PROCUREMENT & SUPPLY SPECIALIST IV - OAHU

Duties

The Procurement and Supply Specialist series includes professional positions responsible for assuring the adequate provisioning of supplies, equipment, material and services to a State department or large agency with extensive purchasing activity and supply needs which substantially transcend normal office supplies and other standard State purchases. The work involves the responsibility for purchasing and, typically, for other functions such as storage, distribution and inventory management.

Requirements

• Legal Authorization to Work: The State of Hawaii requires all persons seeking employment with the government of the State shall be citizens, nationals, or permanent resident aliens of the United States, or eligible under federal law for unrestricted employment in the United States.
  • Education: Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a bachelor's degree.
  • Specialized Experience:
    • Level IV: Two and one-half (2-1/2) years of progressively responsible work experience in purchasing which involved working with users and vendors to identify, clarify and specify requirements for products, materials, equipment or services in order to: Develop specifications for formal bids and/or update existing specifications to ensure their currency and applicability. Conduct research and studies on products, etc., such as life cycle or in-use cost studies; testing, evaluating and reporting on alternative products, and/or comparable studies in order to make purchasing recommendations to management.
    • Experience in Dealing with Purchases of a Moderately Complex and Complex Nature: One (1) year of experience comparable in nature and scope to the class Procurement and Supply Specialist III.
• Supervisory Aptitude: Aptitude or potential for the performance of supervisory duties demonstrated through successful completion of regular or special assignments which involve some supervisory responsibilities or aspects of supervision; e.g. by serving as a group or team leader; or in similar work in which opportunities for demonstrating supervisory capabilities exist; or by the completion of training courses in supervision accompanied by application of supervisory skills in work assignments; and/or by favorable appraisals by a supervisor indicating the possession of supervisory potential.
• Driver's License: Some positions require possession of a valid driver's license at the time of appointment.
• Lift/Carry: Some positions require the ability to lift and carry objects of various weights with or without reasonable accommodation.

Qualifications

To qualify, you must meet all of the following requirements:

• Legal Authorization to Work: The State of Hawaii requires all persons seeking employment with the government of the State shall be citizens, nationals, or permanent resident aliens of the United States, or eligible under federal law for unrestricted employment in the United States.
• Education: Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a bachelor's degree.
• Specialized Experience:
  • Level IV: Two and one-half (2-1/2) years of progressively responsible work experience in purchasing which involved working with users and vendors to identify, clarify and specify requirements for products, materials, equipment or services in order to: Develop specifications for formal bids and/or update existing specifications to ensure their currency and applicability. Conduct research and studies on products, etc., such as life cycle or in-use cost studies; testing, evaluating and reporting on alternative products, and/or comparable studies in order to make purchasing recommendations to management.
  • Experience in Dealing with Purchases of a Moderately Complex and Complex Nature: One (1) year of experience comparable in nature and scope to the class Procurement and Supply Specialist III.
• Supervisory Aptitude: Aptitude or potential for the performance of supervisory duties demonstrated through successful completion of regular or special assignments which involve some supervisory responsibilities or aspects of supervision; e.g. by serving as a group or team leader; or in similar work in which opportunities for demonstrating supervisory capabilities exist; or by the completion of training courses in supervision accompanied by application of supervisory skills in work assignments; and/or by favorable appraisals by a supervisor indicating the possession of supervisory potential.
• Driver's License: Some positions require possession of a valid driver's license at the time of appointment.
• Lift/Carry: Some positions require the ability to lift and carry objects of various weights with or without reasonable accommodation.

Benefits

Note: Hiring rates will be based on availability of funds, the applicant's qualifications, and other relevant factors.

Pay

Salary: $5,527 to $6,728 per month (SR-22, Step D to I)

Schedule

N/A