Administrative Procurement Professional

Administrative Assistant

Houston, TX 77054

$28.90/hr.

DESCRIPTION

Reviewing and analyzing purchase requisitions for completeness, accuracy, and compliance with City and departmental policies and procedures. Supporting the sections operations and timely responding to the queries and correspondences. Assisting in researching vendors and evaluating their ability to provide and the availability of quality materials, equipment and services, interpreting and disseminating administrative policies and procedures pertinent to procurement, interpreting contract provisions and ensuring purchasing requests comport with existing contracts. Preparing reports, analyzing datasets, and maintaining records of purchases and other activities performed. Assisting in development of appropriate performance indicators, status reports, and standard operating procedures within work group. SAP experience and MS Office Suite experience required.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

KNOWLEDGE: Requires a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Liberal Arts, or a related field.

MINIMUM EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS : One year of administrative experience is required. Professional administrative experience may be substituted for the above education requirement on a year-for-year basis.

PHYSICAL EFFORT: The position is physically comfortable; the individual has discretion about walking, standing, etc.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: There are no major sources of discomfort, i.e., essentially normal office environment with acceptable lighting, temperature and air conditions.

PHYSICAL SKILL: Requires the ability to make coordinated gross motor movements in response to changing external stimuli within moderately demanding tolerances; or the ability to make coordinated eye/hand movements on a patterned response space within low tolerance demands with no real speed requirements.