Procurement & Contracts Supervisor
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Job Location:
Oakland, CA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
6 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
DESCRIPTION
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
- Effective business practices.
- Laws of contract and sales as applied to purchasing transactions such as knowledge of the Uniform Commercial Code.
- Characteristics of the materials supplies and services used by large public agencies.
- Organizational management and familiarity with the procurement of different kinds of materials supplies and services used by large public agencies.
- Principles and practices of purchasing for a public agency.
- Practices and methods of purchasing by specification and competitive bidding.
- Computer skills such as Microsoft Word Excel PowerPoint Outlook touch-typing and Internet searches.
- Supervise manage mentor train and evaluate staff.
- Plan organize and prioritize.
- Handle a wide variety of purchasing and supervisory tasks as may be assigned.
- Train staff to conduct complex value/cost analysis and negotiate purchasing contracts.
- Prepare and/or analyze complicated (e.g. highly technical or unusual) product specifications and complex substantive contracts and requisitions.
- Train staff to analyze past purchasing practices methods and procedures and recommend new procedures.
- Accept increasing responsibility and demonstrate ability to develop on the job.
- Gather and analyze data.
- Reason logically draw valid conclusions and make appropriate recommendations.
- Participate effectively in conferences and individual interviews and speak effectively in public.
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships with others and gain their respect and confidence.
- Train staff to analyze and evaluate commodities of competitive bidders from vendors descriptions or samples and award bids and contracts in accordance with established policy and law.
- Train staff to prepare accurate and concise product specifications.
- Work effectively with vendors departments and the general public.
EXAMINATION COMPONENTS
The examination will consist of the following steps:
- A review of applicants applications to verify possession of minimum requirements. Those candidates who possess the minimum requirements for the class will move on to the next step in the examination process.
- Anoral examination which will be weighted as 100% of the candidates final examination score. The oral examination may contain situational exercises.
RECRUITMENT PLAN | |
Deadline for Filing: | 5:00 p.m. Monday January 26 2026 |
Review of Applications and Supplemental Questionnaire for Minimum Qualifications: | By February 2 2026 |
Civil Service Oral Interview Examination: | Week of March 2 2026 |
Notification of Results: | Week of March 16 2026 |
SELECTION PLAN | |
Department Hiring Selections: | Week of March 23 2026 |
WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO MAKE CHANGES TO THE ANNOUNCED RECRUITMENT & SELECTION PLAN
Alameda County and the Human Resource Services Department will make reasonable efforts in the examination and/or selection process to accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities and/or medical conditions in accordance/compliance with the State Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) Federal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Alameda Countys Reasonable Accommodation Policy and applicable statues. To request an accommodation due to a disability/medical condition during this or other phases of the examination/selection process please contact the assigned Human Resources Representative listed on the job announcementbefore the last date of filing.Alameda County requires applicants to provide supporting documentation to substantiate a request for reasonable order to qualify for a reasonable accommodation applicants must have a disability/medical condition pursuant to the ADA FEHA and applicable statues.
For more information regarding our Reasonable Accommodation procedures please visit our website County offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package that affords wide-ranging health care options to meet the different needs of a diverse workforce and their families. We also sponsor many employee discount fitness and health screening programs focused on overall wellbeing. These benefits include but are not limited to*:
For your Health & Well-Being
- Medical HMO & PPO Plans
- Dental HMO & PPO Plans
- Vision or Vision Reimbursement
- Share the Savings
- Basic Life Insurance
- Supplemental Life Insurance (with optional dependent coverage for eligible employees)
- Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance
- County Allowance Credit
- Flexible Spending Accounts - Health FSA Dependent Care and Adoption Assistance
- Short-Term Disability Insurance
- Long-Term Disability Insurance
- Voluntary Benefits - Accident Insurance Critical Illness Long-Term Care Hospital Indemnity and Legal Services
- Employee Assistance Program
For your Financial Future
- Retirement Plan - (Defined Benefit Pension Plan)
- Deferred Compensation Plan (457 Plan or Roth Plan)
For your Work/Life Balance
- 12 paid holidays
- Floating Holidays
- Vacation and sick leave accrual
- Vacation purchase program
- Management Paid Leave**
- Catastrophic Sick Leave
- Pet Insurance
- Commuter Benefits Program
- Guaranteed Ride Home
- Employee Wellness Program (e.g. At Work Fitness Incentive Based Programs Gym Membership Discounts)
- Employee Discount Program (e.g. theme parks cell phone etc.)
- Child Care Resources
- 1stUnited Services Credit Union
*Eligibility is determined by Alameda County and offerings may vary by collective bargaining agreement. This provides a summary of the benefits offered and can be subject to change.
** Non-exempt management employees are entitled to up to three (3) days of management paid leave. Exempt management employees are entitled to up to eight (8) days of management paid leave.
Conclusion
All notices related to County recruitments for which you have applied will be sent/delivered via email. Please add@@andas accepted addresses to any email blocking or spam filtering program you may use. If you do not do this your email blocking or spam filtering program may block receipt of the notices regarding your application for recruitments. You are also strongly advised to regularly log into your County of Alameda online application account to check for notices that may have been sent to you. All email notices that will be sent to you will also be kept in your personal online application account. You will be able to view all of your notices in your online application account by clicking on the My applications button on the Current Job Openings page.
Please take the steps recommended above to ensure you do not miss any notices about a recruitment for which you have applied. The County of Alameda is not responsible for notices that are not read received or accessed by any applicant for a County recruitment.
NOTE: All notices are generated through an automated email notification system. Replies to the email boxesandare routed to unmonitored mailboxes. All notices are generated through an automated email notification system. Replies to the email box are routed to an unmonitored mailbox. If you have questions please go to our website at You may also contact the Human Resources Analyst listed on the job announcement for the recruitment for which you have applied.
All Alameda County employees are designated Disaster Service Workers through state and local law. Employment with the County requires the affirmation of a loyalty oath to this effect. Employees are required to report to work as ordered in the event of an emergency.
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Just east of San Francisco Bay lies Alameda county. The county, which is governed by a five-member board of supervisors, includes the major cities of Hayward, Oakland, San Leandro, and Livermore. Fifty county departments handle services like behavioral health care, emergency medical, ... View more
