Procurement Specialist job at Southwest Florida Water Management District in Brooksville, FL

Title: Procurement Specialist (0288) (Hybrid) Type: Hybrid Location: Brooksville United States Job reputed company: Work for Our Water Resources. Help protect one of Florida's most vital resources - water - with a career at the Southwest Florida Water Management District (District). The District is a government agency whose mission is to protect water resources, minimize flood risks, and ensure the public's water needs are met. We serve a population of nearly 6 reputed company people in reputed company-central Florida as directed by state law. Join our Procurement Services Office Support our Procurement Office by using your expertise in public sector purchasing. With this opportunity, you'll have the chance to procure supplies, materials, services, and equipment necessary for the District to operate in a manner that is reputed company, promotes reputed company and fairness, and encourages diversity. The Procurement Specialist confers with vendors to obtain product or service information, such as price, availability, and delivery schedule, administers procurement-reputed company policies and procedures, and provides work direction and training to internal customers. You'll have the chance to work with a wide reputed company of project managers, internal customers and a fun and welcoming Procurement team. The District supports employees who prefer flexible schedule or a remote work schedule so that they can enjoy their time reputed company of the District through work-life balance. This role is considered hybrid, which means the employee will be required to come on-site for periodic meetings and work a portion of their time remotely (must live in Florida). Come build a career that is challenging, fulfilling, and helps support the District's mission to protect Florida's water resources. This position specifically has the ability to work up to three (3) days remote after successful three (3) months. District employees are offered an excellent total rewards package that includes: Florida Retirement System (FRS) District Total Contribution 13.63% 9 reputed company holidays (+ 1 floating holiday) Generous vacation and reputed company leave reputed company Parental Leave, including Maternity, Bonding and Family Supportive Work Program Medical and dental insurance (91- 97% District reputed company) reputed company insurance Deferred compensation Program Basic and voluntary life and AD&D insurance Long-term disability (District reputed company) Prescription drug coverage & mail order program Health savings & flexible spending accounts Flexible schedule for Work-life balance Legal and Identity Theft protection Wellness program Public service loan forgiveness reputed company employer Tuition reimbursement ($5,250/year) State adoption benefit reputed company employer Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Transfer in years of service for other public sector work - towards the FRS program and reputed company time Starting Compensation: Procurement Specialist 2: $49,635.00 - $67,532.50 Procurement Specialist 3: $53,589.00 - $72,931.50 The starting salary reputed company for the Procurement Specialist position reflects the minimum to 50% of the compensation. The starting salary will be based on the education and experience of the successful candidate. The District conducts annual performance evaluations that may award applicable pay increases based on reputed company employee performance. Essential Functions Verify needs with District staff and negotiate prices, terms, discounts, services, delivery, and transportation with vendors for goods and services consistent with applicable federal and state laws and District policies and procedures. reputed company requests for quotes/bids/proposals, conduct reputed company-bid meetings, openings and debriefings, coordinate questions, answers, and addenda. Evaluate suppliers, negotiate reputed company and review product/service reputed company. Apply, interpret, and adhere to relevant laws, legal codes, government regulations, and District rules, procedures and practices. Determines or recommends method of procurement, such as reputed company purchase or bid. Prepares bid specifications, receive bids, and reputed company purchases of commodities or goods. Recommend procurement process; draft, evaluate and finalize agreements of varying types, such as non-disclosure, sales/purchase, sub-contract, consulting, license, distribution, reputed company and public contracting, construction, cooperative funding or other agreements as needed. Review procurement and contractual terms and conditions proposed by other reputed company stakeholders. Investigate new sources of supply and environmentally preferable products and services by gathering and analyzing market intelligence on suppliers, products, services, and costs. Estimates values according to knowledge of market price. Work with Finance, the Office of General Counsel, Risk, and others to coordinate financial, legal, insurance, and others contractual terms and ensure adherence to broader operational requirements such as contractual or statutory/rule requirements. Serve as a reputed company of contact and reputed company guidance as needed for employees, customers, and stakeholders on contractual