PROCUREMENT OFFICER 1 - 07282026-79519

About the role

This is an on-site position within the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, Davidson County. The role involves procurement work of routine difficulty and assisting with procurement duties for a department or major section.

Responsibilities

• Analyzes purchases to ensure they meet all departmental, state, and federal guidelines and justifies purchases through documentation.
• Affords assistance in conducting research to locate vendors and make product comparisons.
• Affords assistance in writing product specifications for use in bidding competitively with vendors for supplies, equipment, and services.
• Presents routine service contracts and reviews purchase orders for accuracy and proper justification.
• Receives supplies, monitors payments and invoices to ensure vendors receive payment, and follows up on late shipments with suppliers to determine causes.
• Prepares a variety of records and reports such as letters to vendors, purchase orders, service contracts, and other operating records and reports.
• Maintains current and accurate inventories of supplies and equipment to ensure the best use of state resources and tags state property as needed.

Qualifications

• Education and Experience: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree. OR Graduation from an accredited college or university with an associate's degree and two years of work experience in procurement, purchasing, logistics, or a related field. OR Education equivalent to graduation from a standard high school and four years of work experience in procurement, purchasing, logistics, or a related field.
• Substitution of Experience for Education: Work experience in procurement, purchasing, logistics, or a related field may substitute for the required education on a year-for-year basis.
• Substitution of Education for Experience: Relevant additional coursework (e.g., business administration, supply chain management, logistics, etc.) from an accredited college or university may substitute for the required work experience on a year-for-year basis.

Competencies (KSA's)

• Decision Quality: Manages Complexity
• Communicates Effectively
• Resourcefulness
• Nimble Learning

Knowledges

• Administration and Management
• Clerical
• Customer and Personal Service

Skills

• Active Learning and Listening
• Critical Thinking
• Mathematics
• Reading Comprehension
• Negotiation

Abilities

• Deductive Reasoning
• Number Facility
• Information Ordering
• Written Comprehension
• Inductive Reasoning

Tools & Equipment

• Personal Computer
• Multi-Function Printer
• Telephone
• Calculator

Benefits

The salary range for this position is $3,631.00 - $5,434.00 monthly, which converts to $43,572.00 - $65,208.00 annually.

Pay

The salary range for this position is $3,631.00 - $5,434.00 monthly, which converts to $43,572.00 - $65,208.00 annually.

Schedule

This is an on-site position.