Buyer II

Buyer II Position

The Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District has an opportunity for a Buyer II in Riverside. This position is currently a full-time companion position with benefits. It is expected that this position will become a full-time regular position, but it's not guaranteed. This companion position has been opened to allow proper training time if the current Buyer II vacates the position. However, if the original employee returns, the Companion Position will be released from its duties. For more information regarding companion positions, please contact the recruiter. This role is responsible for managing complex County procurement activities, including developing specifications, preparing bids and proposals, and negotiating contracts. The position works closely with County departments, vendors, and manufacturers to ensure purchasing needs are met efficiently and in compliance with policy. Competitive candidates will have hands-on purchasing experience, including daily requisition processing and issuing purchase orders. Knowledge and experience with Public Works bidding, documentation, and contract awarding processes. Experience in contract management, including monitoring, administration, and reconciliation. Understanding of insurance requirements for contractors and professional service providers, along with basic familiarity with risk management practices and where to research requirements. Experience writing, administering, and awarding Requests for Proposals (RFPs) and Requests for Quotes (RFQs).

Examples Of Essential Duties

• Confer with a variety of County officials and employees on matters relating to purchasing procedures, needs, specifications, bids, complaints and special programs. • Confer with a variety of commercial (product) and manufacturing representatives; prepare and/or develop contracts. • Perform market, total life cycle cost, value, price, and complex cost analysis in formulating purchasing forecasts and recommendations for purchasing commodities or services; prepare a large variety of difficult, complex and/or innovative requests for proposal and/or bid which are responsive to County needs and County interests. • Initiate purchasing in major functional areas and of specific and major commodities; negotiate contracts or agreements for products or services; confer with department directors and representatives concerning purchase specifications. • Issue purchase orders, and provide approval as authorized and according to established procurement policy. • Investigate complaints by departments and resolve delivery or other problems; maintain awareness of current product status and general market conditions by review of periodicals and vendors' new product information. • In a lead capacity, may supervise and provide guidance to support staff.

Minimum Qualifications

Option I Education: Completion of 30 semester or 45 quarter units of education from an accredited college or university with major coursework in purchasing, business administration, economics, or a related field. And Experience: One year of buying experience in a Purchasing Department or Agency, which included responsibility for mid-value ($10,000 - $25,000) procurements and individual assignment of a specific commodity or group of commodities. Option II Experience: Two years of buying experience in a Purchasing Department or Agency equivalent to the County of Riverside Buyer I classification, which includes responsibility for mid-value ($10,000 - $25,000) procurements and individual assignment of a specific commodity or group of commodities. All Options: Knowledge of: The methods, principles, and practices of purchasing/material management and of governmental purchasing; County purchasing policies and practices; product standards of operating departments; products, commodities, and services used within one or more commodity groupings; methods and resources used in researching and analyzing commodities and services; competitive bid practices and procedures; business accounting practices; methods used in evaluating vendor capability and performance. Ability to: Work independently; read and interpret rules and regulations; collect, organize, and evaluate product or service information, identify alternative solutions, and project consequences of decisions and recommendations; compose clear and concise reports, recommendations, and correspondence; compare and analyze quotations; prepare fundamental purchasing specifications (RFP's) for assigned products or services or for an assigned department; communicate in a clear and persuasive manner; establish and maintain effective relationships with department officials, company/vendor representatives, and staff members. License: A valid CA Driver's license will be required to travel throughout the county to attend job walks at project sites.