Procurement Specialist

Essential Job Functions

• Prepare student participation spreadsheets to allocate commodity parts.
• Communicate effectively with the Coordinator of Technology, Bookkeepers, and School Administrators.
• Receive, examine, and process requisitions, prepare bid specifications, and correspond with vendors.
• Evaluate the quality and suitability of products and confer with the Coordinator of Technology regarding purchasing needs and specifications.
• Confer with the State Department to ensure proper procurement process adherence.
• Maintain records of bid requests, respondents, and awarded contracts.
• Analyze purchasing trends to determine if agency or statewide contracts are beneficial.
• Aid in technology processing and ordering, and assist the CTO with the ERate Process.
• Monitor the cost and financial impact of purchases on the Technology Department Program.

Job Standards

• High School Diploma.
• Skills in writing bid specifications.
• Ability to communicate well.
• Organizational skills.
• Knowledge and experience of how the school technology department operates and allowances for the use of school funds.

Equipment

• Telephone.
• Copier.
• Computer.
• Calculator.

Critical Skills/Expertise

• Computer Skills - creating spreadsheets, cell formatting, formulas.
• Organization skills and record keeping.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with vendors, suppliers, and manufacturers.
• Effective communication and telephone skills.