PURCHASING & CONTRACT SPECIALIST (BUYER)
State of IllinoisAbout the role
Job Requisition ID: 57575
Opening Date: 07/21/2026
Closing Date: 08/04/2026
Agency: Department of Central Management Services
Class Title: BUYER - 05900
Skill Option: None
Bilingual Option: None
Salary: Anticipated Starting Salary $6,135/monthly; Full Range $6,135 -$8,790/monthly
Job Type: Salaried
Category: Full Time
County: Sangamon
Number of Vacancies: 1
Bargaining Unit Code: RC062 Technical Employees, AFSCME
Merit Comp Code:
This position is a union position; therefore, provisions of the relevant collective bargaining agreement/labor contract apply to the filling of this position.
All applicants who want to be considered for this position MUST apply electronically through the illinois.jobs2web.com website. State of Illinois employees should click the link near the top left to apply through the SuccessFactors employee career portal.
Applications submitted via email or any paper manner (mail, fax, hand delivery) will not be considered.
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Posting ID #57575
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Position Summary
The Department of Central Management Services Bureau of Strategic Sourcing (BOSS) is seeing to hire a Buyer/Purchasing & Contract Specialist. This professional level position has the ability to positively affect the daily work conducted by numerous State employees around the State of Illinois by ensuring that necessary contracts that meet the needs of agencies and units of local government are available. The ideal candidate would be detail orientated, a dynamic leader who will help expand the Bureau's contract catalog in Equipment and Commodities Portfolio. We invite all qualified candidates to apply.
Position Essential Functions
- Under the direction of the Sourcing Specialist, performs professional tasks such as administering the initial development of solicitation specifications and evaluation of purchases in the Equipment and Commodities portfolio.
- Executes procedures necessary to process solicitations in the current eProcurement system.
- Prepares correspondence, management reports, memoranda, and various documents regarding status of requisition, purchase orders, and complaints.
- Survey agency users regarding master contracts and evaluates vendor performance.
- Responds to a variety of inquiries or requests from vendors and agencies that are received via telephone, written correspondence, in person, the Internet or Intranet which are related to areas of responsibility.
- Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.
Minimum Qualifications
- Requires knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to completion of four (4) years of college, preferably with major courses in public or business administration.
- Requires two (2) years of professional experience in centralized procurement.
Preferred Qualifications
- Prefers two (2) years of professional experience in a Buyer’s role where the acquisition of supplies or services is
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