Purchasing & Specifications Specialist II

Purchasing & Specifications Specialist II Hawaii State Judiciary - 3.9 Honolulu, HI Job Details Full-time $4,725 a month 13 hours ago Benefits Paid holidays Dental insurance Vision insurance Life insurance Retirement plan Qualifications Requirements specification Requirements design Bidding project phase Requirements analysis Full Job Description Position Specific Description Recruitment Number 26-102JC , Purchasing & Specifications Specialist

II, SR-18

•, Honolulu. Salary rate effective July 1, 2026. Summary of Duties As an advanced trainee, performs a variety of simple and routine to moderately difficult governmental purchasing, standards and specifications development, and contracts procurement work within the Judiciary's centralized purchasing program.

Minimum Qualification Requirements Education Requirement:

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university. Excess experience of the type and quality described below, or administrative, professional, technical or other responsible work which required a high level of analytical skills may be substituted for education on a year-for-year basis.

Specialized Experience Requirement:

One-half (1/2) year of responsible professional experience in purchasing which: 1) involved working with users and vendors in identifying, clarifying and specifying requirements of products; 2) included drafting specifications for formal bids and/or updating such specifications to ensure their currency and applicability; and 3) showed an understanding and use of common purchasing resources (e.g., catalogs, buyers' guides, etc.). Such experience must also have involved knowledge and application of documentation requirements for formal purchases, (e.g., bonding, indemnification, insurance, severability), formal bidding procedures (e.g., advertising, receipt and analysis of bids), and responding to inquiries regarding the bidding process.

Substitutions Allowed:

1) Satisfactory completion of all academic requirements from an accredited college or university for a Bachelor's degree with a major in purchasing or a degree in public or business administration with course work equivalent to a major in purchasing may be substituted for one-half (½) year of the required specialized experience . 2) Satisfactory completion of all academic requirements from an accredited university for a Master's degree in public or business administration may be substituted for one-half (½) year of the required specialized experience . 3) Satisfactory completion of all academic requirements from an accredited university for a Master's degree with a major in purchasing or a Master's degree in public or business administration with course work equivalent to a major in purchasing may be substituted for one (1) year of the required specialized experience . 4) Satisfactory completion of all academic requirements for a degree in law (LLB, JD or equivalent) from an accredited school of law may be substituted for one-half (½) year of the required specialized experience . Supplemental Information Any additional information may be attached to your online application, submitted by email to , or mailed to the following address: Hawai`i State Judiciary, Human Resources Department, 426 Queen Street, First Floor, Honolulu, Hawai`i 96813.

Education:

If you are using education as a substitution for experience, you must submit a copy of your transcript(s) or diploma(s) at the time of application. If you are selected for a position, we will request an official transcript (not a copy) at a later date. The official transcript must indicate completion of the training and/or the awarding of the appropriate degree.