Purchasing Specialist - Finance

Purchasing Specialist
- Finance

Tomball ISD Central Administration
- Tomball, Texas

• Job : 5747247
• Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled
• Posted: May 29, 2026 5:00 AM (UTC)
• Starting Date: Jul 1, 2026

Primary

Purpose:

Perform administrative/purchasing duties to assist the Purchasing Coordinator in assuring District compliance with State purchasing regulations.

• Review campus requisitions for commodity codes usage and accuracy, account code accuracy, vendor selections, and compliance with purchasing policies.
• Monitor commodity codes usage and compliance with purchasing policies.
• Maintain District commodity code listing in accordance with NIGP.
• Print District purchase orders for campuses only.
• Reconciliation of all vendor statements.
• Monitor and research all Purchase Orders outstanding for more than 60 days.
• Backup for departmental Purchasing Specialist.
• Assist various campus personnel with procurement information necessary to maintain compliance with purchasing policies and good fiscal management.
• Process all vendor entry including additions, deletions, and edits.
• Maintain District approved vendor list including all bidding and ancillary vendors.
• Maintain permanent purchasing records.
• Handle the distribution and auditing of District credit cards.
• Assist with the Finance year-end audits.
• Backup Accounts Payable as needed.
• Assist with the preparation and updating of the District Financial Procedures Manual and present at the District-wide Finance In-service to update personnel on procedural changes.
• Serve as liaison of the Finance Department with campus and department personnel as assigned by the Director of Finance.
• Use educational tools available through various seminars, workshops, or in-service programs to enhance job performance.
• Actively participate in professional associations and maintain current certification.
• Demonstrate initiative to develop needed skills applicable to performance of assigned duties.
• Perform financial and school finance office operations that adequately and efficiently support the District’s instructional goals.
• Observe all professional and ethical standards of conduct in performance of duties.
• Perform all duties in an accurate and timely manner.
• Promote positive relations with District administrators and staff and be an advocate of the District’s mission within the community.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Director of Finance.

Wage/Hour Status: Non-Exempt

Pay Grade: Administrative Support 6

Days: 226

Reports to: Director of Finance

Position Type: Full-Time

Salary: $24.26 Per Hour

• Citizenship, residency or work visa required

• Rebecca Parker-Felder, Director of Finance
• FINANCE
• Phone:
• Email: rebec