Unit Chief Purchasing Services

NOTE: This position is open only to current employees of the City of New York serving in a permanent civil service title of Administrative Procurement Analyst Procurement Analyst Administrative Staff Analyst Associate Staff Analyst or Administrative Manager. To be considered for the position please clearly mention your permanent civil service title on the resume and cover letter.

The New York City Comptrollers Office works to promote the financial health integrity and effectiveness of New York City government in order to strengthen trust secure a thriving future for all New Yorkers and build a more just equitable and resilient city. Led by an independently elected citywide official the comptrollers office provides checks and balances needed to hold City government accountable for budgeting wisely investing responsibly operating efficiently acting fairly living up to its obligations and promises and paying attention to the longterm challenges we face together.

The Bureau of Administration is committed to delivering strategic support services to strengthen and empower Office of the New York City Comptroller employees as they work toward ensuring the Citys fiscal health. We provide service and support in a manner that promotes communication transparency and collaboration. These services include Human Resources Procurement Payment Facilities Management and Budget Management.

Under the supervision of the Deputy Agency Chief Contracting Officer the Unit Chief for Procurement Services will directly supervise staff to ensure the purchasing needs of the Agency are completed in a timely fashion. The Unit Chief will be a key decision maker in the Procurement Services leadership team. Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:


Review and approve work of the subordinates for effectiveness efficiency and compliance with agencys guidelines and procedures;

Ensure that requisitions are processed in a timely manner and that the specifications are current and appropriate;

Develop and implement procurement strategies to maximize competition while ensuring compliance with New York Citys Procurement Policy Board (PPB) Rules;

Review solicitation documents covering various methods of procurement including (but not limited to) micro purchases small purchases Request for Proposals (RFP) and intergovernmental purchases;

Collaborate with Comptrollers Bureaus to facilitate and expeditious review and approval of solicitations and contract awards;

Assist in the development of contract award documents (contracts and/or purchase orders);

Monitor compliance with Minority and WomenOwned Business Enterprises policies procedures and best practices;

Prepare documents for registration including all related work in the Citys Financial Management System (FMS); and

Perform other related assignments and special projects as required.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

This position is open only to current employees of the City of New York serving in a permanent civil service title of Administrative Procurement Analyst Procurement Analyst Administrative Staff Analyst Associate Staff Analyst or Administrative Manager. To be considered for the position please clearly mention your permanent civil service title on the resume and cover letter.

Qualifications :

1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and four years of fulltime satisfactory professional experience in purchasing procurement contract administration or a related field at least eighteen months of which must have been in an administrative managerial or executive capacity or supervising professional personnel performing duties in one or more of the above fields; or

2. A combination of education and/or experience equivalent to 1 above. However all candidates must have the eighteen months of administrative managerial executive or supervisory experience described in 1 above.

Possession of an acceptable professional procurement certification may be substituted for up to one year of the experience described in 1 above. However all candidates must have the eighteen months of administrative managerial executive or supervisory experience described in1 above.

Additional Information :

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic including but not limited to an individuals sex race color ethnicity national origin age religion disability sexual orientation veteran status gender identity or pregnancy.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Fulltime