Buyer II

ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

REHABILITATION & REENTRY

Our mission is to enhance public safety across Arizona through modern, effective correctional practices and meaningful engagements.

The Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry (ADCRR) is committed to creating a safe, secure, and humane correctional system. With public safety top of mind, ADCRR and its more than 8,000 officers and professional staff are driven by a heart for public service and a commitment to deliver perfect effort each day. ADCRR is redefining itself as an agency whose daily work centers on transparency, accountability, and fairness.

BUYER II

Job Location:

Address:

Arizona State Prison Complex (ASPC) - Yuma

7125 East Cesar Chavez Boulevard

San Luis, Arizona 85349

https://corrections.az.gov/

Posting Details:

Salary: $37,800.00

Grade: 17

Closing Date: 08/23/2024

Job Summary:

Do you have experience in sourcing supplies and services? Are you a certificated or accredited Buyer or Purchaser? Great, the Business Office of the Yuma Complex wants you to apply now!

The Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation & Reentry (ADCRR) is seeking a detail-oriented individual responsible for sourcing, pricing, soliciting, analyzing, and composing and/or processing purchase requests for materials, services, and supplies.

Job Duties:

• Purchases goods and services

• Prepares requisitions and purchase orders (not requiring a bid)

• Establishes pricing and product sources

• Solicits verbal and written quotations

• Researches commodity areas, specifications, and contractual terms to fulfill or composes bids/proposals and quotes

• Analyzes submitted proposals, seeks end user's input, and prepares an award recommendation for the approval process

• Researches new sources and maintains lists of vendors able products and services

• Corresponds with vendors for pricing, availability and market trends

• Plans and participates in commodity surveys, pre-bid conferences, and bid openings

• Supervises an inmate workforce

• Drives on state business

• Performs other duties as appropriate to the assignment

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (KSAs):

Knowledge of:

• The Arizona Procurement Code and statewide procurement software (Arizona Procurement Portal)

• Departmental policies and procedures relating to purchasing

• Purchasing practices and procedures

• Business procedures, such as accounting and business law mathematics

• A wide variety of standard commodities and products

• Supply sourcing

• Local and national markets

• Pricing trends

• Statewide available commodity markets, products and materials

Skill in:

• Materials management

• Purchasing

• Business administration procedures and mathematics

• Computer operation and various software, including Microsoft Office and Google

Ability to:

• Learn and interpret the Arizona Procurement Code and departmental policies and procedures related to purchasing

• Learn and utilize the statewide procurement software (Arizona Procurement Portal)

• Work in a correctional environment with an inmate workforce

Selective Preference(s):

• Certification from the Universal Public Purchasing Council as a Certified Public Purchasing Buyer (CPPB) or from the Institute for Supply Management as an Accredited Purchasing Practitioner (APP)

Pre-Employment Requirements:

Employment is contingent on the selected applicant passing a background investigation and drug test.

If this position requires driving or the use of a vehicle as an essential function of the job, then the following requirements apply. Any employee operating a motor vehicle on State business must possess and retain a current, valid class-appropriate driver's license, complete all required training, and successfully pass all necessary driver's license record checks. The license must be current, unexpired, and neither revoked nor suspended. Employees who drive on state business are subject to driver's license record checks, must maintain acceptable driving records, and must complete all required driver training. An employee who operates a personally owned vehicle on state business shall maintain the statutorily required liability insurance (see Arizona Administrative Code (A.A.C.) R2-10-207.11).

In an effort to maintain a safe environment, all employees are required to take a Tuberculosis (TB) test during their New Employee Orientation and every year thereafter.

All newly hired State employees are subject to and must successfully complete the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify).

Benefits:

We offer an excellent and affordable comprehensive benefits package to meet the needs of our employees:

• Vacation and sick days with 10 paid holidays per year

• Paid Parental Leave-Up to 12 weeks per year paid leave for newborn or newly-placed foster/adopted child (pilot program).

• Robust and affordable insurance plan to include medical, dental, life, short-term and long-term disability options

• Exceptional retirement program

• Optional employee benefits such as deferred compensation plans, credit union membership, and a wellness program

• An incentivized commuter club and public transportation subsidy program

Learn more about the Paid Parental Leave pilot program here. For a complete list of benefits provided by The State of Arizona, please visit our benefits page

Retirement:

Positions in this classification participate in the Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS). Enrollment eligibility will become effective after 27 weeks of employment.

Current ADC Employees: Consult with your respective Human Resources Liaison if you are in a different retirement plan than the one indicated above.

Contact Us:

The State of Arizona is an Equal Opportunity/Reasonable Accommodation Employer. Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation such as a sign language interpreter or an alternative format by calling (602) 255-2430. Requests should be made as early as possible to allow sufficient time to arrange the accommodation.