Job

Procurement Specialist III

  • Company: Port of Portland
  • Location: Portland, Oregon 97218 United States
  • Salary: $75,500 to $113,500
  • Date Posted: September 25, 2024
  • Closing Date: October 10, 2024

Description

We are looking for candidates that will bring an understanding of public procurement with excellent negotiation skills along with a desire to learn and teach others. The successful candidate will exhibit a strong sense of team-orientation, be highly collaborative, and embrace the value and importance of service. This individual will understand and wholly embrace our commitment to regional shared prosperity, safety, diversity, inclusion, and advancing practices, strategies and policies that achieve equitable outcomes.

Essential Job Duties:

  • Act as primary procurement contact for moderately complex solicitations and contracts for user departments as assigned by Contracting and Procurement Manager.
  • Process all departmental requisitions, develop solicitations, manage procurement processes.
  • Execute and amend contracts as necessary.
  • Issue task orders, contract amendments, and purchase orders for user departments.
  • Accurately track work in department work tracking system.
  • Provide training and consultation on procurement processes and procedures to user departments as required.
  • Participate in team projects as directed by supervisor, report and recommend suggestions for process and procedure improvements to C&P Manager.
  • Demonstrated knowledge and skills:
  • Oregon Revised Statutes and Federal (such as FAA, U.S. Army Corp. of Engineers, etc.) regulations pertaining to procurement and contracting.
  • Principles, theories, and concepts of procuring materials, and services.
  • Principles of negotiations and contracts.
  • Principles of drafting language for legal documents: solicitations and contracts.
  • Minority/Women/Emerging Small/Veteran Owned Business certifications and considerations for Oregon and Washington.
  • Disadvantaged Business Enterprises or Small Business Administration programs.
  • Use of procurement systems including reporting and data analysis.
  • Format, produce, proofread, and edit correspondence, documents, spreadsheets in general business software.
  • Perform basic and advanced math functions related to cost/price analysis and apply basic accounting principles.
  • Adaptive communication, internally or externally, to broker differing values, options, and outcomes at various levels.
  • Facilitate processes and build consensus.
  • Provide a high level of service delivery to the customer while effectively managing multiple customer demands and conflicting priorities.
  • Accurate application of and ensuring compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, rules, and policies.
  • Application of strategic thinking and problem solving to achieve mission and business results.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, or a related field. Or, the equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
  • At least two (2) years of experience in procurement and contracting directly in highly regulated or public sector environment. Public procurement is highly preferred. Private procurement experience is of lesser importance. OR, four (4) years of experience in any contracts, procurement, material management, or related experience.

License and/or certifications preferred:

  • Certified Professional Public Buyer (CPPB)
  • Certified Public Purchasing Officer (CPPO)
  • NIGP Certified Procurement Professional (NIGP-CPP)
  • Certified Professional in Supply Management (CPSM)

Application Process

1. A minimum qualification evaluation of education, training and experience of submitted application packets will take place by Human Resources the week of October 7.

2. A Subject Matter Expert (SME) Panel will perform an evaluation of experience and training taken from your employment application materials including any responses to the supplemental questionnaire.

3. Our goal is to schedule first-round interviews with candidates who successfully passed the SME evaluation step as soon as possible. The first round will typically include the recruiter and the hiring manager.

Contact Info


Name: Yessenia Carlos
Phone: 503-415-6213
Email: careers@portofportland.com
Closing Date: October 10, 2024
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