Bid & Contract Analyst

Salary: $72,904.00 - $98,467.20 Annually
Location : North Corp Yard - 9191 E San Salvador Dr, Scottsdale, AZ
Job Type: Full-Time Regular
Job Number: FY2526-01010
Division: Purchasing
Department: Purchasing
Opening Date: 06/02/2026
Closing Date: 6/16/2026 11:59 PM Arizona


Introduction
This job performs professional level procurement tasks associated with managing the competitive solicitation process for complex and often high-profile formal solicitations. Creates and processes a wide variety of formal solicitations. Reviews, drafts, and negotiates contracts with vendors and staff. This position includes oversight of the evaluation bid and proposal process, coordination of contract negotiations and the award process. The position includes opportunities to work with department subject matter experts to solve supply chain challenges.
Anticipated starting salary may be up to mid-point depending on candidate's experience and internal equity. The midpoint salary is $85,654.40 annually.

Minimum Qualifications
Education and Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain Management, Purchasing, Public or Business Administration or related field from an accredited educational institution.
• Three years' experience in dealing with bid specifications, statements of work, requests for proposals and solicitations, contract formation and/or administration.
• Any equivalent combination of education and/orjob-related experience that meets the minimum qualifications may be substituted.

Licensing, Certifications and Other Requirements

• Every person employed by the City of Scottsdale shall reside in the State of Arizona during his or her active employment by the City, regardless of whether the employee is approved to remote work.

Other pertinent licenses and/or certifications may be required of some positions depending on department/service assignment.

Essential Functions

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Work Environment/Physical Demands
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Benefits Highlights:
The City of Scottsdale offers a comprehensive benefits package including:

• 12 Paid Holidays, which includes 1 Floating Holiday
• Vacation Accrual; starts at 10.3 hours/month
• Sick Leave Accrual; 8 hours/month
• Medical (which includes behavioral health coverage), Dental and Vision Benefits
• City Paid Basic Life Insurance (equal to one times employee annual salary); option of Supplemental Life Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement; $2,500/year
• Participation in the Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS) Defined benefit plan with mandatory employer and employee contributions currently at 12% which includes a Long-Term Disability benefit
• Supplemental Retirement Plans through Nationwide; 457
• Pet Insurance
• Bilingual pay compensation
• Employer contribution of $10 per pay period to employee's PEHP (Post-Employment Health Plan) account

Please visit the Human Resources and Benefits Information page for more information.

Selection Process: The application and supplemental questions are an integral part of the selection process and must be completed in full in order for you to be considered as a candidate. Please complete each section and answer all questions as thoroughly as possible. DO NOT state "See Resume" in lieu of answering. Unanswered questions, incomplete responses, omissions, or partial information may result in disqualification from the selection process.


Applicants whose education, training and experience most closely meet the needs of the position may be invited to participate in a selection process that may include a panel interview. Successful candidates will receive a post-offer, pre-employment background screening that may include:

• Fingerprinting search of the national FBI Database
• Criminal Background screening

The City of Scottsdale reserves the right to change this process at any time, potentially without advance notice.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY: It is the policy of the city to provide employment opportunities to all persons based solely on ability, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability.

When advised, reasonable accommodations will be made in order for an "otherwise qualified applicant" with a disability to participate in any phase of the recruitment process. Please contact Human Resources to request an accommodation. Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation by contacting HR at View phone number on click.appcast.io. Requests should be made 24 hours in advance or as early as possible to allow time to arrange the accommodation. For TTY users, the Arizona Relay Service View phone number on click.appcast.io) may contact HR at View phone number on click.appcast.io.


This position description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change by the employer as the needs of the employer and requirements of the position change.
Full-Time Positions:
The City of Scottsdale offers a comprehensive benefit package including vacation, holiday and medical leave as well as insurance for medical, dental, vision, life, short and long term disability insurance. For a more detailed overview of the employee benefits,


Part-Time Positions:
The City of Scottsdale offers paid medical leave for part-time staff.

Commute Solutions Program
City of Scottsdale provides free Valley Metro Platinum passes to employees for the bus and light rail systems when commuting; a vanpool subsidy is also available. Employees can decrease stress, decrease wear & tear on their vehicle, and help the environment all at the same time.

Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF).
The City of Scottsdale is considered a qualified employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF). You may find more information about the PSFL program by going to the Federal Student Aid website by clicking
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Do you have a Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Purchasing, Public or Business Administration or related field from an accredited educational institution? Note: the degree and major must be listed in the Education section of the application.

• Yes
• No

02


Do you have at least 3 years' experience in dealing with bid specifications, statements of work, requests for proposals and solicitations, contract formation and/or administration? Note: this work experience must be listed in the application in order to be considered.

• Yes
• No

03


Please provide a brief summary of the types of solicitations for goods, services, or construction you have managed in your purchasing career (Information Technology, Construction, Maintenance & Operations, or Professional Services). If you do not have this experience, please indicate "none".
04


Please describe any experience you have with developing a request for proposals (RFPs) including scopes/specifications, evaluation criteria, scoring methodologies and selection analysis. If you do not have this experience, please indicate "none".
05


I understand that any communication for this recruitment may come via an email from governmentjobs.com and I will check my email junk/spam folders regularly for possible notifications and/or self-schedule interview invitations.

• Yes
• No

06


Please indicate how you learned about this job opportunity with the City of Scottsdale.

• City Website
• Employee Referral
• Facebook
• Glassdoor
• Governmentjobs.com
• Indeed
• Instagram
• Job Fair (In-Person / Virtual)
• Recruiter
• Other

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