACT SPECIALIST (BUYER)
About The Position
The Department of Central Management Services Bureau of Strategic Sourcing (BOSS) is seeking to hire a Buyer/Purchasing & Contract Specialist. This professional level position has the ability to positively affect the daily work conducted by numerous State employees around the State of Illinois by ensuring that necessary contracts that meet the needs of agencies and units of local government are available. The ideal candidate would be detail-oriented, a dynamic leader who will help expand the Bureau's contract catalog in Equipment and Commodities Portfolio. We invite all qualified candidates to apply.
Requirements
- Requires knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to completion of four (4) years of college, preferably with major courses in public or business administration.
- Requires two (2) years of professional experience in centralized procurement.
Nice To Haves
- Prefers two (2) years of professional experience in a Buyer’s role where the acquisition of supplies or services is the primary responsibility in accordance with established policies and procedures for a public or business organization.
- Prefers two (2) years of professional experience working with procurement systems including, but not limited to BidBuy, Systems Applications and Products (SAP) Supplier Relationship Management (SRM), Illinois Procurement Gateway, or comparable systems, etc.
- Prefers two (2) years of professional experience creating, managing, negotiating, and executing Invitations for Bid (IFB).
- Prefers a Certified Professional Procurement Buyer (CPPB), Certified Public Procurement Officer (CPPO), or Certified Procurement Professional (CPP) Certification.
- Prefers one (1) year of experience working with a Business Enterprise Program (BEP).
- Prefers a bachelor’s degree or higher.
Responsibilities
- Under the direction of the Sourcing Specialist, performs professional tasks such as administering the initial development of solicitation specifications and evaluation of purchases in the Equipment and Commodities portfolio.
- Executes procedures necessary to process solicitations in the current eProcurement system.
- Prepares correspondence, management reports, memoranda, and various documents regarding status of requisition, purchase orders, and complaints.
- Survey agency users regarding master contracts and evaluates vendor performance.
- Responds to a variety of inquiries or requests from vendors and agencies that are received via telephone, written correspondence, in person, the Internet or Intranet which are related to areas of responsibility.
- Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.
Benefits
- Competitive Group Insurance benefits including health, life, dental and vision plans.
- Flexible work schedules (when available and dependent upon position).
- 10 -25 days of paid vacation time annually (10 days for first year of state employment).
- 12 days of paid sick time annually which carryover year to year.
- 3 paid personal business days per year.
- 13-14 paid holidays per year dependent on election years.
- 12 weeks of paid parental leave.
- Pension plan through the State Employees Retirement System.
- Deferred Compensation Program – voluntary supplemental retirement plan.
- Optional pre-tax programs -Medical Care Assistance Plan (MCAP) & Dependent Care Assistant Plan (DCAP).
- Tuition Reimbursement Program and Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program eligibility.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
