Procurement Specialist #10100014-24400, Full-Time, Perm, in Albuquerque, NM

About the role

The Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court is recruiting for a full-time, classified Procurement Specialist for the Purchasing Division in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Opening date: 09-29-2026; Close date: 10-09-2026.

Responsibilities

• Establish vendor pricing and encumbrances in accordance with Procurement Code.
• Determine needs and initiate purchase requisitions and inventory control of furniture, equipment, fixed assets, and forms to procure supplies and equipment.
• Process receipts, post payments, and prepare and make deposits.
• Assist in budget preparation and monthly reconciliation.
• Prepare procurement card requests and bids/quotes.
• Participate in and evaluate Requests for Proposals (RFPs), Invitations to Bid (ITBs), Requests for Information (RFI), and contracts.
• Manage and maintain equipment leases, inventories of fixed assets, publications, and database subscribers.
• Prepare, verify, order, and enter all invoices and/or purchase documents and review payments in accordance with the State Procurement Code.
• Coordinate and schedule furniture and equipment moves with divisions and vendors.
• Process requests for custom print orders.
• Process amendments to court rules and forms for procurement of court rules softbound volumes to be updated.
• Monitor departmental usage of copy machines and troubleshoot equipment when needed.
• Organize registrations and travel plans.
• Process and distribute mail.
• Ship office supplies to court/judicial entities.
• Coordinate and assist with records management, storage, and destruction.
• Perform other duties as assigned to meet operational needs of the Court.

Qualifications

Education: High School diploma or General Educational Development (GED).

Experience: Two (2) years of experience in procurement, inventory control, and basic accounting.

Skills

• Knowledge of inventory control and fixed assets.
• Purchase order procedures.
• Bid process procedures including Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs), Requests for Proposals (RFPs), Invitations to Bid (ITBs), Requests for Information (RFIs), Requests for Qualifications (RFQs), and contracts.
• Basic accounting.
• Telephone systems.
• Records management.
• State of New Mexico Procurement Code.

Benefits

• Medical/Dental/Vision/Rx insurance.
• Short and Long Term Disability Insurance Programs.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• State-paid life insurance; supplemental and dependent life insurance.
• Optional flexible spending accounts for medical, day-care, and travel expenses.
• Paid vacation and sick leave up to eight (8) weeks.
• Eleven (11) paid holidays.
• Up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave.
• Deferred Compensation 457(b) plan.
• Lifetime Defined Benefits Retirement Plan (NMPERA).
• Flexible work schedules and alternative work locations.
• Free health care, Rx, and lab work at the Stay Well Health Center in Santa Fe, NM.
• Bilingual compensation.
• Training and career development opportunities.
• Higher education opportunities, educational leave, and tuition reimbursement.
• May qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF).
• May receive overtime, holiday, or shift differential pay.
• May receive physical fitness leave.

Pay

Target pay range: $22.169 – $27.711 per hour (or $46,112 – $57,63