APPROXIMATE ANNUAL SALARY -
$70,282.08 to
$104,713.20
PAY GRADE: 37
The salary range indicated in this announcement is based on the Employee/Employer retirement compensation schedule. An employer-only option is available at a reduced salary range. Generally, salaries start at the lowest level of a step 1 and increase with each year of service to the highest level of a step 10.
For more information on benefit and retirement programs, please see the sections below.
In order to receive consideration, applicants must indicate their availability for any work type, travel, and location requirements listed.
JOB INFORMATION
Work Type: Permanent, full time vacancies as they may occur
in this geographical location.
Applications accepted
for another 5 Days 2 Hrs 3 Mins
The Position
Purchasing Officers work either within the State's Purchasing Division or within the Purchasing Divisions of the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) and develop, evaluate, monitor and mediate procurement of goods and services contracts to ensure consistency, uniformity and cost-effectiveness in obtaining services for State agencies in accordance with applicable State and federal laws, regulations, and applicable policies and principles of sound fiscal management.
Incumbents possess a degree of knowledge and proficiency sufficient to perform work independently with little or no additional training.
This position is in the Department of Administration's Purchasing Division in Carson City. This position will be responsible for agency solicitations for services on projects with a value over $100,000, including planning, organizing, and writing requests for proposals, training evaluators, facilitating evaluations, processing awards, coordinating negotiations and preparing contracts. The Purchasing Officer 2 also conducts formal solicitations for State agency commodity purchases valued at over $50,000. This position requires experience conducting solicitations, awards, and managing contracts for state, local government agencies, and/or private entities. In following with the Department of Administration's mission of providing exceptional customer services, the position requires a high degree of customer service skills, working cooperatively and professionally inside and outside of the organization. ***THIS RECRUITMENT MAY CLOSE WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED. APPLICANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE***
In order to be qualified, you must meet the following requirements:
Education and Experience (Minimum Qualifications)
Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in a business-related field and three years of increasingly responsible experience in procurement, project management related to procurement or related professional field which required analysis of technical and complex information; preparation of comprehensive written documents; and contract preparation and oversight; OR one year of experience as a Purchasing Officer I in Nevada State service; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience as described above.
Additional Position Criteria
A valid driver's license is required at the time of appointment and as a condition of continuing employment.
The Examination
Application Evaluation Exam
The exam will consist of an application evaluation. It is essential that applications include detailed information with time frames regarding education and experience. The most qualified applicants will be contacted by the hiring agency for interview. The hiring agency may require specific skills related testing as part of the interviewing process.
The following additional questions are part of this Recruitment
1) Describe your experience with managing the life cycle of contracts.
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Direct Inquiries or Correspondence to:
Division of Human Resource Management Northern Nevada 515 East Musser Street, First Floor Carson City, Nevada 89701-4204
TDD for the Hearing Impaired (800) 326-6868
Division of Human Resource Management Southern Nevada 7251 Amigo St, Suite 120 Las Vegas, NV 89119
TDD for the Hearing Impaired (800) 326-6868
The State of Nevada is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to building diverse, inclusive, and innovative work environments with employees who reflect our communities and enthusiastically serve them. All applicants are considered without regard to race, color, national origin, religion or belief, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, domestic partnership, genetic information (GINA), or compensation and/or wages.
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