Purchasing Officer
City of Pearland
- Pearland, TX
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Trust: We build trust by providing excellent service, honoring it through accountability and effective communication.
- Respect: We act with kindness and empathy; embracing diversity and inclusion.
- Integrity: We are honest, ethical and do the right things for the right reasons.
- Teamwork: We are a caring workplace made up of a team working towards a shared purpose. We collaborate and support each other.
- Ownership: This is our city, we are invested and dedicated to its continuous success. We take pride in all we do.
- Innovation: We are progressive thinkers who embrace the challenge of continuous improvement.
- Develop and oversee best procurement methods necessary for preparation of complex, informal, best value bids, and other procurement options.
- Advise user departments to determine the best method of procurement for potential purchases, such as quotes, cooperative purchasing, competitive bids, best value, or lowest responsible bidder, RFP's and the like.
- Coordinate all competitive bidding and procurement documents (specifications) for purchases, including highly complex bid documents involving technical items and equipment.
- Conduct public bid openings, document vendor responses, and prepare and distribute bid tabulations. Assist and advise departments in evaluation competitive offerings to determine and recommend the overall best offer for a product/service; ensure that if contract is not awarded to low bidder, the process is properly documented and approved by Legal. Review bid protests and prepare oral or written recommendations as necessary.
- Oversee the City's Purchasing card program.
- Review and approve all City Council Agenda item requests related to procurement of goods or services.
- Maintain bid logs, bid schedules; distribute bid packages, place legal advertisement and notices, and conduct pre-bid openings and pre-bid conferences.
- Contact vendors to obtain price quotations, product information and specifications, and other vendor information. Maintain vendor lists, product information and catalogs.
- Advise and assist department users in the formulation of specifications; review and analyze all commodities
- Bachelor's degree (B. A.) in Business Administration or Public Administration, or equivalent, from a four-year college or university is required.
- A minimum of five (5) years of progressively more responsible experience in purchasing supplies, materials, and equipment commonly used by municipal government agencies is required.
- Any work related experience resulting in acceptable proficiency levels in the above required knowledge, skills and abilities is an acceptable substitute for the above specified education and experience requirements.
- Professional certification from a recognized Purchasing Association (Certified Purchasing Manager or Certified Public Purchasing Official) preferred, or the ability to attain within three (3) years of employment.
- Valid, Class "C" Texas Driver's License.