Business Officer 1 (NY HELPS) - 76027

About the role

The Business Officer (BO) 1 oversees procurement processes, ensures compliance with rules and regulations, prepares bid specifications and evaluates bids, supervises staff, and provides training. This is a permanent full-time position via the NYS HELPS program; no examination is required.

Responsibilities

• Review complex purchase requisitions for compliance with appropriate rules, regulations, agency policies and budget plan.
• Determine the types of commodities and services available in the marketplace and prepare detailed specifications and complex bid proposals used in soliciting bids.
• Schedule bid openings, receive and evaluate bids, and make recommendations of award.
• Liaison with vendors and administrators to describe the commodities and services required and advise in the development and revision of specifications.
• Review procurement records and related documents to ensure accuracy, completeness, and mandatory requirements have been met.
• Prioritize and assign purchase requests to subordinate staff and review the work to ensure compliance with the appropriate rules and regulations.
• Perform the full range of supervisory duties such as performance evaluations and time and attendance.
• Train subordinate staff on new revised laws, rules, regulations, purchasing policies or procedures.

Requirements

Current New York State employee with one or more years of permanent, contingent-permanent, or 55 b/c service that is eligible for transfer under Section {70.1 and or 52.6} of the Civil Service Law to Business Officer Trainee 1, NS, Business Officer Trainee 2, NS, or Business Officer 1, SG 18.

Qualifications

• Business Officer Trainee 1: