Buyer I

The Riverside County Fire Department is seeking a Buyer I located in Perris.

The selected candidate will purchase or negotiate to purchase materials, supplies, equipment, and services on behalf of the Fire Department.

The department seeks candidates with purchasing experience and training, which would have included day-to-day requisition processing and issuing purchase orders, as well as knowledge and experience in contract management and reconciliation.

Competitive candidates will have experience in purchasing, bidding, documentation, and awarding.

Candidates with advanced-level Excel capabilities are encouraged to apply.

The Buyer I is distinguished from the advanced journey level class of Buyer II by the latter's assignment for complex value analysis, purchase forecasting, and negotiation of major contracts involving the purchasing of the full range product line of commodities and services.

Meet the Team!
The Riverside County Fire Department (RCFD) is one of the largest integrated, cooperative, regional fire protection organizations in California.

The Department, a unique partnership between State of California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) and the County of Riverside, serves 22 partner agencies and has five core values: Leadership, Competence, Integrity, Safety, and Customer Service.

Who May Apply
This recruitment is open to all applicants.

Applicants who are current County Fire Department employees and/or County employees may be considered before other applicants, depending on the volume of applications received.• Research and conduct comparisons on products, services and vendors; compare availability, quality and cost factors for departmental needs.

• Review requisitions for completeness, accuracy, cost effectiveness, and adherence to standards, codes, County policies, and procedures.

• Research, develop, and maintain vendor product information lists, which includes ongoing review of product information and current prices of commodities and services.

• Perform routine market, total life cycle cost, value, price, and limited cost analysis.

• Prepare departmental requests for proposal and/or bid; obtain bids by telephone, letter, personal contact, or formal bid procedures; compare and analyze quotations in order to determine qualified low bid.

• Determine vendors from which purchases will be made and issue purchase orders; review standing purchase orders for renewal; review departmental blanket orders to ensure low-cost emergency vendor service.

• Investigate complaints by departments and resolve delivery or other problems; may supervise support staff.

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 ...