Procurement Specialist

Job Description:

Procurement Specialist

Description

Description

THE POSITION:
Do you strive to provide excellent customer service? Do you value going above and beyond to add value to your team, organization and community? Are you energized by being innovative, finding new ways to deliver excellent service? If so, we invite you to join our high performing Finance Team! The Procurement Specialist performs purchasing of the Town's goods and services, satisfying Federal, State and local requirements, ensuring transparency to all vendors & taxpayers.

Examples of Duties

Responsibilities include:

• Complete all centralized Town purchasing duties; identify purchasing opportunities, produce purchase orders, and ensure proper documentation is completed.

• Consult with town departments and other agencies on bid specifications, sources of supply, bid submissions; approve award selections and contract support documents; process bonds and insurance papers; and prepare contract documents in conjunction with the Legal department.

• Establish quality control checks to ensure compliance with acceptable budgetary procedures and other departmental requirements related to requisitions and expenditures.

• Negotiate with vendors for goods and services for the best possible price and service.

• Responsible for the preparation of special reports, statistics, and other data to assist in making decisions, and any required quarterly, annual and periodic fiscal reports.

• Review contracts and agreements for compliance and approvability while combining cross departmental options to leverage ‘best value' for the Town and maintain, post and receive bids on electronic platforms and oversee the Town's surplus process and auction accounts.

Typical Qualification

Requirements:

• Associate's degree in accounting, purchasing, finance, business administration or closely related field with a minimum of four (4) years of progressively responsible experience in accounting and purchasing or a combination of education and relevant professional experience may be substituted for the minimum requirements.
• Skills in organizational and time management to prioritize duties to accomplish a high volume of work product while adapting to constant changes in priority.

• Strong proficiency in the complex analyses of accounting, finance and budget data and/or conducting financial research

• Ability to compile significant data to prepare comprehensive technical reports, financial projections, and estimates.

Compensation:
The Town's complete compensation package includes salary, benefits, and a high performance culture. The Town package includes a no-cost to individual health insurance plan and a generous retirement package including participation in the Arizona State Retirement System.
The salary range is $59,155.20 to $82,825.
The expected hiring range is $59,155 to $68,036.

Closing Date: November 20th @ 5pm

Apply online: prescottvalley-az.gov

Equal Opportunity Employer

Supplemental Information

The Town of Prescott Valley—The Cooler Side of Arizona
The Town of Prescott Valley is located in beautiful central Arizona, set between the scenic Mingus and Bradshaw mountain ranges in the heart of Yavapai County. Our high desert elevation of 5,100 feet affords us four seasons with mild temperatures year-round. Prescott Valley is the largest and fastest-growing municipality in the county. (est. 50,000 pop.)
Founded in 1966, Prescott Valley offers a small-town, rural atmosphere filled with rich natural beauty and modern amenities. Three national forests are nearby, and the South Rim of the Grand Canyon is a short two-hour drive away. The Prescott Valley lifestyle is for someone who enjoys a relaxed pace of life, but also wants the excitement of being part of a growing, evolving community!
Known as a diverse, welcoming community, Prescott Valley boasts excellent cultural, recreational and educational activities and superior public services. The Town's downtown area is anchored by a 5,000 seat, town-owned event center that hosts concerts, sporting events, and shows.
A carefully created General Plan serves to protect the quality of life that has been the reason that many have moved to Prescott Valley. The town has an excellent K-12 school system, local access to higher education, and offers a variety of shopping and restaurant options in and around its inviting central business district.
Town Values
Incorporated in 1978, the Town operates under the council-manager form of government. We believe our greatest resource in fulfilling our mission is our employees! Our signature count-on-me SERVICE culture means together, we roll up our sleeves and get the job done quickly and effectively. We value INTEGRITY, holding ourselves to the highest standards; we are responsible, honest and transparent. RESPECT, we treat others with dignity. We genuinely welcome differences in people, cultures, ideas and experiences for a more inclusive workplace. TEAMWORK, honoring our commitments. FUN, our energizing force to create and innovate finding a new way to pioneer public services. When we have fun doing what we love our citizens love their experiences with us! With a sense of humility we give our time, attention and action in service to others.
Under the leadership of our Town Manager and Council, the Town of Prescott Valley is a proactive, visionary, and solution-oriented organization. Fiscally conservative, the Town is financially sound with little debt and healthy reserves, positioning us to move forward in continued smart and sustainable growth for years to come.

Benefits
Major benefits for a full-time regular, employee:
Medical: United Healthcare;
Employeecoverage paid at 100% by Town.
Employee + Spouse coverage is $311.56/month

Employee + Child(ren) coverage is $242.92/month

Employee + Family coverage is$$435.66/month

• Dental: Ameritas;Employee coverage paid at 100% by Town. Family coverage optional at $28.02/month.
• Vision: VSP Network or Eyemed Vision Care, Employee coverage paid at 100%. Family coverage optional at $5.50/month.
• Life Insurance:Town provided supplemental life insurance at one times the employee'sbase payup to$100,000.
• Voluntary Individual and Family Term Life Insurance: Additional term life insurance coverage available for employee, spouse and children.
• General Leave:Annually up to 200 hours for hourly and salary employees.
• Holidays: Eleven (11) paid holidays; Ten (10) hours per day for FT employees.
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA): Pre-tax pay deductions to use for eligible medical or dependent daycare costs.
• Disability Insurance: Town provided personal illness or injury short and long term disability benefits with 50% and 60% lost wages replacement respectively.
• Workers' Compensation: Provides 100% lost wages and related medical benefits as for on the job work related illness or injuries.
• Retirement Plans: ASRS Arizona State Retirement
• MediCare:While the Town provides the required contributions towards MediCare we do not participate in Social Security.
• State Unemployment: State mandated coverage is provided.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Free counseling and referral services for employees and their immediate families is provided for financial planning, legal services, depression, substance abuse, family/marital and other relationship issues.
• Fit for Life Wellness Program: The Town is dedicated to providing a safe and healthy workplace for all employees. Participation is strictly voluntary and offers $200 participation incentive.
• Direct Deposit: Paychecks are deposited directly into the employee's bank account(s) on a bi-weekly schedule.

Salary:

$28.44 - $39.82 Hourly