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SENIOR BUYER - SPD

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SENIOR BUYER - SPD

Salary

$2,368.00 - $2,664.59 Biweekly

Location

611 Walker Street

Job Type

Full Time

Job Number

37823

Department

Finance

Opening Date

12/17/2025

Closing Date

12/31/2025 12:00 AM Central

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POSITION OVERVIEW

Applications accepted from: ALL PERSONS INTERESTED

Classification: Senior Buyer - SPD

Division: Strategic Procurement Division

Reporting Location: 611 Walker Street *Subject to change*

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

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES / ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

The Senior Buyer procures goods and services through the City’s informal procurement process on a competitive basis and creates specifications and scopes as needed. The Senior Buyer will also create contract POs from client department purchase requisitions.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

+ Creates and publishes informal procurement bids for competitive award selections.

+ Reviews department submitted purchase requisitions for completeness and determined if the requested goods or services are available on existing City contracts.

+ Researches, write, reviews, and evaluates purchase orders and bid specifications for goods and services, ensuring completeness, accuracy, and compliance with City and departmental policies and procedures.

+ Coordinate with departments and vendors to meet procurement needs.

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 Business Administration, Materials Management, Purchasing or a closely related field.

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

Four years of professional buying experience are required.

Professional buying 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

Department may administer skills assessment test

SAFETY IMPACT POSITION - NO

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: 22

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 either an honorable discharge or a general discharge under honorable conditions?

+ Yes

+ No

02

Which best describes your education?

+ GED/High School Diploma and AT LEAST eight (8) years of professional buying experience.

+ GED/High School Diploma and LESS THAN eight (8) years of professional buying experience.

+ Associate's Degree in Business Administration, Materials Management, Purchasing, or a closely related field and AT LEAST six (6) years of professional buying experience.

+ Associate's Degree in Business Administration, Materials Management, Purchasing, or a closely related field and LESS THAN six (6) years of professional buying experience.

+ Bachelor's Degree or higher in Business Administration, Materials Management, Purchasing, or a closely related field and AT LEAST four (4) years of professional buying experience.

+ Bachelor's Degree or higher in Business Administration, Materials Management, Purchasing, or a closely related field and LESS THAN four (4) years of professional buying experience.

+ None of the Above

03

Please describes your professional buying experience?

04

Do you have experience in the following areas? (Please check all that apply)

+ Government Procurement Card Program

+ SAP Experience

+ Conduct pre-bid meetings

+ Develop, review, and evaluate purchase orders/contracts

+ Effective oral and written communication skills

+ I have no experience

05

Please describe your experience in government purchasing? (See resume is not acceptable, if no experience please insert N/A).

06

Please indicate your level of proficiency in Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).

+ BEGINNER: Perform daily word processing tasks, enter and correct data, modify a workbook, format a Worksheet, creates a new e-mail message, checking e-mail.

+ INTERMEDIATE: Basic formatting and create a variety of templates, merges; manage table data, sort and filter merges, reply, forward, print and delete an e-mail message.

+ ADVANCED: Manage table data, sort and filter merges, advanced techniques for analyzing and manipulating data in Excel. delete e-mails from the Inbox, Sent Items and Deleted Items folders, Add, edit, move and delete appointments on your calendar.

+ EXPERT: Produce table of contents, footnotes, endnotes, bookmarks, manage Macro commands, and create MS Excel applications, managing multiple calendars.

+ I have no experience in working with Microsoft Office Products.

07

Are you currently a City of Houston Finance Employee?

+ Yes

+ No

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