Buyer II; Bond Funded

Job Description - Buyer II (226 Days) Bond Funded (RTP)

Job Description

Buyer II (226 Days) Bond Funded - ( RTP )

Description

• Reviews scopes of work and prepare solicitation packages and requests for proposals, qualifications, and information.
• Recommends pricing methodology, review draft of technical specifications, and rewrite where appropriate to eliminate ambiguities, conflicts, and misunderstandings.
• Assists with review of work performed by district staff for accuracy and conformance to contracting and regulatory procedures.
• Prepare, plan, and conduct negotiations or participate in negotiating terms for new work, changes and negotiate contracting matters within dollar values; and prepare records of negotiations.
• Prepare recommendation and documents presented to the Board of Trustees for approval.
• Takes a leadership role in teaching, monitoring, and executing workloads as a team leader for procurement services.
• Acts as a primary point of contact and build relationships for assigned district departments in need of services.
• Assist buyers in the effective daily operations of job responsibilities.
• Serve as the first point of contact for problem resolution for the department.
• Review all proposals and board documents for content and accuracies for the assigned team department.
• Assists with contract compliance, contract close-out, renewal or extensions of current contracts.
• Review and approve purchase orders/transactions with proper consideration given to quality, price and delivery within proper procedures, policies, and requirements
• Provides support for the District’s small business participation goals
• Keep abreast of legal requirements and regulations of purchasing for school districts including such federal, state, county, and city laws as may apply.

• Required Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited university
• Preferred Licenses/Certifications;
  Texas Association of School Business
• Experience Required 5+Direct ;
  Six years of directly related experience including three years as a buyer in either an institutional/government or school district purchasing environment
• Demonstrated knowledge of the principles, procedures, and legal requirements of school district purchasing and contracts.
• Demonstrated know of the principles, procedures, and requirements of financial accounting.
• Demonstrated ability to assist in strategic planning and situational analysis.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced environment, with frequent interruptions, while managing multiple projects and successfully achieving long-term tasks and project timelines.
• Demonstrated effective interpersonal skills to interact with all levels of employees, staff members, and the general public.
• Demonstrated planning and problem-solving/investigative skills as required to research inquiries related to job responsibilities.
• Demonstrated ability to gather data, compile and analyze information, and prepare reports.
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate multiple projects and assignments; high Degree of flexibility required.
• Demonstrated skills in both verbal and written communication.
• Demonstrated ability to provide information to staff in a way that maximizes productivity, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness.
• Computer skills, specifically, familiarity with Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office, and Oracle preferred.