County of Riverside
Location
Riverside, CA | United States
Job description
ABOUT THE POSITION
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The Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District has an opportunity for a Buyer Trainee/Buyer I located in Riverside.The level at which this position will be filled is at the discretion of the District.
The selected candidate will be responsible for two main areas: supporting the public works procurement process as well as assisting in the receiving office.
Duties within the procurement process will include processing Low Value Purchase Orders and conducting research on products and prices. Additionally, the incumbent will be tasked with reviewing requisitions for accuracy, completeness, and cost-effectiveness. The Buyer will maintain working relationships with various professional services vendors and serve as a resource to District staff.
While in the Receiving Office, the Buyer will check and verify supplies and equipment received against purchase orders, deliver goods, and resolve delivery issues as they arise.
The desired candidate will have related experience in the above areas. Specifically, purchasing experience and training which includes day-to-day requisition processing of low-value purchase orders, working in integrated accounting software systems (specifically project accounting systems), and experience within the public sector.
The Buyer Trainee is the entry and training level class in the Buyer Series. Incumbents report to a first level supervisory or management class and are assigned classroom training to learn the principles and practices of purchasing/material management and County purchasing policies and practices, while performing routine purchases. Incumbents are eligible to promote to Buyer I after successful completion of the County training program, receiving a satisfactory performance evaluation and meeting the educational and experience requirements. Failure to meet the requirements to promote will result in incumbents either being returned to their former County job classification or new hires being released prior to the end of their initial probationary period.
The Buyer I is the journey level and allocated class in the Buyer series. Incumbents report to a first level supervisory or management class and, within established procedure and policy, are given a variety of assignments to perform independently. Advancement to the next level is obtained by competitive selection through an open recruitment.
All Buyer position allocations and incumbent assignments must be approved in advance by Purchasing Department management.
EXAMPLES OF ESSENTIAL DUTIES
Researches and conducts comparisons on products, services, and vendors; Compares availability, quality and cost factors for District needs.
Reviews requisitions for completeness, accuracy, cost effectiveness, and adherence to governmental standards, codes, County policies, and procedures.
Researches, develops, and maintains vendor product information lists, which includes ongoing review of product information and current prices of commodities and services.
Prepares departmental requests for proposal and/or bid; obtains bids by telephone, letter, personal contact, or formal bid procedures; compares and analyzes quotations in order to determine qualified low bid.
Determines vendors from which purchases will be made and issues purchase orders; reviews standing purchase orders for renewal; reviews departmental blanket orders to insure low-cost emergency vendor service.
Maintains routine inventory records and completes Quarterly and Annual Inventory on Operations & Maintenance listed inventory items.
Completes Weekly Usage Reports on Inventory items.
Checks supplies received against purchase orders. Completes receiving in Finance Enterprise and Peoplesoft.
Delivers goods to the requestor or end user once the receiving in the financial systems is complete.
Investigates complaints by departments and resolves delivery or other problems.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Buyer Trainee ( $47,246.99 - $57,859.07 Annually)
Experience: One year of technical purchasing experience and training which would have included day-to-day requisition processing of low-value purchase orders and liaison with Purchasing in securing Requests for Quotations/Purchases (Q's/RFP's).
Buyer I ($52,199.06 - $67,809.11 Annually)
Experience: One year of satisfactory performance as a Buyer Trainee with the County of Riverside or equivalent experience to the County of Riverside Buyer Trainee classification. (Major coursework in purchasing, business administration, economics, or a related field may be substituted for up to one year of buying experience on the basis of 30 semester or 45 quarter units of education equaling one year of full-time buying experience.)
***Please Note: Proof of educational units completed is required by the closing deadline. Applications without proof of degree/educational units completed will not be considered. Please see "Supplemental Information" below for guidelines.***
Requirements for all Levels:
This position requires occasional operation of a forklift (the District Safety Officer will assist the selected candidate in completing certification upon hire).
Physical Requirements: operating a forklift; lifting and delivering a variety of supplies with the assistance of equipment.
Ability to: Learn fundamental purchasing principles and procedures; follow established methods and procedures for purchasing of materials, supplies, equipment, and services; add, subtract, multiply, divide, and use common units of measure in calculations for interest, discounts, shipping charges; learn the methods and resources used in researching and analyzing commodities and services; establish and maintain effective relationships with District staff members, County departments, and company representatives.
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
Veterans' Preference: The County has a Veterans Preference Policy . Upload a copy of your (or your spouse's) Member-4 Form DD-214 (or NGB-22) indicating dates of service, and a copy of your spouse's letter of disability (if applicable) with your application. For privacy reasons, it is recommended that you remove your social security information from the document(s). A Human Resources Representative will review the materials and determine if you qualify for veterans' preference.