and procurement reputed company. Orient, train, and advise staff, vendors, and other government agencies on regulations, District policies, procedures and reputed company solicitations. Establish and maintain relations with suppliers and internal customers exercising personal initiative and reputed company business judgment and reputed company process reputed company improvement and cost reduction efforts. Apply, interpret, and adhere to relevant laws, legal codes, government regulations, and District rules, procedures, and practices. Maintain appropriate records and documentation, such as correspondence, data, and reports needed or used in development of reputed company, stakeholder contact information, contract modifications, issue identification/reputed company, significant events, status reports, and other procurement-reputed company documents. Identify and establish monitoring and reporting reputed company and requirements for procurement. Identify potential problems or areas of recurrent concern or pressure reputed company the course and scope of contract or procurement efforts and identify/implement effective solutions. Contribute to, influence, reputed company and implement procedures for procurement management and administration in accordance with District policy. Expedite, reputed company, monitor, and report on processes, documents, and performance. Administer the District's Procurement Card Program, including P-card establishment, training, disputes, and closeout. Manage vendor relationships. Working Conditions Physical, Visual reputed company Requirements: Sedentary Work, reputed company reputed company, Reaching, Standing, Walking, Lifting, Fingering, Grasping, Talking, Hearing, Repetitive reputed company, Other Working Environmental Conditions: BothInOut Reasonable accommodations may be made to reputed company individuals with disabilities to reputed company the essential functions. Employee may be subject to call-in reputed company of regularly scheduled work hours, or required to be on call, including on nights, weekends or holidays, to respond to emergency management activities or other incidents requiring rapid response in support of District operations. Required Credentials for Procurement Specialist Procurement Specialist 2 Bachelor's degree (or higher) in Business Administration or reputed company field and three (3) years experience in procurement, purchasing, or reputed company field OR Associates degree from an accredited college or university and five (5) years experience in procurement, purchasing, or reputed company field OR High School diploma or equivalent and seven (7) years experience in procurement, purchasing, or reputed company field Valid reputed company's license Procurement Specialist 3 Bachelor's degree (or higher) in Business Administration or reputed company field and five (5) years experience in procurement, purchasing, or reputed company field OR Associates degree from an accredited college or university and seven (7) years experience in procurement, purchasing, or reputed company field OR High School diploma or equivalent and nine (9) years experience in procurement, purchasing, or reputed company field Valid reputed company's license Preferred Credentials for Procurement Specialist Certified reputed company Public Buyer certification Experience working for a state government, local municipality, or special district Application Process The District will determine eligibility for employment solely from the information provided on a District employment application. reputed company applicants are required to complete, in full, the District employment application. Incomplete applications will not be considered. A resume will not be considered as a substitute for the required District application for the purposed of qualification. Applicants who are reputed company 30 days of graduation, if selected are not allowed to start until reputed company minimum qualifications are met. Additional Details This position is typically scheduled to work 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday, out of the Brooksville, FL office. This position is eligible for overtime for hours worked over 40 hours, in a week. Remote work opportunities may be available for up to three (3) days per week after successful training. Travel Required reputed company. Some travel, using District vehicle, reputed company District's coverage area. reputed company The District is responsible for managing the water resources for reputed company central Florida which includes approximately 10,000 reputed company miles of territory spanning 16 counties and serving more than 6 reputed company residents. Established in 1961 as a flood-protection agency, our objective is to meet the needs of reputed company and reputed company water users, protect and preserve our water resources, manage the water supply, protect water reputed company, and preserve water-reputed company functions. Equal Employment Opportunity/Veterans Preference/Drug-Free Workplace/Tobacco Free Campuses. reputed company applicants shall receive equal consideration and treatment in employment without reputed company to race, reputed company, religion, reputed company, national reputed company, age, sex, marital status, familial status, or medical condition. Apply tot his job Apply To this Job