PURCHASING ANALYST II

Job Announcement City of Baton Rouge / Parish of EBR

Job Title : PURCHASING ANALYST II

Type of Vacancy : Open Competitive

Job Opening No. : 2500134-1

Job Code : 1314

Work Location : PURCHASING

Starting Salary : $17.0752 Hourly / $35,516 Annually

Pay Grade : 1180 Special Recruiting Rate : This classification has a special recruiting rate at Step 6 (Starting Salary $41,173 Annually)

Application Dates : 01 / 31 / 2025 - 02 / 13 / 2025

Application Times : Friday 12 Noon - Thursday

NOTE :

Applicants using education to qualify for any job MUST attach a copy of their degree or transcript to their application at the time of applying. Applicants applying for any position that requires an official certification MUST attach a copy of that certification at the time of applying. Applicants MAY use experience as a substitution only if the minimum requirements indicates such. Failure to provide documentation of education, licenses, certifications, and courses may result in your application being REJECTED or a lower application score.

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

Under the direction of the Senior Purchasing Analyst, receiving broad review while performing highly responsible technical work in the large scale purchasing of a wide variety of supplies, materials, and equipment in the centralized purchasing program of the City-Parish government. Work involves responsibility for negotiating and preparing annual contracts for the purchase of supplies and services, and for developing specialized specifications in order to receive and award accurate bids. Work also involves researching laws, rules, and regulations governing the City-Parish in the purchase of materials, supplies, and equipment, as well as the performance of other duties related to purchasing functions. Provides close regulatory supervision over department and agencies of the City-Parish and the vendor community; Submits actions for review and approval for procurement related activities and programs / projects. Performs other work as requested.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Bachelor's degree, and three years of experience in procurement or other business administration related activities.

SUBSTITUTIONS

Master's degree in public administration, business administration, management, finance or accounting may be substituted for two years of required experience; or certification by the Universal Public Purchasing Certification Council (UPPCC) as a Certified Professional Public Buyer (CPPB) or a certified Public Purchasing Officer (CPPO) may substitute for one year of required experience; or any equivalent combination of education and experience.

CERTIFICATIONS / LICENSES / REGISTRATIONS

Unless otherwise specified below, must possess at the time of appointment and must be maintained current throughout employment in this classification.) None.

OTHER JOB ASPECTS

None.

SELECTIVE CERTIFICATION

None.

EXAMINATION

Professional examination required (may take up to 3 hours from test start time). Subject areas and other exam preparation information are available at : https : / / www.brla.gov / 261 / Examination-Preparation. Examinations are available on most Tuesdays, 8 : 30 – 9 : 00 am, check-in, Thursdays,

• 12 : 00 - 12 : 30 pm, and Fridays, 8 : 30 – 9 : 00 am check-in. Please call Human Resources Recruiting and Examination at 389-3132 to confirm testing dates and times. Test check-in is on a first come-first served basis. There are occasions where the test room is filled to capacity and applicants are asked to return on another day for testing. Picture identification, proof of social security number and a completed online employment application are required for test room admittance.
• Where exam volume is expected to be high, check-in of applicants may begin as early as 11 : 30 am in order to complete the check-in process prior to the required 12 : 30 cut-off time.

APPLICATION NOTE

In your employment application, please include detailed information such as software and equipment used, documents produced, fiscal or legal duties performed, types of customer service provided, decisions made, guidelines followed, supervisory duties, etc. Failure to provide a detailed description of job duties may result in your application being rejected or a lower application score. Job Announcement City of Baton Rouge / Parish of EBR Note : For the complete job specification, please visit www.brla.gov / hr. Career Assessment : Explore career options and take a free career assessment at www.brla.gov / careerguide.

Salary : $35,516 - $41,173