Job Title: Purchasing Agent 2 May be underfilled as a Purchasing Agent 1 Location:Cincinnati Ohio Your Benefits of Working forHamilton County! - Starting Pay: $25.90 an hour Purchasing Agent 2/ $23.24 an hour Purchasing Agent 1
- Generous Paid Time Off:11 Paid Holidays three weeks of vacation in the first year immediately accruing paid sick time and paid parental leave.
- Ohio Public Employee Retirement System which includes 14 Employer Contribution and a defined benefit option.
- Highly Competitive and Comprehensive Benefits Package: Medical HRA Dental Vision EmployerPaid Life Insurance LongTerm Disability Tuition Reimbursement Public Service Loan Forgiveness Eligibility Free OnSite Parking Wellness Incentives robust Employee Assistance Program access to Free Medical and Rx through Marathon Health plus expansive Behavioral and Mental Health Resources and More!
We serve the residents of Hamilton County in more ways than you may realize! As the Purchasing Agent 2 within the Countys Procurement Department you will be in an intermediatelevel position responsible for executing and managing the procurement of goods services and contracts. This position involves conducting competitive bidding processes negotiating contracts and ensuring compliance with purchasing policies and regulations. Summary of Job Duties: - Provides research and analysis for bids and projects.
- Serves as lead agent and assists Senior Purchasing Agent with regard to complex bids and construction bids.
- Rewrites and edits bid invitations from departments and submits for review
- Returns bid bond checks to vendorswrites and edits bid invitations from departments and submits for review.
- Processes requisitions in two online financial systems applying.
- Procurement tests described in the Ohio Revised Code and the County Purchasing Manual.
- Prepare award recommendations for review.
- Handles special projects as assigned by the Purchasing Director and Senior Purchasing Agent.
Minimum Qualifications: - Associate Degree in business administration public administration accounting economics or closely related field.
- Two 2 years experience in purchasing procurement or surplus property management including experience with requisition processing vendor communication and procurement systems. .
- Or equivalent combinations of education training and/or experience.
OR: Purchasing Agent 1: - high school diploma or equivalent.
- One 1 year experience in purchasing procurement or related field demonstrating knowledge of procurement methods and vendor relations.
- Or equivalent combinations of education training and/or experience.
Work Location and Hours: - 138 East Court St. Cincinnati Oh. 45202
- 40 Hour Work Week generally between core hours of 7:305:30
Deadline to Apply: April 23 2025 Be part of our Team! We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities in all employment practices. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin citizenship status marital status age disability genetic information protected veteran status gender identity or expression sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by law. We are a secondchance employerand a recovery friendly workplace.
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