TDA – Purchaser

Salary Information:
B21, $5,775.00-$5,985.00/MO.

State Classification: Purchaser V – 1934

FLSA Status: Exempt

Posting Number: 26-61375-2R

Location:
Austin, TX

Telework Option: TDA does not offer telework, and all employees are required to be physically present for work.

The Texas Department of Agriculture Financial Services Division supports TDA programs by performing financial duties in the areas of accounting, budget, purchasing, contracting, accounts payable and payroll.

The Purchaser will perform advanced purchasing and procurement functions for the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) to ensure that all federal and state purchasing requirements are met in an accurate and timely manner. You will provide subject matter expertise, customer service assistance, and training to agency staff related to purchasing; ensure strict adherence to bid dates and specifications and serves as agency resource on all agency purchasing functions.

You will work under minimal supervision with considerable latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.

This position works solely for the Food & Nutrition (F&N) division.

• Plan, organize, coordinate and write complex specifications for invitation for bids, request for offers, request for information and request for proposals; prepare procurement documents and related correspondence.
• Prepare formal solicitations as well as recommendations for awards of contracts; set opening dates for bids; post bids; attend vendor meetings; and tabulate, analyze and award bids, including issuance of purchase orders to vendors.
• Process purchase requests, convert requisitions to purchase orders, and maintain detailed records of items purchased in the procurement and contracting system.
• Review requisitions in the procurement and contracting system for correctness, completeness and compliance prior to processing agency procurement.
• Work with vendors for effective delivery of goods and services and with programs to document performance and resolution.
• Assist with HUB/MWBE strategies for goal attainment.
• Research, analyze, report, and recommend on matters related to purchasing.
• Review and track agreements in conjunction with divisions to ensure continuity of recurring services.
• Coordinate maintenance of procurement records, both hardcopy and electronic.
• Develop, update and maintain policies, procedures, rules and regulations for purchasing; and assist in monitoring purchasing staff compliance with policies and procedures.
• Follow all TDA policies and procedures.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree (a high school diploma and two years of work experience related to the primary duties may substitute for the bachelor’s degree).
• Three (3) years’ work experience in purchasing, procurement and/or contracts.
• Certified Texas Contract Manager (CTCM) and Certified Texas Contract Developer (CTCD)
  or ability to obtain within (1) one year of employment.
• Substitution:
  Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Public Administration, Accounting, Finance or related field may substitute for required work experience.

• Work experience as a purchaser in government developing solicitations and contracts for high-value or complex procurements.
• Certified Texas Contract Manager (CTCM) and Certified Texas Contract Developer (CTCD).

Knowledge of purchasing and procurement methods and procedures; state procurement principles and practices; supply sources; the…