City Of New York

Procurement Manager

City Of New York$80K — $120K *
Education, Government & Non-Profit
Less than 5 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree from an accredited college.
  • Four years of professional experience in purchasing or procurement.
  • At least eighteen months in an administrative or supervisory role.
  • Experience in contract administration or related fields.
  • Possession of a professional procurement certification may substitute up to one year of experience.

Responsibilities

  • Prepare and evaluate solicitation documents for compliance and standards.
  • Oversee pre-solicitation review activities and documentation preparation.
  • Examine bid samples for compliance and make pricing determinations.
  • Make recommendations for procurement awards and modifications as assigned.
  • Consult with program personnel regarding procurement processes and issues.
  • Analyze vendor performance and financials to assess responsibility.
  • Supervise and mentor entry-level procurement analysts and support staff.

Benefits

  • Opportunity for independent initiative and decision-making.
  • Engagement in NYC’s Minority and Women-owned Business Enterprise (MWBE) program.
  • Involvement in complex procurement processes and policy interpretation.
  • Expand professional development opportunities through mentoring and training.
  • Participate in a collaborative environment with various stakeholders.
Full Job Description
Job Description

Under general supervision of the DACCO, with latitude for independent initiative and decision making, performs highly complex and specialized work in purchasing goods, services, and in processing procurement documents and contracts.

The Procurement Analyst duties will include but are not limited to:
- Prepare, review, and evaluate solicitation documents to ensure conformity to agency requirements and citywide standards and work with the program end users to develop solicitation requirements.
- Prepare Pre- Solution Pre-Solicitation review, Recommendation for Award, Reasonable Price and Responsibility Determinations and other documentation required by the NYC to support the procurement and contract award process.
- Oversee and manage pre-solicitation review activities.
- Evaluate solicitation documents and work with the program end users to develop solicitation requirements.
- Examine bid samples to determine compliance with specifications or bid standards.
- Make determinations for the most reasonable price in relation to market conditions.
- Make recommendations for small purchase awards, modifications, emergency purchases and extensions of time to contracts, as assigned.
- Consult with and advise program personnel on issues relating to procurement actions.
- Analyze vendors past performance, financial status, and other factors to determine vendor responsibility.
- Participate in the implementation of procedures for procurement activities.
- Ensure compliance with the requirements for program evaluations of vendor performance.
- Utilize software application, in addition to electronic and online databases to monitor procurement processing, as assigned.
- Serve as the Agency's Assistant Chief Diversity Officer and will be responsible for the oversight, policy, interagency coordination, and accountability of the City's MWBE program and ensures that the agency is meeting the citywide MWBE goals..
- Carry out all procurement activities in full compliance with NYC PPB Rules and Laws and in accordance with procedures established.
- Research and identify goods required to be obtained through the Preferred Source method.
- Conduct open market research.
- Solicit vendors' information through Small Business Services, via online portal, to obtain a minimum of three (3) informal solicitations and verify vendors' information.
- Collaborate with vendors, programs, fiscal staff, and oversight agencies to address any procurement related issues to ensure prompt payment.
- Perform data entry for submission of direct orders to Division of Municipal Supply Services.
- Supervise, train, and evaluate entry-level procurement analysts and support staff. Assign and monitor workload to ensure equitable distribution and timely completion.
- Provide guidance on complex procurements, problem solving, and policy interpretation. Support staff development and performance management initiatives.
- Perform special projects and related work as required.

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Qualifications

1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and four years of full-time satisfactory professional experience in purchasing, procurement, contract administration or a related field, at least eighteen months of which must have been in an administrative, managerial or executive capacity or supervising professional personnel performing duties in one or more of the above fields; or
2. A combination of education and/or experience equivalent to "1" above. However, all candidates must have the eighteen months of administrative, managerial, executive or supervisory experience described in "1" above.

Possession of an acceptable professional procurement certification may be substituted for up to one year of the experience described in "1" above. However, all candidates must have the eighteen months of administrative, managerial, executive or supervisory experience described in "1" above.

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