Buyer, Business

Job Requisition :48603
Closing Date: 08/06/2025
Agency:Department of Central Management Services
Class Title:BUYER - 05900
Skill Option:

None
Bilingual Option:None
Salary: $5,928/monthly;
Full range $5,928 - $8,493/monthly
Job Type: Salaried
Category:Full Time
County:
Sangamon
Number of Vacancies: 1
Bargaining Unit Code: RC062
Merit Comp Code:

This position is a union position; therefore, provisions of the relevant collective bargaining agreement/labor contract apply to the filling of this position.

All applicants who want to be considered for this position MUST apply electronically through the  website. State of Illinois employees should click the link near the top left to apply through the Success Factors employee career portal.

Applications submitted via email or any paper manner (mail, fax, hand delivery) will not be considered.

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Posting  # 48603

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The Department of Central Management Services’ Bureau of Strategic Sourcing (BOSS) is seeking to hire a Buyer. This professional level position has the ability to positively affect the daily work conducted by numerous State employees around the State of Illinois by ensuring that necessary contracts that meet the needs of agencies and units of local government are available. The ideal candidate will be detail oriented, a dynamic leader who will help expand the Bureau’s contract catalog in the Equipment and Commodities Portfolio.

We invite all qualified candidates to apply!

• Under the direction of the Sourcing Specialist, performs professional tasks such as administering the initial development of solicitation specifications and evaluation of purchases in the Equipment and Commodities portfolio.
• Executes procedures necessary to process solicitations in the current eProcurment system.
• Prepares correspondence, management reports, memoranda, and various documents regarding status of requisition, purchase orders, and complaints.
• Survey agency users regarding master contracts and evaluates vendor performance.
• Responds to a variety of inquiries or requests from vendors and agencies that are received via telephone, written correspondence, in person, the internet or intranet which are related to areas of responsibility.
• Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.

• Requires knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to completion of four years of college, preferably with major courses in public or business administration.
• Requires two years of professional experience in centralized procurement.

• Prefers two (2) years of professional experience in a Buyer's role where the acquisition of supplies or services is the primary responsibility in accordance with established policies and procedures for a public or business organization.
• Prefers two (2) years of professional experience creating, managing, negotiating, and executing Invitations for Bid (IFB)
• Prefers two (2) years of professional experience working with procurement systems including, but not limited to Bid Buy, Systems Applications and Products (SAP), Supplier Relationship Management (SRM), Illinois Procurement Gateway, or comparable systems, etc.
• Prefers a Certified Professional Procurement Buyer (CPPB), Certified Public Procurement Officer (CPPO), or Certified Procurement Professional (CPP)…