TCEQ - Purchaser IV (TCEQ Employees Only)

Please paste the following URL into a browser to view the entire job posting on the CAPPS Careers page.https://erphcmprd.cpa.texas.gov/psp/candidateportal/EMPLOYEE/HRMS/c/HRS\_HRAM\_FL.HRS\_CG\_SEARCH\_FL.GBL?Page=HRS\_APP\_JBPST\_FLandAction=UandFOCUS=ApplicantandSiteId=1andJobOpeningId=106990andPostingSeq=1Job DescriptionAre you an experienced Purchaser? Note: To determine qualifications, TCEQ job postings require fully completed applications with a detailed job history. Incomplete applications may lead to disqualification. See below for more details. YOUR FUTURE TEAMAs part of TCEQ's Office of Water, you would contribute to ensuring clean and available water and protecting Texas' water resources. See details about what we do.This position is a member of our Water Supply Division. HERE'S WHAT YOU'LL BE DOINGProvide senior-level purchasing support for the Water Supply Division (WSD) of Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ).Coordinate purchases of equipment, materials, supplies and services for the Division, including purchases made under the state procurement-card program, serving as the primary point of contact with vendors, Procurement and Contracts, and Financial Administration regarding Division purchases; research available suppliers; solicit, evaluate, and tabulate bids, analyze vendor responses to determine best value, negotiate with vendors as needed, and recommend and award bids; prepare and review purchasing reports for the WSD; interpret Division and Agency purchasing policies and procedures; and advise management on state and agency purchasing requirements. Monitor the receipt of goods, check for damages, and prepare related documents for the Division; monitor vendor performance and initiate corrective action on late deliveries, non-conforming goods, and vendor disputes.Track and maintain inventory of Division purchases; maintain spreadsheets, databases, logs, and files, including documenting activity related to each purchase; and track expenditure levels. Review invoices, procurement-card statements, and reports associated with purchases; reconcile expenditures; identify incorrect payment activity and verify and correct errors; ensure documentation is entered into the agency purchasing system in an accurate and timely manner; and ensure compliance with purchasing guidelines, procurement-card rules, and the Prompt Payment Act.Support the Division management, Budget Liaison, and Grant Manager with purchasing-related information and analysis, including encumbrance status, expenditure tracking and projections, purchase history, and reports; maintain the spreadsheets and databases that support this work; participate in meetings and projects related to budget, grants, and contract procurement and management; analyze relevant information and make recommendations regarding budget deviations and other issues as related to purchasing, budget, grants, and contracts. KEY QUALIFICATIONSOne year of experience serving a purchaser for an organizational unit within a State of Texas agency or university or Texas political subdivision (county, city, school district, river authority, or similar) with responsibility for making purchases, soliciting or evaluating bids or quotes, interpreting purchasing policies, and/or reviewing purchasing documents from requisition through receipt.Experience preparing, evaluating, or awarding procurements under multiple solicitation methods, including invitations for bid, requests for proposal, requests for qualification, requests for offer, and sole-source procurements.Experience with all requirements as a State of Texas procurement card holder including documentation and tracking of purchases and holding credit card use privileges.Experience using CAPPS Financials as a requisitioner or similar function for purchases or contracts including the entering and tracking of requisitions.Experience preparing purchase related budget-status reports or analysis in support of budget, grant, or contract fun tions, including maintaining the spreadsheets or databases used for that tracking.Completion of the Comptroller's Basic Texas Purchaser course. REQUIRED EDUCATION and EXPERIENCEGraduation from a standard senior high school or its equivalent plus four years of full-time experience in procurement.ORFive years of full-time experience in administrative capacity* involving purchasing experience and responsibilities. Fifteen semester hours from and accredited college or university may be substituted for each six months of the required experience with a maximum substitution of four years. * Administrative capacity is work where primary duties consist of performing administrative tasks of an office, excluding work such as clerical, secretarial, sales, equipment operations, and manual labor. How to Apply:To be considered, please complete a State of Texas Application for Employment and apply online at www.workintexas.com or in the CAPPS Recruit (TAM).Applications must be fully completed with a job history, including job title, employment dates (mo./yr.), full-time or part-time and hours per week, employer name, supervisor's name and phone number, and detailed description of duties performed. Incomplete applications may lead to disqualification. Please be aware that resumes will not be accepted in place of a completed application.We strongly encourage all candidates to apply in the CAPPS Online Application system. TRANSCRIPT/ COLLEGE HOURS or COURSE WORK: See instructions on how to attach documents. A copy of your official college transcript or evaluation of foreign credentials in CAPPS is required if needed to meet the qualifications listed above. Work ScheduleStandard business hours are M-F, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.Individual and work group schedule determined by the TCEQ Water Supply Division. BENEFITSOptional 401(k) and 457 plansInsurance: Health, Vision, Dental, and optional FSAPaid day(s) off from work on national holidays and holidays that the state observesProfessional devel