PURCHASING SPECIALIST V - DOWNTOWN, OAHU

Duties Summary

Purchasing Specialists work in the State's central purchasing agency in the Department of Accounting and General Services, and perform the purchasing of a wide variety of goods and services for departments throughout the State government. Positions in this series are responsible for the development, implementation and administration of detailed specifications describing the characteristics of the desired commodity or services and establishing terms and conditions (i.e., delivery/payment, performance period and other special requirements), publishing the solicitation notice on an appropriate system, conducting pre-bid/proposal conferences, responding to questions, scheduling vendor demonstrations, evaluating proposals, making award recommendations and establishing a contract with the awarded offerer.

Minimum Qualification Requirements

• Education: A bachelor's degree from an accredited four-year college or university.
• Specialized Experience: Three and one-half (3 1/2) years of progressively responsible work experience in purchasing which:
  • Involves 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;
  • Includes drafting specifications for various methods of procurement and/or updating such specifications to ensure their currency and applicability;
  • Demonstrates an understanding and use of common purchasing resources (refer to complete requirements for more information).
• Supervisory Aptitude: Applicants must possess supervisory aptitude. This requirement will be considered to have been met by strong affirmative evidence of the necessary supervisory abilities and/or potential.

Note

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