Buyer II

• Location 5401 Old Redwood Highway,Petaluma, CA, 94954,United States
• Base Pay $45.85 - $57.26 / Hour
• Job Category Buyer, Procurement, Purchaser
• Industry Procurement, Public Transit, Government Procurement
• Employee Type Non-Exempt - FT
• Required Degree 4 Year Degree
• Manage Others No

Under general direction, the Buyer II performs a variety of professional level purchasing and procurement activities, which include, but are not limited to, preparing and conducting formal and informal solicitations using Request for Proposals, Invitation for Bids, and Request for Quotes to acquire goods, equipment, materials, supplies, software, non-professional services, and certain professional services; evaluating bids, proposals, and quotes; negotiating with vendors and contractors;

performing market research; performing price and cost analyses; issuing purchase orders, coordinating contract execution; monitoring contract compliance; drafting and coordinating amendments to existing contracts; maintaining accurate procurement records; providing procurement guidance to departments and vendors; and performing other related work as assigned.

Receives general supervision from the Procurement and Contracts Manager. Exercises no supervision over staff.

The Buyer II is a journey-level procurement classification requiring the application of sound purchasing principles, public-sector procurement practices, applicable State and Federal requirements and agency policies and procedures. The work has complex, technical, and programmatic aspects requiring the interpretation and application of policies, procedures, laws, regulations, and grant requirements and involves frequent contact with the public and other agency personnel. The position is expected to manage from planning through award and post-award, a wide variety of simple to complex purchases of goods, equipment, materials, software, non-professional services, and certain professional services.

Incumbents work independently and with limited oversight, seeking guidance on unusual, highly complex, or policy-level matters. Additionally, incumbents work with procurements funded with local, regional, State, and Federal funding sources and must understand when additional requirements apply to a particular purchase.

This position is expected to recognize and navigate legal, financial, operational, ethical, and compliance issues and provide day-to-day procurement assistance to agency departments. This classification does not include responsibility for public works construction contracting or architectural and engineering services; however, may provide secondary support for these as necessary.

Management reserves the right to add, modify, change, or rescind the work assignments of different positions and to make reasonable accommodations so that qualified employees can perform the typical functions of the job.

• Reviews purchase requisitions and procurement requests for completeness, appropriateness, availability of funding, procurement method, and compliance with agency policies and procedures.
• Confers with agency departments and end users to understand procurement needs and requirements, develop procurement strategies, and clarify specifications, scopes of work, delivery requirements, and performance expectations.
• Determines or recommends the appropriate purchase method based upon the nature, value, funding source, complexity, and circumstances of a procurement.
• Prepares Request for Proposals, Invitations for Bids, Request for Quotes, and other agency-approved solicitation packages and conducts formal and informal solicitations for the purchase of goods, equipment, materials, supplies, software, non-professional services, and certain professional services.
• Develops or assists in developing pricing schedules, evaluation criteria, contractual terms, instructions to bidders and proposers, and other related procurement documents.
• Coordinates solicitation schedules, vendor communications, advertising, pre-bid or pre-proposal activities, questions and answers, addenda, and notices of awards.
• Coordinates and facilitates the Bid or Proposal evaluation process, including but not limited to, responsiveness and responsibility evaluations, requesting clarifications from Bidders and Proposers, scheduling and facilitating interviews and demonstrations, negotiations, and best and final offer processes.
• Utilizes an eProcurement…