Purchasing Agent I

Full Time
Salt Lake County, UT
Posted
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Purchasing Agent I

Is a career in purchasing your ideal job? If so, the Department of Public Safety (DPS) has an amazing chance to start on your new career path as a Purchasing Agent I!

Primary Duties:
  • Work with and support DPS Purchasing Agents in maintaining contracts and purchase metrics
  • Manage procurement items including data entry
  • Order Department IT Hardware and Software
  • Provide a high level of customer service
  • Work in automated systems to create and fulfill request and purchase order documents
  • Monitor, track, and follow up on documentation
  • Ensures an adequate supply of documentation available in compliance with policy and code
  • Run reports and process purchase orders
  • Provide information regarding procurement processes and activities to vendors and end users as well as train customers on expectations
Ideal C andidate:
  • Has the ability to pay close attention to detail and to identify errors or inconsistencies.
  • Successfully follows through on assignments from start to end.
  • Has experience in purchasing, contracts, procurements and FINET.
Preference may be given to applicants:
  • Who have direct work experience with FINET
  • Who currently work with DPS
  • Who have prior purchasing experience
Supplemental Information:
  • Only applicants selected for an interview will be contacted
  • Starting pay rate of $18.36
Benefits:
We offer the work life balance, opportunities for growth and the upward mobility you've been searching for! Affordable premiums for health, dental, vision benefits that begin on your first day of employment. You will receive benefits, such as, generous paid time off so you can spend more time with your family and have a positive work life balance. Click here to view a summary of all the benefits we offer.

The Agency:
The Utah Department of Public Safety (DPS) is comprised of 11 divisions and bureaus that include the Utah Highway Patrol, the Division of Emergency Management, Driver License division, Statewide Information and Analysis Center (SIAC), State Bureau of Investigation (SBI), State Fire Marshal, Highway Safety Office, Communications, State Crime Lab, Bureau of Criminal Identification, and Peace Officers Standards and Training (POST). The DPS dive team, aero bureau, CERT team and Public Protection Unit (PPU) also fall under the Department of Public Safety. DPS is made up of more than 1,500 state employees who are stationed across Utah.

To learn more about The Department of Public Safety please visit https://publicsafety.utah.gov/

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