Purchasing Technician

HI:

Big Island:

Kealakekua:

KONA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL

43,272 - 51,576 USD per year

Posted 2 days ago

POSITION STATUS : 1.00 | Permanent

SALARY RANGE : BU03 | SR11

SALARY RATE: $43,272 - $50,652 (Annual Salary) based on the FTE

JOB DUTIES :
The function of the Materials Management unit is to coordinate, monitor, disburse, and standardize the procurement of supplies, equipment and services necessary for the operation of the West Hawaii Region; maintain the inventories of supplies and equipment for Kona Community Hospital (KCH) which also includes Kohala Hospital (KOH) and affiliated outpatient facilities.; account for the payment, disbursements, vouchers and reports of the Materials Management unit to the Fiscal Services Section;

and to negotiate, document and execute contracts for goods and services for the West Hawaii Region.

This position is responsible for buying various categories of supplies, materials, equipment, and services. The incumbent assists in planning and coordinating the activities of an extensive regional ERP inventory management system, which includes receiving, storing, and distributing supplies to multiple service units throughout the West Hawaii Region (WHR) which includes Kona Community Hospital (KCH), Kohala Hospital (KOH) and affiliated outpatient facilities .

Additionally, this position is responsible for the actual purchase, lease, or rental of supplies, materials, equipment, and services for the hospital and West Hawaii Region utilizing formalized procurement paths such as purchase orders, commercial purchasing cards (pCards), and simplified acquisition methods. This position may be required to work shifts, weekends, and holidays.

Applicants must meet all of the following requirements. Please note that unless specifically indicated; the required education and experiences may not be gained concurrently. In addition, qualifying work experiences are based on a 40-hour work week.

Other information:

Experience requiring knowledge of English grammar and spelling and the ability to read, comprehend and apply written directions, and to make basic mathematical computations including percentages. This experience may be met from part-time and/or unpaid work. There must, however, be evidence that participation was on a continuous basis but not necessarily on a full-time normal work basis. This requirement may also be met by possession of a high school diploma with satisfactory completion of coursework in English and arithmetic.

• Experience requiring the possession and application of a good working knowledge of governmental purchasing methods, laws, regulations, policies, procedures and requirements. Examples of qualifying experience include account clerical or pre-audit work which involved the examination of documents supporting governmental purchases (e.g., authorizations for purchases, requisitions, invoices, purchase orders, contracts, statewide central purchasing lists, etc.) for validity and accuracy and that proper procedures were followed and the preparation or review and approval of vouchers authorizing payments.
• Experience preparing and submitting requisitions for purchasing where the work involved all aspects of the following: (1) gathering information regarding the desired product and alternatives by gathering brochures and discussing requirements with requestors and vendors, (2) obtaining information regarding prices and/or obtaining quotations, (3) writing up the requisition for submittal for purchasing, and which (4) demonstrated an understanding of purchasing policies, procedures and requirements.

Experience in the requisitioning of goods which did not involve the conduct of information-gathering and writing as described under General Experience, above, is not qualifying. Experience in the authorization or review of payroll claims is not qualifying.

Excess Specialized Experience may be substituted for General Experience on a week-for-week basis.

Successful completion of coursework at an accredited business or technical school, college or university may be substituted for Specialized Experience on the basis of 15 semester hours of which five (5) semester hours were in purchasing, for each half year (6 months) of Specialized Experience up to a maximum of…