Introduction
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This is aManagement Service position which serves at the pleasure of the AppointingAuthority.
GRADE
22
LOCATION OF POSITION
Maryland State Police
Aviation Command
3023 Strawberry Point Road
Middle River MD 21220
Main Purpose of Job
The main purpose of this managerial level of professional work is in the procurement of specialized aviation and medical equipment services supplies and other needs of the Department of Maryland State Police Aviation Command. All must be obtained through the competitive procurement process negotiated procurement process and other procurement methods. Employees in this classification provide expert agency procurement technical interpretation instruction guidance and assistance in accordance with State laws and regulations. Employees in this classification supervise lower-level Procurement Officers.
POSITION DUTIES
Directly oversee that procurement procedures are being followed byeach employee as stipulated in COMAR Title 21. Responsibility of making surethat both small and minority businesses are included in the procurementprocess. Reviewing bids that are returned to Aviation Command to ensure that eachbid meets the specified qualifications set forth in the bid package.
Overseesall follow-up administration of all purchase orders issued by the procurementpersonnel.
Ensure that quality control is maintained on all aviationcommodities received by Aviation Command and at each Helicopter physical inspections of various items to ensure that the productsordered and received are the same.
Ensure that stock records and inventory levels are reviewed byprocurement personnel to determine periods of replenishment.
Overseeing the daily work generated by all procurement personnel toensure deadlines and special handling requests are met. Maintain all updatesand modifications to FMIS and ADPICS (the purchase order entry screen) to ensurethat all purchase orders are done correctly and in a timely manner.
This position is responsible for reviewing and interpreting allprocurement regulations in order to assist all Aviation Command personnel ontheir unique procurement requirements.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Education: A bachelors degree from an accredited college or university
Experience:Four (4) years of professional public sector procurement or private sector contracting experience which includes activities such as soliciting evaluating negotiating and awarding contracts advertising procurement opportunities distributing specifications to vendors coordinating bidder evaluation committees conducting vendor debriefings monitoring contract performance eProcurement management professional certification or procurement business operations
Note:
1. Candidates may substitute one year of experience in ensuring appropriate and consistent enterprise-wide interpretation of and compliance with enterprise level procurement laws regulations policies and procedures for the required education.
2. Candidates may substitute professional contract management experience or professional procurement experience on a year-for-year basis for the required education.
3. Candidates may substitute certification as a Certified Purchasing Manager from the Institute for Supply Management/National Association of Purchasing Management; Certified Professional Contracts Manager from the National Contract Management Association; Certified Public Procurement Officer or Certified Professional Public Buyer from the Universal Public Purchasing Certification Council (National Institute of Governmental Purchasing Inc. or National Association of State Procurement Officials) for the required education.
4. Candidates may substitute a Doctorate of Jurisprudence (JD) degree or a Masters degree in Business Administration for two years of the required experience.
5. Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience as a commissioned officer in contracting industrial management or logistics specialist classifications or administrative support specialty codes in the procurement or financial management fields of work on a year-for-year basis for the required experience and education. DESIRED OR PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
1. Procurement experience within a government agency.
2. Experience using the Maryland Financial Management Information System (FMIS)
LICENSES REGISTRATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS
1. Employees in this classification may be assigned duties which require the operation of a motor vehicle. Employees assigned such duties will be required to possess a motor vehicle operators license valid in the State of Maryland.
2. Employees in this classification who have not done so must obtain and possess certification as a Procurement Professional from the Maryland Department of General Services within one year of appointment.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
In accordance with Section 2-204(b)(6) of the Public Safety Article Candidates for position in this classification will be subject to an initial drug screening and a complete criminal background investigation to include a polygraph examination before permanent appointment can be made. A criminal conviction may be grounds for rejection of the candidate.
SELECTION PROCESS
Applicantswho meet the minimum qualifications will be included for further evaluation will include rating your application based on educationtraining and experience as they relate to the requirements of the position.
EXAMINATION PROCESS
The examination will consist of a rating of youreducation training and experience related to the requirements of the may be required to complete a qualifications supplement or the rating maybe based on your application. Report all experience and education that isrelated to this position. Applicants may be given a physical examination andwill be subject to an interview background investigation polygraphexamination and substance abuse testing.
BENEFITS
FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS
NOTE: Currently applicants are limited to uploading one file. As a result it is strongly urged that those applying upload ALL required and additional documents (undergraduate and graduate transcripts resumes etc.) as one file.
If you are unable to apply online you may submit an application via mail. The Maryland State Application Form can be found online.
Completed applications required documentation and any required addendums may be mailed to:
Maryland State Police Aviation Command
3023 Strawberry Point Road
Middle River MD 21230
Attn: Christina Blake Contact Information: or
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We thank our Veterans for their service to our country and encourage them to apply.
Bilingual applicants and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
As an equal opportunity employer Maryland is committed to recruiting retaining and promoting employees who are reflective of the States diversity.
It is the policy of the Maryland State Police to comply with all applicable federal and state laws prohibiting employment discrimination and to provide equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to age ancestry color gender identity and expression genetic information marital status mental or physical disability national origin race religious affiliation belief or opinion sex sexual orientation or any other protected status.