Bachelors Degree from an accredited university required.
Texas Association of School Business certification preferred.
Six years of directly related experience including three years as a buyer in either an institutional/government or school district purchasing environment required.
Demonstrated knowledge of the principles procedures and legal requirements of school district purchasing and contracts.
Demonstrated know of the principles procedures and requirements of financial accounting.
Demonstrated ability to assist in strategic planning and situational analysis.
Demonstrated ability to work in a fastpaced environment with frequent interruptions while managing multiple projects and successfully achieving longterm tasks and project timelines.
Demonstrated effective interpersonal skills to interact with all levels of employees staff members and the general public.
Demonstrated planning and problemsolving/investigative skills as required to research inquiries related to job responsibilities.
Demonstrated ability to gather data compile and analyze information and prepare reports.
Demonstrated ability to coordinate multiple projects and assignments; high Degree of flexibility required.
Demonstrated skills in both verbal and written communication.
Demonstrated ability to provide information to staff in a way that maximizes productivity efficiency and costeffectiveness.
Computer skills specifically familiarity with Microsoft Windows Microsoft Office and Oracle preferred.
Reviews scopes of work and prepare solicitation packages and requests for proposals qualifications and information.
Recommends pricing methodology review draft of technical specifications and rewrite where appropriate to eliminate ambiguities conflicts and misunderstandings.
Assists with review of work performed by district staff for accuracy and conformance to contracting and regulatory procedures.
Prepare plan and conduct negotiations or participate in negotiating terms for new work changes and negotiate contracting matters within dollar values; and prepare records of negotiations.
Prepare recommendation and documents presented to the Board of Trustees for approval.
Takes a leadership role in teaching monitoring and executing workloads as a team leader for procurement services.
Acts as a primary point of contact and build relationships for assigned district departments in need of services.
Assist buyers in the effective daily operations of job responsibilities.
Serve as the first point of contact for problem resolution for the department.
Review all proposals and board documents for content and accuracies for the assigned team department.
Assists with contract compliance contract closeout renewal or extensions of current contracts.
Review and approve purchase orders/transactions with proper consideration given to quality price and delivery within proper procedures policies and requirements.
Provides support for the Districts M/WBE participation goals.
Keep abreast of legal requirements and regulations of purchasing for school districts including such federal state county and city laws as may apply.
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