• Mandatory employee contributions of 12.29% are matched by the City.

• Three options administered by Blue Cross Blue Shield Arizona. The city contributes $1,000 annually to Health Savings Account when high deductible health plan is selected.
• Healthcare Cost Reduction incentives up to $360/year are available to participating employees.
• Comprehensive Employee Wellness Program.

• Two options administered by Delta Dental

• Administered by United Healthcare

• City paid life insurance equal to annual salary rounded to nearest thousand.

1. Works in partnership with customer departments to develop specifications, scope of work, technical questionnaires, and contract terms & conditions for bids, requests for proposal, requests for qualifications and requests for quotation as applicable for the procurement of products, equipment, contracted services, technology, and professional services. 
2. Issues solicitations, conducts pre-solicitation conferences, and prepare solicitation addendums. Prepares detailed price analysis and scoring matrices. Responsible for facilitating evaluation committee meetings to arrive at justifiable award recommendations.
3. Develops, negotiates, manages and administers Citywide commodity and service contracts and amendments.
4. Tests upgrades and enhancements for the purchasing component of the city's Financial software system.
5. Develops cooperative purchasing agreements and intergovernmental agreements with other public agencies.
6. Leads training and educational classes for internal and external groups on contracting, procurement, and purchasing policies and procedures.
7. Ensures compliance with purchasing-related budget and grant stipulations for purchases as well as federal, state and local procurement and contract laws.
8. Serves as the contract administrator for some executed agreements.
9. Makes recommendations for improved contracting services.
10. Provides administrative and technical support related to purchasing activities to department directors and division managers.
11. Conducts de-briefing sessions with responding firms to discuss decisions made during the evaluation process. 
12. Responds to vendor protests in accordance with the City Procurement Code.
13. Composes a variety of written correspondence to vendors and staff
14. Performs complex and accurate bid/proposal price/cost analysis for a variety of products and/or services.
15. Performs public presentations to describe the solicitation and evaluation process in response to vendor inquiries.
16. Performs other related duties as assigned.

Bachelor's degree in Purchasing, Public or Business Administration, or a related field and five years experience involving professional procurement and contract administration for a governmental agency.

Possession of one or more of the following certifications is highly desirable:

Certified Public Purchasing Buyer (CPPB)

Certified Purchasing Manager (CPM)

Certified Public Purchasing Officer (CPPO)

Knowledge of:

Principles, practices and procedures of public administration, local government structure procurement services

Materials management practices and techniques

Accounting principles cost analysis and budgeting

Procurement and contracting law

Computer software and related applications

Computerized financial software systems

Economic and business markets and trends

Ability to:

Leverage resources and coordinate efforts of staff within the department and other departments

Operate a computer and related software

Communicate effectively both orally and in writing

Establish and maintain effective working relationships with contractors, city staff and the business community

Analyze complex systems in order to solve problems and influence actions

Work independently on major projects

Interpret and apply all levels of procurement and contracting law, rules, regulations, standards and other guidelines

Any equivalent combination of training and experience that provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities is qualifying.

Success Factor Classification Level - Foundational