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Senior Staff Analyst - SPD

Salary

$3,900.00 - $4,900.00 Biweekly

Location

611 Walker Street

Job Type

Full Time

Job Number

37764

Department

Finance

Opening Date

12/10/2025

Closing Date

12/17/2025 11:59 PM Central

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POSITION OVERVIEW

Applications accepted from: ALL PERSONS INTERESTED

Classification: Senior Staff Analyst

Division: Strategic Procurement Division

Reporting Location: 611 Walker Street

Workdays & Hours: MONDAY – FRIDAY 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM *Subject to change*

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES / ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Lead the Strategic Procurement Division’s Center of Excellence, elevating procurement practices, driving innovation, and ensuring strategic alignment across the organization.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

+ Develop, maintain, and update procurement policies, standard operating procedures (SOPs), manuals, and templates to ensure compliance with laws, regulations, and ethical standards.

+ Monitor agency-wide procurement standards, productivity, and KPIs to drive consistency and accountability.

+ Monitor and manage all Requests for Council Actions.

+ Identify common goods and services that can be strategically sourced across departments.

+ Conduct market research and spend analytics to inform sourcing strategies.

+ Develop and maintain dashboards.

+ Standardize and streamline workflows to improve speed-to-contract and reduce administrative burden.

+ Facilitate cross-functional collaboration to embed a culture of continuous improvement.

+ Perform pre- and post-award quality assurance reviews to ensure compliance and mitigate risks.

+ Evaluate, recommend, and support the implementation of e-procurement platforms, contract management systems, and supplier portals.

+ Drive process automation to reduce cycle times and manual errors.

+ Develop comprehensive training programs for procurement staff, evaluators, and department liaisons on policies, tools, ethics, and evaluation processes.

WORKING CONDITIONS

This position is physically comfortable; the individual has discretion about walking, standing, etc. There are no major sources of discomfort in a normal office environment.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

Requires a Bachelor's degree in Public Administration, Business Administration, Humanities, or a closely related field.

SUBSTITUTION:

Graduate degrees related to the type of work to be performed may substitute for the experience requirement on a year-for-year basis.

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

Five years of professional administrative, financial or analytical experience related to the type of work being performed are required.

Professional experience may substitute for the above education requirement on a year-for-year basis.

LICENSE REQUIREMENTS

None

PREFERENCES

Preference shall be given to eligible veteran applicants provided such persons possess the qualifications necessary for competent discharge of the duties involved in the position applied for, such persons are among the most qualified candidates for the position, and all other factors in accordance with Executive Order 1-6.

GENERAL INFORMATION

SELECTION / SKILLS TESTS REQUIRED -None

Department may administer skills assessment test

SAFETY IMPACT POSITION – NO

If yes, this position is subject to random drug testing and if a promotional position, candidate must pass an assignment drug test.

SALARY INFORMATION

Factors used in determining the salary offered include the candidate’s qualifications as well as the pay rates of other employees in this classification.

PAY GRADE:28

APPLICATION PROCEDURES

Only online applications will be accepted for this City of Houston job and must be received by the Human Resources Department during active posting period. Applications must be submitted online at: www.houstontx.gov.

To view your detailed application status, please log-in to your online profile by visiting: http://agency.governmentjobs.com/houston/default.cfm or call (832) 393-6051.

If you need special services or accommodations, call (832) 393-6051. (TTY 7-1-1). If you need login assistance or technical support call 855-524-5627.

Due to the high volume of applications received, the Hiring Department will contact you directly, should you be selected to advance in our recruitment process.

All new and rehires must pass a pre-employment drug test and are subject to a physical examination and verification of information provided.

EOE Equal Opportunity Employer

The City of Houston is committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, genetic information, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.

