PURCHASING ANALYST - 60021052

State of Florida • Alachua, FL

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About The Position

This position effectively processes procurement transactions and coordinates activities to meet business needs of the Department, through purchasing strategies, policies, and procedures. Responsibilities include demonstrating accuracy and thoroughness by interpreting and approving purchase transactions for proper coding, contract utilization, cost comparison, support justification, special routing requirements and available market resources; acquisition of technical and specialized commodities and services through procurement system platforms including MyFloridaMarketPlace (MFMP) and the State Purchasing Card Program (Works); and professional development coordination by conducting new and continuous purchasing agent training to enhance task responsibilities in a manner that will achieve unit business objectives. Incumbent will promote improvement, efficiency, and effectiveness of procurement activities by providing guidance on procurement rule, policy, and procedure to customers; and maintain and review records of items purchased in a concise, descriptive, cohesive, and well written manner.

Requirements

• Experience in professional purchasing or procurement.
• Experience with each of the following: data collection activities; Microsoft, Excel, Word, Outlook; providing written and verbal communication.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical and administrative assistance to Headquarters and Regional staff on purchasing issues.
• Conduct research and provide interpretations of policies and regulations relating to purchasing issues.
• Provide training through available media resources (phone, email, Teams) to support individual schedules alleviating urgent requirements with new and current staff to enhance task responsibilities in a manner that will achieve unit business objectives.

Benefits

• No state income tax for residents of Florida;
• Annual and Sick Leave benefits;
• Nine paid holidays and one Personal Holiday each year;
• State Group Insurance coverage options, including health, life, dental, vision, and other supplemental insurance options;
• Retirement plan options, including employer contributions (For more information, please click www.myfrs.com);
• Flexible Spending Accounts;
• Tuition waivers;

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed