Dov Purchase Program Liaison

Job Requisition : 51973
Closing Date: 03/04/2026
Agency: Department of Central Management Services
Class

Title:

EXECUTIVE I - 13851
Skill Option: None
Bilingual Option:
Salary: Anticipated Starting Salary $5,928/monthly;
Full Range $5,928 - $8,493/monthly
Job Type: Salaried
Category: Full Time
County: Sangamon
Number of Vacancies: 1
Bargaining Unit Code: RC062 Technical Employees, AFSCME
Merit Comp Code:

***** A RESUME IS RECOMMENDED FOR THIS POSITION.*****

This position is a union position; therefore, provisions of the relevant collective bargaining agreement/labor contract apply to the filling of this position.

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The Department of Central Management Services, Division of Vehicles is accepting applications to fill the position of the Small Purchase Program Liaison of the State's Vehicle Fleet. The ideal candidate is highly motivated with the ability to resolve complex issues collectively across many units. This position functions within a team of administrators on processing purchases of commodities and equipment. We invite all qualified applicants interested in assisting the Division of Vehicles as we serve the State of Illinois to apply for this position!

• Under general direction of the Division of Vehicles (DoV) Innovation & Systems Manager, plans, executes, controls, and evaluates all aspects of the Small Purchases Program (under $20,000 unless delegated on a case-by-case basis by the Bureau of Strategic Sourcing (BoSS)), including bid specification development and solicitation process, for purchases within a variety of DoV and Mail & Messenger portfolios.
• Serves as a liaison to the BoSS, representatives from state garages and the vendor community.
• Subject to DoV Senior staff approval, organizes, plans, and executes the development of specification and evaluation criteria, leading supplies and services contract negotiations with vendors.
• Conducts ongoing analysis and research of programmatically specific methods of securing cost-effective supplies and services via Small Purchase to support the agency with quality supplies and services.
• Performs other duties as assigned or required, which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.

• Requires knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to completion of four (4) years of college, preferably with coursework in business or public administration.
• Requires one (1) year of responsible administrative experience in a public or business organization, or completion of an agency approved professional management training program.

• Requires one (1) year of professional experience working with procurement systems including, but not limited to Bid Buy, Systems Applications and Products (SAP) Supplier Relationship Management (SRM), Ariba, Jaegger, Illinois Procurement Gateway, etc.
• Requires one (1) year of professional experience in centralized procurement where the acquisition of goods or services is the primary responsibility in accordance with established procurement policies and procedures…