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Cobb County School District · 2 weeks ago

Senior Buyer, Procurement (466C) [238]

Marietta, GA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

3+ years exp

Cobb County School District is seeking a Senior Buyer to manage the procurement of goods and services in compliance with various laws and regulations. The role involves soliciting bids, negotiating contracts, and advising departments on purchasing specifications.

Education

Responsibilities

Demonstrates prompt and regular attendance

Advises and assists customers (departments and schools) in the development of specifications and planning for purchases

Prepares and issues solicitations based on understanding of the market, technical requirements, and customer needs while ensuring process integrity

Employs various techniques including price and cost analysis, evaluation of technical capability, evaluation of business stability and negotiation with suppliers to determine appropriate contract award recommendation based upon solicitation requirements

Protects the customer's interest if the terms, conditions, or quality standards of the contract are not followed by the successful supplier

Maintains contact with suppliers to both identify prospective suppliers and encourage their participation in CCSD's procurement process

Maintains current knowledge of purchasing practices through vendor contact, organization membership, trade literature, training, and trade shows

Performs other duties as assigned by appropriate administrator

Qualification

Procurement experienceContract negotiationAnalytical skillsMicrosoft OfficePlanning skillsWritten communicationOral communicationOrganization skills

Required

Bachelor Degree or the equivalency required (2 years of similar level experience = 1 year of college). A combination of experience and education may be used to meet the degree requirement; however, the work experience years used to qualify for the degree requirement cannot be used to meet the work requirement

3 years of experience in a procurement-related position including, but not limited to, issuing solicitations, negotiating contracts, etc

Written and oral communication; computer (Microsoft Office, Internet Explorer, Adobe Writer), analytical, organization, planning