Tarrant County
SENIOR BUYER, Purchasing
$1,954.55 - $2,150.01 Biweekly
$50,818.30 - $55,900.26 Annually
Tarrant County, TX
Regular Full-time
05769
Purchasing
05/22/2018
$1,954.55 - $2,150.01 Biweekly
$50,818.30 - $55,900.26 Annually
Tarrant County, TX
Regular Full-time
05769
Purchasing
05/22/2018
Summary
Develop bid specifications, initiate and evaluate price quotations, authorize purchase orders, forecast annual contract requirements, administer and prepare bid specifications for annual contract in assigned commodities, and perform contract administration duties.
Posting may close at any time.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
1. Analyzes department requisitions to determine which vendors provide materials, services, and products at the best price and delivery
2. Creates and administers bid specifications, quotations, and proposals according to state law and county procedures. Evaluates and recommends best bid.
3. Issues purchase orders and resolves problems that arise from nonconforming specifications, poor service, later delivery, cancelled orders, improper invoicing, and back orders
4. Prepares spreadsheets for presentations to the Commissioners Court on high dollar items
5. Trains and works with department personnel on the requisition system, purchase order problems, and payment problems
6. Attends interdepartmental planning meetings where long-range goals involve the purchasing function
7. Performs contract administration duties on annual contracts
8. Participates in the preparation of the Tarrant County fiscal budget
9. Performs all other related duties involved in the operation of the business as assigned or requiredMinimum Requirements
NOTE: YOU MUST FILL OUT THE WORK HISTORY and EDUCATION SECTIONS OF APPLICATION TO SHOW YOU HAVE YEARS OF EXPERIENCE/EDUCATION AS REQUIRED BY HIRING DEPARTMENT OR BE DISQUALIFIED.
TO APPLY, must have a Bachelor's degree or higher.
TO APPLY, must have Three (3) full-time years of work experience in buying.
Certified Purchasing Manager (C.P.M.) designation preferred.
Knowledge and experience with spreadsheet, word processing in an automated purchasing or computerized accounting environment.
Current knowledge of state laws required.
If hired, must provide proof of educational attainment
at New Hire Processing or during the promotional process.
Tarrant County will conduct background checks on new hires that will include a criminal background check related to convictions and deferred adjudications in the past seven years and may include credit reports, motor vehicle records, employment records and educational attainment. A conviction or deferred adjudication is not an automatic bar to employment. Each case is considered individually.
Physical Demands and Work Environment & Other Requirements
While performing the duties of this position, the incumbent is regularly required to sit, stand, and walk.
- Employer
- Tarrant County
- Phone
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(817) 884-1188
- Website
- http://www.tarrantcounty.com
- Address
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100 E. Weatherford Suite 301
Fort Worth, Texas, 76196-0105
- Employer
- Tarrant County
- Phone
- (817) 884-1188
- Website
- http://www.tarrantcounty.com
- Address
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100 E. Weatherford Suite 301
Fort Worth, Texas, 76196-0105
- SENIOR BUYER, Purchasing Supplemental Questionnaire
- * QUESTION 1
- Do you have a Bachelor's degree or higher?
- * QUESTION 2
- Do you have Three (3) full-time years of work experience in buying?
- * QUESTION 3
- Do you have any certification for Purchasing? If so, provide details. Note: Preferred, but not required.
- * QUESTION 4
- Describe your experience in performing functions in an automated purchasing or computerized accounting environment. Tell us your strengths in these areas.
- * QUESTION 5
- What approach do you take in communicating with people at work? What is your customer service philosophy, both internal and external?
- * QUESTION 6
- Why are you interested in working in the Tarrant County Purchasing office?
- * Required Question