Sourcing Procurement Buyer Purchasing Specialist II Contract Specialist II
Sourcing Procurement Buyer Purchasing Specialist II Contract Specialist II
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Summary
This recruitment is to fill a TermLimited Temporary position that is anticipated to end around the beginning of 2026. If filled by a King County employee who has passed their initial probation the TLT will be a Special Duty Assignment.
King Countys Finance and Business Operations Division Procurement & Payables section is seeking a Sourcing / Procurement / Purchasing Specialist II (Contract Specialist II) on the Goods & Services team!
About Procurement & Payables: Our value stream begins with purposeful procurement planning incorporates strategic sourcing a streamlined solicitation process and post award metrics to ensure that our contracts are providing the quality cost delivery and service we expect. We leverage people process and technology to achieve these outcomes. Our Goods and Services staff is responsible for procuring materials supplies equipment and services in support of King Countys operational needs.
About King County: King County is the largest County in Washington State and the 11th most populous in the United States. King County is striving to be the bestrun government in the United States and focused on many key initiatives such as Equity and Social Justice and sustainability. It is the financial economic and industrial center of the Pacific Northwest region. The County provides a broad range of services including public transportation road construction and maintenance wastewater treatment agricultural services parks and recreation facilities law enforcement criminal detention rehabilitative services court services tax assessments and collections land use planning and permitting zoning public healthcare emergency medical services election services animal control and the disposal of solid waste.
We seek employees whose behavior is in alignment with our divisions core values: Respect Teamwork Results and Innovation
We are looking for staff members who exhibit a strong sense of teamoriented camaraderie and who understand and wholly embrace the value and importance of providing outstanding customer service to both internal and external customers.
We need employees who arent afraid to bring creative ideas and suggestions to the workplace and have a keen ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with their customers and coworkers.
Scope of Job Duties:- Interact closely with agency staff throughout King County and work with suppliers and contractors to ensure that county business is conducted openly inclusively and provides the best value
- Develop alternative contracting methods and appropriate procurement and contract documents
- Exercise independent judgment and initiative when working on issues where established guidelines or procedures may not exist
- Determine bidding requirements selection criteria and general terms and conditions
- Develop scope of work and specifications with clients
- Facilitate contract negotiations and prepare contract terms and conditions for
- Hold evaluation meetings interviews proprietary meetings and debriefs with consultants and County staff
- Support spend analysis and benchmarking for best practices at the category level
- Support proactive procurement forecasting in conjunction with our agencies
- Ensure compliance with applicable laws regulations contract terms policies and procedures
Minimum Qualifications:- Ability to perform research analyze and solve problems
- Ability to work individually and collaboratively as a team member
- Ability to think differently are eager to try new things and challenge yourself to improve processes
- Ensure compliance with applicable laws regulations contract terms policies and procedures
- Have critical thinking skills and bring techniques to reduce waste and increase efficiency
- Strong communication interpersonal writing and customer service skills
- Intermediate level of technology proficiency using MS Office Productivity tools in your daily work
- Have critical thinking skills and bring techniques to reduce waste and increase efficiency
- Ability to manage your time and adapt to changing priorities work on multiple priorities and projects simultaneously meet quick deadlines and produce timely and quality work products.
- Critical thinking skills and techniques to reduce waste and increase efficiency
- Prioritize work by identifying critical issues and creating focus and demonstrate effective and efficient time management
- Read situations quickly negotiate solutions and resolve conflict through focused listening and the identification of common ground
- Provide excellent customer service and establish and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders
- Build rapport with people from diverse backgrounds through active attentive listening and respect for differing points of view
- Use analysis to solve difficult problems with effective solutions and identify problems that may not be initially obvious
- Manage a dynamic workload in a sometimespressured environment while maintaining composure
We would love it if you have:- Oracle EBS Oracle Cloud or related experience utilizing procurement technology
- Procurement Certification(s) such as CPPB (Certified Professional Public Buyer) CPSM (Certified Professional in Supply Management) and/or CPSD (Certified Professional in Supplier Diversity)
- Experience with LEAN processes and principles
- Experience with SharePoint MS Teams and other collaborative online tools
The Procurement & Payables Section is part of the larger Finance and Business Operations Division portfolio of countywide services. FBODs vision Count on Us reflects the divisions deepseated commitment to customer success equity employee engagement resource stewardship and operational excellence. If these values align with your own please apply and join FBOD for a rewarding career!Position Information:
- Work Site Details:The work associated with this position will primarily be hybrid. In office requirements are set to 2 days per week. These are assigned days of the week. This may change as required by King County business needs and for meetings/events.
- Location Requirement:Employees must reside in Washington state and within a reasonable distance to their King County worksite to respond to workplace reporting requirements.
- Work Schedule:This position is NonExempt from the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act and therefore is overtime eligible. Employees are paid on a biweekly schedule every other Thursday comprising a 40hour workweek; normally 8:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.
- Union Representation:This position is Teamsters 117 represented.
Employees will be provided with a County issued laptop. When working remotely employees must maintain a workspace with an internet connection (access may be supplemented in some situations) where they can reliably perform work remain available and responsive during scheduled work hours and follow FBODs Hybrid and Remote Guidelines including oncamera participation during virtual video meetings. King County has a robust collection of tools and resources to support working remotely.
The Application/Selection Process:The recruitment for this position is open to all qualified candidates. A completed King County Application is required. Applicants from this recruitment may be used to fill future opportunities in this job classification.We highly recommend that you also provide a resume and cover letteraddressing how you meet the minimum qualifications and why you are interested in this position.The selection process consists of different phases: screening interview virtual interview and if successful prehire requirements consist of reference checking. For some positions additional phases may also include skill testing writing samples or additional interviews. Candidates will be updated on the status of their application via the email address used to apply.
Each phase is set for a specific day. Different times will be available for those days only. Please reach out to the contact below to confirm dates. Rescheduling interviews may not be possible.
Note: Online applications are preferred. However if you cannot apply online go to for other options.If you have any questions or concerns while applying please contact:Michael Castro RecruiterEmail:
Supplemental Information
Forbes named King County as one of Washington States best employers.
Together with leadership and our employees were changing the way government delivers service and winning national recognition as a model of excellence. Are you ready to make a differenceCome join the teamdedicated to serving one of the nations best places to live work and play.
Guided by our True North we are making King County a welcoming community where every person can thrive. We value diversity inclusion and belonging in our workplace and workforce. To reach this goal we are committed to workforce equity. Equitable recruiting support and retention is how we will obtain the highest quality workforce in our region; a workforce that shares and will help advance our guiding principles we are one team; we solve problems; we focus on the customer; we drive for results; we are racially just; we respect all people; we lead the way; and we are responsible stewards. We encourage people of all backgrounds and identities to apply including Native American and people of color immigrants refugees women LGBTQ people living with disabilities and veterans.King County is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Employer
No person is unlawfully excluded from employment opportunities based on race color religion national origin sex (including gender identity sexual orientation and pregnancy) age genetic information disability veteran status or other protected class. Our EEO policy applies to all employment actions including but not limited to recruitment hiring selection for training promotion transfer demotion layoff termination rates of pay or other forms of compensation.
To Apply
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Required Experience:
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Employment Type
Temp
