Buyer II - Purchasing & Material Management

The County of Riverside's University Health System - Medical Center and Behavioral Health department seek multiple Buyer II's to join their Purchasing and Material Management teams.

These positions are located in Moreno Valley.

Under direction, the Buyer II will be responsible for assisting in procurement for RUHS-BH, MC, CHC and CHS by processing requisitions in Peoplesoft, verifying prices, communicating with vendors, obtaining formal and informal bids, building rapport with behavioral health and hospital departments; purchasing or negotiating to purchase materials, supplies, equipment, and services for use by County agencies, departments, districts, and affiliates, and performing other related duties as required.

The most competitive candidates will possess the following professional experience with:


* At least 1 year of Peoplesoft Financials


* RFP/RFQ


* Bidding


* Microsoft Outlook, Excel, and Access


* At least 2 years of buying/purchasing experience

These positions have 9/80 schedules with payweek Friday off; start times may vary from 7:00am, 7:30am, or 8:00am, and will be determined by the department at a later time.
Meet the Team! RUHS Website•Confer with a variety of County officials and employees on matters relating to purchasing procedures, needs, specifications, bids, complaints and special programs.
•Confer with a variety of commercial (product) and manufacturing representatives; prepare and/or develop contracts.
•Perform market, total life cycle cost, value, price, and complex cost analysis in formulating purchasing forecasts and recommendations for purchasing commodities or services; prepare a large variety of difficult, complex and/or innovative requests for proposal and/or bid which are responsive to County needs and County interests.
•Initiate purchasing in major functional areas and of specific and major commodities; negotiate contracts or agreements for products or services; confer with department directors and representatives concerning purchase specifications.
•Issue purchase orders, and provide approval as authorized and according to established procurement policy.
•Investigate complaints by departments and resolve delivery or other problems; maintain awareness of current product status and general market conditions by review of periodicals and vendors' new product information.
•In a lead capacity, may supervise and provide guidance to support staff.

OPTION I
Education: Completion of 30 semester or 45 quarter units of education from an accredited college or university with major coursework in purchasing, business administration, economics, or a related field.
Experience: One year of buying experience in a Purchasing Department or Agency, which included responsibility for mid-value ($10,000 - $25,000) procurements and individual assignment of a specific commodity or group of commodities.

OPTION II
Experience: Two years of buying experience in a Purchasing Department or Agency equiv...