Description
The City of Minneapolis Procurement Office is seeking a Buyer. This Buyer position handles the various purchasing activities of professional services for the City of Minneapolis including but not limited to overseeing the Request for Proposals process from start to finish and monitoring the life of a contract.Requirements
- Evaluate the needs of departments, review scope of services, and guide the staff in writing the scope of services
- Ensure that products and services are procured at the best value to the City, work with departments to determine who should be awarded the contracts and ensure that product/service offered meets scope of services and terms of contracts are met
- Work with Suppliers on product research and market analysis
- Practice correct government fund accounting principles and procedures
- Apply the correct statutes, City ordinances (including but not limited to the Target Market Program (TMP) and environmental protection), tax letters, court rulings and administrative rules that affect the purchasing process
- Train City staff in purchasing procedures, needs analysis and contract compliance by conducting training sessions, holding meetings and answering questions regarding purchasing procedures
- Ensure that all contract compliance requirements are being followed which includes prevailing wage, environmental protection, target market program, Small and Underutilized Businesses Program (SUBP), Affirmative Action Plan and Equal Employment Opportunity laws in the bidding and contract award process
- Resolve disputes between suppliers and departments that may arise with respect to quality of services received, timeliness of delivery, etc
- Maintain accurate records and files on every contract, including documenting conversations, negotiations regarding RFP, etc
- Evaluate supplier performance based on prices, service deliveries and information received from customer departments relative to supplier services
- Manage the processing of purchase requisitions, purchase orders and contracts within the City enterprise procurement systems
- Guide other City departments in the use of the enterprise procurement system to effectively and efficiently utilize system capabilities
- Perform other duties and special projects when assigned
Application Process
See https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/minneapolismn/jobs/4905421/buyer