SWBN0280980-0000
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2023-08-07T00:00:00
PRIMARY PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:Ensure that Southern Westchester BOCES purchases comply with General Municipal Law.Research purchasing needs at Southern Westchester BOCES centers.Review and issue purchase orders.Coordinate and work on in house and cooperative bids and RFPs needed by SW BOCES and component districts.Prepare Board meeting agendas for bid/RFP awards.Maintains Liaison with contractors and sellers in their dealings with the purchase office.Oversees the clerical review of requisitions from operating departments and maintenance of related records on expenditures.Keeps abreast of current price trends, market conditions and new or improved items of supply.Checks on deliveries of material ordered.Confers with principals, supervisors and/or department heads regarding the needs of the school and/or departmental services. CIVIL SERVICE QUALIFICATIONS:Graduation from high school or possession of a high school equivalency diploma and either: (a) six years of office experience, four years of which included or was supplemented by purchasing activities** for a commercial, industrial or governmental enterprise or agency; or (b) a Bachelor’s Degree* in Business or Public Administration and two years of the specialized experience described above; or (c) a Master’s Degree* in Business or Public Administration and one year of the specialized experience described above.*SPECIAL NOTE: Education beyond the secondary level must be from an institution recognized or accredited by the Board of Regents of the New York State Department of Education as a post-secondary, degree-granting institution.**DEFINITION: In this case, purchasing activities are defined as experience which includes determining customer requirements, reviewing specifications, participating in the bid process, evaluating offers, preparing contracts and/or purchase orders, and vendor relations and follow-up. Experience limited to requisitioning or ordering from salespeople will not be considered as qualifying. Also, clerical experience in the processing or preparation of purchase order forms is not qualifying experience.Priority given to candidates who are currently on a Civil Service List for this title.Candidates must have either taken or be eligible to take the Civil Service Exam for this title and be reachable by the rule if three on the list. The Southern Westchester Board of Cooperative Educational Services, its officers and employees, does not discriminate against any individuals, including but not limited to students, employees or applicants on the basis of race, color, national origin, ethnicity, religion, creed, sex, gender (including gender identity and gender expression), sexual orientation, disability, age, citizenship status, marital status, partner status, genetic information, predisposing genetic characteristics, weight, military status or service, political affiliation, or domestic violence victim status. This policy of nondiscrimination includes access by students to educational programs; counseling services for students; course offerings and student activities; recruitment, appointment and promotion of employees; and employment pay and benefits. This policy also provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. Inquiries regarding this policy should be directed to either Suzanne Doherty or Steve Tibbetts, Compliance Officers at Southern Westchester BOCES, 17 Berkley Drive, Rye Brook, NY 10573. (914) 937-3820.
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