Purchasing Division Director

Salary Range:

$50,000.00 - $300,000.00 IMPORTANT

COMPENSATION INFORMATION

The pay range displayed above reflects a platform-generated compensation band and does not represent the actual salary range for this position. The expected base salary range for this role is $100,000-$150,000 annually, depending on experience, skills, and other relevant factors.

DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS OF WORK

Highly responsible work on an administrative level dealing with the supervisory of technical, clerical and administrative tasks involved in municipal purchasing of all vendor services, supplies, materials and equipment required by any office, department or agency of the City government.

ESSENTIAL EXAMPLES OF DUTIES

The following illustrates examples of some of the essential duties and responsibilities of the Purchasing Division Director. There may be other essential functions, not listed below, in order to accomplish the tasks as presented by the Supervisor.

• Supervises the purchase of vendor services, supplies, equipment, storage, and materials.
• Directs and enforces the distribution of said items.
• Establishes and enforces specifications with respect to supplies, materials and equipment required by the City government.
• Supervises the inspection of all deliveries of supplies, materials and equipment, and determines their quality, quantity and conformance with specifications.
• Supervises charge of such general storerooms and warehouses as provided.
• Transfers fixed assets between offices, departments or agencies, sells surplus, obsolete, or unused supplies, materials and equipment.
• Supervises the record keeping of all purchases made and determines to which accounts these purchases are to be charged.
• Supervises the solicitation of quotations and approves all purchases and payment for any and all purchases as outlined by the City Charter.
• Works closely with City agencies to resolve any problems surrounding the purchasing procedure, maintains responsibility and provides supervision for support staff.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Thorough knowledge of nomenclature and usage of a large variety of materials, mechanical parts, supplies and equipment.
• Considerable knowledge of current regulations in government purchasing.
• Ability to supervise the maintenance of complex records and report preparation.
• Considerable knowledge of the methods and procedures of recording, charging and maintaining inventory control.
• Considerable knowledge of sources and prices for the purchasing of supplies, materials, parts and vendor services.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relations with vendors and other employees.

MINIMUM TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE

• High School Diploma or G.E.D from an accredited school or institution.
• Purchasing Fundamentals certificate required.
• A minimum of seven years paid experience in purchasing (preferably municipal) with at least four years of that in a supervisory capacity.

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Management Created:

05/22/2002

Revised:

08/31/2023

Personnel Board Approved:

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