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NEOGOV · 1 month ago

PURCHASING SPECIALIST III AND IV - DOWNTOWN, OAHU

Island of Oahu

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$5,369/mo - $6,535/mo

1+ years exp

NEOGOV is seeking Purchasing Specialists for the State of Hawaii's Department of Accounting & General Services. The role involves managing and supervising the procurement of goods and services for various state departments, requiring technical expertise in purchasing processes and specifications development.

GovTechHuman ResourcesInformation TechnologySoftware

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Performing and/or supervising and managing the purchasing of a wide variety of goods and services for the departments throughout the State

Technical resource and administration of the purchasing of a wide variety of goods and services utilizing all methods of procurement

Development of detailed, technical specifications

Prepares contracts for common use commodities and establishes price/vendor lists for these items for use by all agencies

Independently performs the full range of moderately difficult purchasing and specifications development work

Makes analysis of users' requirements and prepares appropriate specifications, terms and conditions

Serves as a specialist making full range and variety work in procuring and establishing standards and specifications for commodities and services

May assist in guiding lower level specialist

Qualification

Purchasing experienceSpecification draftingProcurement processesVendor managementContract preparationAnalytical skillsCommunication skillsTeam collaboration

Required

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

Education: A bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited four-year college or university

Specialized Experience: Level III: One and one-half years, Level IV: Two and one-half years

Progressively responsible work experience in purchasing which: A. Involved working with users, vendors, contractors and service providers in identifying, clarifying and specifying requirements of products or scope of work for services to be performed; B. Included drafting specifications for various methods of procurement and/or updating such specifications to ensure their currency and applicability; and C. Demonstrated an understanding and use of common purchasing resources

Such experience must also have demonstrated knowledge and application of the various methods of procurement processes, and the ability to respond to inquiries regarding the competitive procurement process