Procurement & Supply Specialist Iv - Oahu

Recruitment Information

Recruitment Number 26-0132

Location:

Department of Budget & Finance, Downtown.

Salary: $5,369 to $6,535 per month (SR-22, Step D to I).

The Procurement and Supply Specialist series includes professional positions responsible for assuring the adequate provisioning of supplies, equipment, material and services to a State department or large agency. The work involves the responsibility for purchasing and, typically, for other functions such as storage, distribution and inventory management. Knowledge of State laws, rules, regulations, policies and practices in purchasing and, usually, in one or more other specialties in the provisioning of supplies, equipment and services to major departments or agencies are required as well as significant independent judgment and analytical ability in the conduct of work.

Legal Authorization to Work

The State of Hawaii requires all persons seeking employment with the government of the State to be citizens, nationals, or permanent resident aliens of the United States, or eligible under federal law for unrestricted employment in the United States.

Education

Graduation from an accredited four‑year college or university with a bachelor's degree.

Level IV: TWO and ONE‑HALF (2‑1/2) YEARS of progressively responsible work experience in purchasing that involved working with users and vendors to identify, clarify and specify requirements for products, materials, equipment or services in order to:

• Develop specifications for formal bids and/or update existing specifications to ensure their currency and applicability. This experience must have demonstrated knowledge of documentation requirements for formal purchases (e.g., standard bonding requirements, severability, special provisions, etc.), an understanding and use of common purchasing resources (e.g., manufacturers' catalogs, buyers' guides, etc.) and purchasing methods and practices; or
• Conduct research and studies on products, such as life cycle or in‑use cost studies; testing, evaluating and reporting on alternative products, and/or comparable studies in order to make purchasing recommendations to management. This experience must have involved identifying and gathering pertinent data, analyzing and evaluating data gathered, considering alternatives and their implications and recommending alternatives for action.

The Procurement and Supply Specialist IV must have had at least six (6) months of experience in each of the areas specified in A or B above, and at least one (1) year of experience in dealing with purchases of a moderately complex and complex nature.

• Knowledge of purchasing methods and techniques.
• Ability to interview users, vendors and others regarding user requirements.
• Ability to conduct pertinent research regarding unique user requirements and characteristics of desired products, equipment, materials, etc.
• Ability to assess user needs and circumstances including operational requirements, policies, agency procedures and related requirements and conduct analyses to identify and recommend specific products most appropriate for the agency/organization's needs.
• Ability to evaluate unique user situations and concerns, analyze and evaluate documentation, justifications, terms and conditions of purchases and develop or review and assure the development of technical specifications which clearly and appropriately describe the desired product, material, equipment or service.
• Ability to assess unique user situations to foresee problems which may arise in the execution, administration or termination of the purchasing agreement, and the ability to recommend/develop terms and conditions and other special requirements accordingly.
• Familiarity with concerns collateral to purchasing in assuring the provisioning of an assigned organization or agency including storage and distribution concerns and inventory maintenance.

Supervisory Aptitude Aptitude or potential for the performance of supervisory duties demonstrated through successful completion of regular or special assignments which involve some supervisory responsibilities or…