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Job Posting Title

Procurement Specialist

Agency

090 OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND ENTERPRISE SERV

Supervisory Organization

CP

Job Posting End Date (Continuous if Blank)

June 18, 2025

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the posting end date above.

Estimated Appointment End Date (Continuous if Blank)

Full/Part-Time

Full time

Job Type

Regular

Compensation

Salary up to $75,000.00 based on education and experience.

Job Description

As a Procurement Specialist with OMES you will enjoy:

• Generous leave including 15 days of vacation, 15 days of sick leave and 11 paid holidays annually.
• A comprehensive Benefit Package with a generous benefit allowance to offset the cost of insurance premiums for employees and their eligible dependents.

Job Details

• Full-time 40-hour work weeks.
• Support the Central Purchasing team
• Salary up to: $75,000.00 based on education and experience.

Responsibilities

• Develops solicitations for both IT and non-IT goods and services of new and existing statewide contracts for products and services consumed by State Agencies and political sub-divisions as well as agency-specific solicitations in accordance with Central Purchasing rules, statutes, policies, and procedures.
• Verifies the validity of sole source purchases.
• Issues purchase orders to vendors or other state agencies.
• Negotiates with vendors on pricing for goods and services.
• Documents savings associated with contracts.
• Provides customer service to governmental entities and suppliers.
• Records and resolves customer complaints and any performance issues associated with contracts.
• Acts as primary liaison to agency, division, and suppliers.
• Serves as lead contracting officer for approved multi-state contracting efforts.
• Monitors portfolio for compliance with contract requirements.
• Collaborates with stakeholders to ensure customer’s requirements are met.
• Manages contracts, sourcing, and purchasing activities
• Analyzes or assists in analyzing market conditions, evaluates proposals, conducts negotiations, and awards final contracts.
• Collaborates with team that markets contracts to governmental organizations that are statutorily authorized to utilize contracts.
• Evaluates responses to solicitations for compliance with specifications
• Evaluates supplier’s performance and compliancy throughout the term of the contract.
• Makes recommendations to management concerning products and services and available sources of supply.
• Arbitrates disputes between suppliers and agencies and recommends termination of contracts when appropriate.
• Act as primary lead on projects as directed by the State Purchasing Director.
• Provide training to agencies and new employees on solicitations and procurement processes.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

• This position works in a comfortable office setting with a large percentage of the workday done on a computer and telephone.
• Ability to occasionally lift paper and office supplies and to perform job duties on a computer and telephone for 6-8 hours per day is necessary.
• Occasional travel may be required.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business or a related discipline or;
• Four (4) years of procurement related experience or;
• An equivalent combination of education and experience
• Certification as State of Oklahoma Certified Procurement Offer Level 1 or must attain certification within 90 Days

About OMES

The Office of Management and Enterprise Services provides excellent service, expert guidance and continuous improvement in support of our partners’ goals. We are a highly qualified workforce committed to serve those who serve Oklahomans and make government run in the most efficient, innovative manner possible.

OMES is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities may be provided upon request.

Equal Opportunity Employment

The State of Oklahoma is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of genetic information, race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, or disability.

Current active State of Oklahoma employees must apply for open positions internally through the Workday Jobs Hub.