Buyer

Buyer

Anchorage School District

Bargaining Unit: ACE Work Year: 230 days per year, 12 contract payments Work Day: 8 hours per day FTE: Full time, 1.0 FTE Salary: ACE 4, step A to P ($48,097 to $69,377), DOE

Job Summary The Buyer assists in preparing quotes, purchase orders, and other items while evaluating and setting the purchasing process for incoming items. Telework may be available for this position with supervisor approval. The position has a retirement association with the Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS).

Job Requirements The following are required:

• A high school diploma or equivalent.
• Three years of responsible experience in the purchasing and storage of supplies and equipment in a school district.
• Three years of technical experience.
• Knowledge of governmental purchasing procedures and practices, including specification preparation.
• Knowledge of laws, regulations, and policies affecting school system purchasing and property disposal.
• Knowledge of materials, markets, marketing procedures, shipping procedures, rates, and pricing methods.
• Knowledge of materials and services used in a public school system.

The following are preferred:

• A bachelor's degree in business administration, purchasing, or a related field.
• Effective computer skill with experience in online data entry.
• Working knowledge of Equal Employment Opportunity and labor relations regulations and policies.

Essential Job Functions

• Provides technical assistance in the preparation of quotations, purchase orders, change notices for purchase of supplies, equipment, and contracted services.
• Has signature and purchasing authority for delegated purchases per ASD Board Policy 3311 and 3312, to include those purchases authorized by Board Policy 3312.2, regardless of dollar value.
• Evaluates and determines the purchasing process for incoming purchase requisitions.
• Produces required correspondence to expedite critical purchased items.
• As a representative of ASD, revises or changes purchase orders, effects cancellation, improves terms where possible, and obtains quotations.
• Performs accurate data entry.
• Coordinates essential activities required with ASD departments to purchase required materials, supplies, equipment, and contracted services.
• Advises director of exceptional vendor performance, market trends, and unusual conditions.
• Interviews vendors' agents and representatives and investigates and recommends alternate sources of supply.
• Determines which purchases can be consolidated to obtain maximum economic benefits and seeks methods wherein the competitive quotation process can be improved.
• Reviews and assists purchasing agents on ASD training programs for purchasing policies and procedures.
• Establishes and maintains effective working relationships.

Physical /Mental Demands The physical demands of this job require frequent standing, walking, sitting, speaking and hearing. Specific visual abilities are also required. The employee is regularly required to reach with his/her hands and arms and occasionally lift items weighing less than 40 lbs. Additionally, the employee must be able to understand vague and implicit instructions, be able to readily recall facts and details, handle conflict and make effective decisions under pressure. The employee must have the ability to effectively manage the stress of working with students, parents, and other employees representing diverse cultures, personalities, and work styles in a dynamic work environment. The Anchorage School District is committed to providing reasonable accommodations, according to applicable state and federal laws, to all individuals with a qualified physical or mental disability. Work Environment Work is performed in a professional environment with a wide variety of individuals having differing functions, personalities and abilities, including working with diverse groups of people in a variety of different settings. While performing the duties of this job the employee may be regularly exposed to a video display. The employee may be exposed to outdoor weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

About The Anchorage School District is one of the largest and most diverse school districts in the country. We educate nearly 43,000 students in over 130 schools and programs. Minority students comprise more than 50 percent of the student population, and our students speak 110 different languages. We are committed to fostering and celebrating diversity and preparing our students to be global citizens. We support employees through comprehensive professional development, award winning mentoring programs, and competitive salary and benefits. Anchorage is the best of both worlds, offering pristine wilderness alongside the amenities of a large city.

Land Acknowledgment: We acknowledge that we gather here today on the traditional lands of the Dena'ina People of Upper Cook Inlet. For thousands of years, the Dena'ina People have been and continue to be the stewards of this land. ASD is committed to diversity and inclusion, and it is with honor and respect that we recognize all Indigenous people who live and learn in our community.

Our Mission: In order to meet its mission, Educating All Students for Success in Life, Anchorage School District (ASD) is committed to strategic initiatives and goals. Goals are SMART as they are Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, and Timely.

Our Vision: Building the ideal student experience

Student learning, achievement, and lifelong success are the focus of ASD. Within the District, families have many academic choices to meet a variety of student needs. Equitable access and opportunity are keys to building a successful learning path for each student. ASD celebrates our differences and is committed to inclusion of all our community's languages, cultures, and perspectives.

Education plays a vital role in preparing students to become engaged, productive members of our culturally rich community. Our community envisions students empowered by real world experiences with access to educational opportunities within and beyond the walls of school buildings. ASD is boldly committed to transforming how we prepare students for life, college and careers within Alaska and across the globe.