Education/Required Documents Guidelines: Upload a copy of any official/unofficial transcript(s), degrees, and/or related employment documents to your NeoGov account. If your education was completed outside of the United States, you will need to provide a copy of your Foreign Education Equivalency evaluation from a member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) or Association of International Credential Evaluators, Inc. (AICE).
What's Next? This recruitment is open to all applicants. Applicants who are current County of Riverside employees and/or current employees of the Flood Control and Water Conservation District may be considered before other applicants depending on the volume of applications received.
Qualified applicants may be considered for future vacancies throughout the County. Applications received prior to the closing date will be considered based on the information submitted. Changes or alterations cannot be accepted. No late applications will be permitted.
Based on the number of applications received, this posting may close without notice
All referred candidates must be interviewed by the Department with priority established by the order of eligible list type in the following order:
The County of Riverside is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to applicants as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA). Qualified individuals with disabilities who need a reasonable accommodation during the application or selection process should contact the recruiter for the position noted above. For additional information and/or to obtain the appropriate form for requesting a reasonable accommodation, please visit the Disability Access Office web page located at: .
General Information
If you have any questions regarding this posting, please contact Alyssa Wallace at [email protected]
If you are experiencing technical problems, you may contact the governmentjobs.com applicant support desk Monday through Friday, 6 am to 5 pm Pacific Time at [email protected] or toll-free 1-855-524-5627.
GENERAL APPLICATION INFORMATION:
Please read and follow any special application instructions on this posting. Click the 'Apply' link located on this page to submit your application. For instructions on the application process, examinations, Veteran's preference, pre-employment accommodation or other employment questions, please refer to our web site, . A pre-employment physical examination and background check may be required.MEDICAL/DENTAL/VISION INSURANCE: A choice of different medical, dental and visions plan are available to elect. The County provides a Flexible Benefit Credit contribution as governed by the applicable SEIU Memorandum of Understanding to contribute towards the cost of these plans.
Note: Employees on assignment through the Temporary Assignment Program (TAP) receive different benefits. See the list here .
MISCELLANEOUS RETIREMENT: County of Riverside has three retirement Tiers through the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS).
Contribution rates are subject to change based on the County of Riverside annual actuarial valuation.
Note:
This summary is for general information purposes only. Additional questions regarding retirement formulas can be sent to [email protected] or by calling the Benefits Information Line at (951) 955-4981,
Option 2.
If you have prior service credit with another CalPERS agency or within agencies, please contact CalPERS at (888) 225-7377 to determine which retirement tier would be applicable to you. CalPERS is governed by the Public Employees' Retirement Law. The Retirement Law is complex and subject to change. If there's any conflict between this summary and the law, the law will prevail over this summary.
DEFERRED COMPENSATION: Voluntary employee contribution with a choice between two 457 deferred compensation plan options.
VACATION ACCRUAL (Bi-Weekly Accrual):
0< 3 year = 80 Hours (10 Days)
4< 9 years = 120 Hours (15 Days)
10 or more years = 160 Hours (20 Days)
Maximum Vacation leave accumulation is 480 hours.
SICK LEAVE: Four (4) hours Sick Leave accrual per pay period with unlimited accrual.
HOLIDAYS: Normally 12 paid holidays per year.
BEREAVEMENT LEAVE: Allowed 5 days (3 days are County paid; 2 additional days can be taken from accrued Sick Leave balance).
BASIC LIFE INSURANCE: Equal to one times annual base salary not to exceed $50,000 of term life coverage. Premiums are paid by the County. Additional Supplemental Life plan is available for employee purchase.
DISABILITY: Short-term Disability benefit pays up to a maximum of $461.54 weekly, payable up to a maximum of 52 weeks.
POST RETIREMENT MEDICAL CONTRIBUTION: A monthly contribution is made by the County towards retiree health insurance offered through the County as governed by the applicable SEIU Memorandum of Understanding.
OTHER: There may be other benefit provisions as specified in the applicable Memorandum of Understanding. Please contact the recruiter listed on the job posting directly for more information.
About the Company:
County of Riverside
The County of Riverside offers an aray of professions, careers, and opportunites within over 40 diverse departments California's fourth largest county by population is expanding its economy, working to make Riverside County as business-friendly as possible and using health and recreations strategies to make the county a healthier place for residents. Each year, millions visit the county to take advantage of the glorious desert winter, attend the Riverside County Fair and National Date Festival, the Balloon and Wine Festival, the Palm Springs International Film Festival, the Coachella and Stagecoach mega-concerts, the Paribas Open at the Indian Wells Tennis Center and the Humana Challenge, the golf tournament formerly known as the Bob Hope Classic. All those, combined with a rich cultural heritage and frontier history, make Riverside County a great place live, work, and play.
With rivers, mountain peaks, deserts and fertile valleys, Riverside County offers diversity that few locations can match. More than two million people live in Riverside County, taking advantage of affordable housing, nearby beaches, mountains, hiking and bike trails, the Wine Country near Temecula and resorts that offer oases in the desert.
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