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Job Description
Job
Title: Buyer II
Code: 9651
Salary
Grade: 58
FLSA
Status: Non-Exempt
Department/Division: Material Management
Reports To: Senior Buyer
Summary
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· Function: To provide skilled purchasing knowledge and tact dealing with
departments and outside vendors for the purpose of obtaining supplies and
equipment. · Scope: Responsible for independently determining the
disposition of routine procurement problems, referring to a superior all
non-routine problems. |
Duties
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· Typical: 1. Perform the bidding process to include receive, analyze, determine, and perform the best procurement method. 2. Receives requisition, determines bidders, accepts, tabulates and makes awards on all local purchases up to a certain dollar value. 3. Mark requisitions accurately for typing purchase orders. 4. Must be familiar with many and varied types of merchandise so as to properly advise departmental personnel as to quality and source. 5. Confer with departmental personnel concerning specifications, complaints and special problems pertaining to procurement; establish and maintain internal/external vendor relations; and monitor, investigate, and perform problem resolution. 6. Perform additional duties as assigned. · Periodic: 1.
Confer with departmental personnel and supplier representatives in
assisting in the accurate placement of merchandise received unmarked. 2.
Assist in training new personnel. |
Education
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Required |
Preferred |
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Associates degree from an accredited institution. |
Some college or business school courses from an accredited institution. |
Other Requirements
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Required |
Preferred |
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Certified Texas
Purchaser or Certified Professional Public buyer. |
N/A |
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Criminal Background
Check. (CBC) |
Experience
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Required |
Preferred |
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One year of purchasing experience. |
Two or more years of purchasing experience in a |
Equipment
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Required |
Preferred |
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Must be computer literate and proficient in the use of office computer
software, calculator, adding machine, and other standard office equipment. |
N/A |
Working Conditions
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Usual |
Special |
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Requires evening and weekend work. |
Exposure to electrical equipment. |
Supervision
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Received |
Given |
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General supervision with detailed instruction on certain difficult
problems. |
Close and frequent supervision over assigned subordinate personnel. |
Accuracy
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Exacting accuracy in all phases of the work. |
Security Sensitive
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Specific
job requirements or physical location of some positions allocated to this
classification may render the position security sensitive, and thereby
subject to the provisions of section 51.215 Texas Education Code. |
Internal Control
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Within the scope of position duties,
responsible for seeing that operations are effective and efficient, assets
are safeguarded, reliable financial data is maintained, and applicable laws,
regulations, policies, and procedures are complied with. |