Purchasing Assistant - City of Riviera Beach
Riviera Beach, FL
About the Job
Summary Objective
The purpose of this position is to provide administrative and technical support to the purchasing process and assigned department staff with specific responsibility for processing bid and purchasing documents and materials and responding to related inquiries; and maintaining vendor/source information and inventories. Create requisitions and issue purchase orders, contract research for piggybacking purposes, bid solicitations of a simple nature, and contract administration.
This class works under close to general supervision according to set procedures but determines how or when to complete tasks.
Minimum Education and Experience Requirements:
Requires a High School diploma or GED equivalent. An Associate's Degree in business, supply chain, or general studies is preferred.
Requires two years of responsible purchasing, material acquisition and/or specification writing experience in municipal, county, or state government; one year of municipal or State buying experience; one of year experience completing bid analysis; or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience that provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities.
This position requires successful passing of a background check and drug screening. All applicants must upload an educational diploma/degree and a valid State of Florida Driver's License to the document section of the online application.
Must possess and maintain a valid Florida driver's license.
This is SEIU represented position.