Procurement Specialist

Your “Take Off” will be successful by doing the following with excellence: Leads solicitations for the purchase of related goods and services, including creating solicitation and contract documents, developing requirements, managing selection teams, stakeholders, and project schedules, evaluating bids and proposals, and negotiating resulting contract awards with vendors. Coordinates procurement activities with other Departments, business purchasers, or end users. Approves decentralized purchases made by other Departments, including approving Purchase Orders in Workday, ensuring compliance with regulations and policies, and negotiating or re-negotiating contractual terms with vendors. Monitors contract expiration dates for assigned departments, collaborates with end user departments on procurement planning, facilitates contract renewals, and monitors vendor performance. Manages documents in accordance with records retention policies and supports responses to public record requests and vendor disputes or protests. Implements operational procedures governing the disposal, transfer, and reutilization of personal property and equipment, designate surplus supplies, and oversee their selling, trading, or disposal. Advice on procurement matters to personnel delegated with the purchasing authority and administers the preparation, verification, abstracting, controlling, or closing out of procurement documents Performs related work as required. Salary range for this position is $65,000.00 - $80,000.00. The offered salary is evaluated using internal equity, job knowledge, skills, experience, and other key factors. Your “Landing” will be smooth if you meet th e following requirements: Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Procurement, Contract Management, Supply Chain and Logistics Management or a related degree. Minimum three (3) years of experience in public procurement related process; Or equivalent education and years of experience. Ability to i nterpret, use, and negotiate contractual terms, conditions, and pricing to establish contracts. Able to pass a pre-employment drug test, which includes testing for marijuana (medical marijuana cards are not acceptable)