Procurement Specialist

This job was posted by https://illinoisjoblink.illinois.gov : For more information, please see: https://illinoisjoblink.illinois.gov/jobs/13782291 ## Essential Functions Under direction, serves as a Procurement Specialist for the Department of Innovation & Technology (DoIT) planning, executing, controlling, and evaluating the operation and processing of purchases under the assigned portfolio, including receiving and analyzing purchase requests.\ Processes procurements through the State of Illinois electronic procurement system, including the preparation and processing of requisitions, bids, and purchase orders, pursuant to applicable statutory, regulatory, and policy requirements.\ Meets and confers with agency managers and end users in the administration of procurements for the assigned portfolio, including collaborating with end users and vendors to complete all necessary documentation for procurements.\ Monitors and tracks assigned transactions and reports to Infrastructure Portfolio Manager and other VMO and DoIT staff on assigned transactions and activities, including utilizing required systems for tracking of work in the assigned portfolio as assigned by the Infrastructure Portfolio Manager.\ Assists other portfolio staff with research and record gathering tasks, at the direction of the Infrastructure Portfolio Manager including, but not limited to, annual reports, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests, and audit requests.\ Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above. ## Minimum Qualifications Requires knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to completion of four (4) years of college, preferably with coursework in business or public administration.\ Requires one (1) year of responsible administrative experience in a public or business organization.