PURCHASING SPECIALIST III AND IV - DOWNTOWN, OAHU

Duties Summary

Purchasing Specialists work in the State's central purchasing agency in the Department of Accounting and General Services. The duties involve performing and/or supervising and managing the purchasing of a wide variety of goods and services for the departments throughout the State; technical resource and administration of the purchasing of a wide variety of goods and services utilizing all methods of procurement, for the departments throughout the State, requiring the development of detailed, technical specifications.

The program purchases goods and services for individual agencies, on request, and prepares contracts for common use commodities and establishes price/vendor lists for these items for use by all agencies.

Minimum Qualification Requirements

• Legal Authorization to Work Requirement: 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: A bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited four-year college or university.
• Specialized Experience: Level III: One and one-half years, Level IV: Two and one-half years Progressively Responsible Work Experience In Purchasing Which Involved working with users, vendors, contractors and service providers in identifying, clarifying and specifying requirements of products or scope of work for services to be performed; Included drafting specifications for various methods of procurement and/or updating such specifications to ensure their currency and applicability; and Demonstrated an understanding and use of common purchasing resources. Such experience must also have demonstrated knowledge and application of the various methods of procurement processes, and the ability to respond to inquiries regarding the competitive procurement process.
• Substitutions Allowed: Relevant substitutions as described in the Minimum Qualification Requirements will apply.

Other Information

• The State of Hawai'i complies with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities.
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Testing Information

• The examination for this recruitment will be conducted on an unassembled basis where the examination score is based on an evaluation and rating of your education and experience.