The city offers a competitive benefits program, including competitively priced health coverage and a defined contribution pension plan. Benefits include:

+ Medical

+ Dental

+ Vision

+ Wellness

+ Supplemental Insurance

+ Life insurance

+ Long-term disability

+ Retirement pension

+ 457 deferred compensation plan

+ Employee Assistance Program

+ 10 days of vacation each year

+ 11 city holidays, plus one floating holiday

+ Compensable Sick Leave

+ Personal Leave

+ Flexible schedules

+ Hybrid-Telework for eligible positions

+ Professional development opportunities

+ Transportation/parking plan

+ Section 125 pretax deductions

+ Dependent Care Reimbursement Plan

+ Paid Prenatal, Parental and Infant Wellness Leaves

+ Healthcare Flexible Spending Account

For plan details, visit http://www.houstontx.gov/hr/benefits.html

01

Are you a veteran who served on active duty in the Armed Forces (United States Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard) for more than 90 consecutive days and received an honorable or a general discharge under honorable conditions?

+ Yes

+ No

02

Which scenario best describes your completed education AND verifiable years of experience?

+ Master's Degree in Business Administration, Public Administration or a field closely related to activities of the division AND AT LEAST three (3) years of professional experience closely related to the activities of the division are required.

+ Master's Degree in Business Administration, Public Administration or a field closely related to activities of the division AND LESS THAN three (3) years of professional experience closely related to the activities of the division are required.

+ Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Public Administration or a field closely related to activities of the division AND AT LEAST five (5) years of professional experience closely related to the activities of the division are required.

+ Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Public Administration or a field closely related to activities of the division AND LESS THAN five (5) years of professional experience closely related to the activities of the division are required.

+ Associate Degree in Business Administration, Public Administration or a field closely related to activities of the division AND AT LEAST seven (7) years of professional experience closely related to the activities of the division are required.

+ Associate Degree in Business Administration, Public Administration or a field closely related to activities of the division AND LESS THAN seven (7) years of professional experience closely related to the activities of the division are required.

+ High School Diploma or GED AND AT LEAST nine (9) years of professional experience closely related to the activities of the division are required.

+ High School Diploma or GED AND LESS THAN nine (9) years of professional experience closely related to the activities of the division are required.

03

Which area of concentration did you obtain your degree?

+ Business Administration

+ Finance

+ Accounting

+ Public Administration

+ Other

+ I have no degree

04

What is your level of hands-on experience utilizing SAP (Procurement) systems?

+ SAP FICO Financial Training: Accounting concepts, applications in transaction analysis and financial statement preparation, accounting cycle for service and merchandising enterprises

+ I have no experience utilizing SAP Financial Systems

05

Do you have verifiable experience with the City of Houston's or any other governmental procurement concepts and practices?

+ Yes

+ No

06

If you indicated 'yes' to the above question, please list the agency/agencies below. If 'no', please indicate N/A. (Please note stating "See Resume" is not an acceptable answer and may delay your application review)

07

Which of the following best describes your experience working as a progressively responsible professional in purchasing technical materials, equipment and/or services or performing cost benefit and/or specification analysis?

+ Less than four (4) years' experience

+ Four (4) years' experience

+ Five (5) years' experience

+ Six (6) years' experience

+ Seven (7) years' experience

+ Eight (8) years' experience

+ Nine (9) years' experience

+ More than ten (10) years' experience

+ I have no experience

08

What is your level of proficiency in Microsoft Excel?

+ Basic Microsoft Excel: Open files and use page setup, enter, correct, and save data, use the menu commands, format cells, rows, and columns, understand navigation and movement techniques, use simple arithmetic functions in the formulas, access help, modify a database and insert data from another application, print worksheets and workbooks.

+ Intermediate Microsoft Excel: Create, modify, and format charts, use graphic objects to enhance worksheets and charts, filter data and manage a filtered list, perform multiple-level sorting, use sorting options, and design considerations, use mathematical, logical, statistical, and financial functions, group and dissociate data and perform interactive analysis, create and modify some Macro commands.

+ Advance Microsoft Excel: Customize the work area, use advanced functions (Names, VLOOKUP, IF, IS), work with Pivot Tables, use spreadsheet Web components, manage Macro commands: concepts, planning, operations, execution, modification, interruption, use personalized toolbars, perform some programming in VBA.

+ I have no experience with Microsoft Excel.

09

Are you currently an employee of the City of Houston's Finance Department?

+ Yes

+ No

10

Are you currently a Strategic Procurement Division employee?

+ Yes

+ No

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