Procurement Specialist

Salary : $46,167.00 - $70,359.00 Annually

Location : 23121 Camden Way California, MD

Job Type : Full-Time

Job Number : 00191

Department : Fiscal

Opening Date : 02 / 04 / 2025

Closing Date : 2 / 23 / 2025 11 : 59 PM Eastern

Description

Job Summary :

Provides clerical and fiscal support to the Purchasing Agent and Department of Fiscal Services. Position reports to the Procurement Agent.

Essential Functions :

• Reviews electronic purchase requisitions and requests from all departments and revises as necessary, reviews and ensures proper supporting documentation has been attached and submitted; ensures necessary electronic approvals; converts requisitions to purchase orders and places orders
• Manages all aspects of the uniform rental program and uniform purchases to include bulk purchases, uniforms rentals, boots and issuance of items to MetCom personnel
• Verifies purchase orders are in compliance with Procurement Policy and documented accurately
• Researches, analyzes, prioritizes, and evaluates needs for requested goods, supplies, and services, and for economies
• Maintains vendor files and contacts, and catalogs
• Maintains electronic documentation of sole / single source vendors;
• Notifies departments of the status of requisitions, purchase orders and deliveries
• Maintains electronic purchase requisition and purchase order files and reports to ensure timely processing
• Researches invoices, deliveries, resolves disputes and discrepancies for purchase orders to ensure timely submission to accounts payable
• Manages wireless devices account; including cellular phones, wireless devices, products, and services procurement and distribution in coordination with Facilities and IT staff, and generates reports to monitor usage and expenses
• Coordinates approved overnight travel request for all staff
• Reviews, analyzes, manages, and prepares cost projections for all service and commodity contracts
• Provides support to Purchasing and Fiscal staff

Other Duties :

Performs other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications (Note : Any acceptable combination of education, training and relevant experience that provides the above knowledge, abilities and skills may be substituted on a full-time year for year basis.) :

Training and / or Education :

High school diploma or G.E.D. and two or more years of job-related experience

Experience :

Or equivalent technical training, education, and / or experience

Licenses or Certificates :

None

Special Requirements :

None

Work Schedule :

This position is eligible to telework two days per week with Director approval

Physical Demands : None

Unusual Demands :

Work environment involves everyday risks or discomforts which require normal safety precautions typical of such places as offices, meeting or training rooms, residences, or commercial vehicles e.g., use of safe workplace practices with office equipment, and / or avoidance of trips and falls, and observance of fire regulations and traffic signals.

Nothing in this description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. Job descriptions are written as a representative list of the ADA essential duties performed by the entire job classification. They are not intended to include every possible activity and task performed in every position.

The Metropolitan Commission is an Affirmative Action / Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity and sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic covered by law.

1. Group Health / Vision / Dental Coverage :

Medical insurance (including prescription and vision) is a POS plan or HMO Open Access Plan offered by CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield. Dental insurance is a Traditional Plan or a PPO plan also offered byCareFirst BlueCross BlueShield. Coverage takes affect the first of the month following the date of employment. MetCom pays 85% of the premium.

2. Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance :

MetCom provides an amount equal to one (1) times gross annual salary. The employee has the option to purchase from one (1) to five (5) more times their annual salary. Coverage takes affect the first of the month following the date of employment. Optional Life and AD&D insurance may also be purchased for the spouse and / or children.

3. Long Term Disability Insurance :

MetCom provides long term disability coverage, which pays 66 2 / 3% of monthly pay after 180 days of disability status. The employee has the option to purchase short term disability insurance which pays 60% of monthly pay after 30 days of disability status. Coverage takes affect the first of the month following the date of employment.

4. COBRA :

The employee and dependents have the right under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) to continue their insurance benefits after an occurrence of an event which would otherwise cause them to lose coverage. The employee and dependents are required to notify the Company within 60 days of a qualifying event. Some examples of a qualifying event are : termination of employment or reduction in hours, divorce or legal separation, dependent definition limitation (attainment of the maximum age of eligibility or marriage), or the employee's death. Details are provided at the time of indoctrination.

5. State Retirement and Pension Plan :

MetCom contributes a percentage, mandated by the State each year, of the employee's gross salary. The employee contributes a mandatory 7% of gross salary, effective the first day of employment.

6. Optional Programs :

The employee has the option to participate in the following pre-tax plans :

Metcom does not make any contribution to these plans.

7. Annual Leave :

1 - 5 year 10.5 days / year

6 - 10 year 15 days / year

11 - 20 year 21 days / year

20 years or more 25.5 days / year

8. Sick Leave :

15 days / year. Can be taken for children, spouse, parents, and parents-in- law as well.

9. Administrative Leave :

Jury Duty; subpoena appearance (when employee is not the defendant); up to three (3) days for injuries or illnesses alleged by the employee to have been caused or suffered during employment.

10. Bereavement Leave :

Up to three (3) days due to the death of the employee's or employee's spouse's family : spouse, children, parents, brothers, sisters, and grandparents. Up to one (1) day due to the death of one of the following members of an employee's or employee's spouse's family : niece, nephew, aunt, uncle.

11. Holidays : 15 per year.

12. Paid leave for :

Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad calls.

13. Employee Assistance Program.

Assistance for employees who are experiencing personal or job related problems.

14. Tuition Assistance Program.

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INVITATION TO SELF IDENTIFYThis Company is an entity subject to Executive Order 11246; Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, as amended; the Jobs for Veterans Act (JFVA) of 2003, and / or Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and is required to comply with certain government record-keeping requirements.THIS QUESTION IS VOLUNTARY AND IS NOT REQUIRED FOR EMPLOYMENT.We hope you will voluntary complete this question and assist in our affirmative action efforts. This data is for periodic government reporting and will be kept in a file separate from your application and / or human resources file.Please check which of the following applies to you :

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Salary : $46,167 - $70,359