Are you a detail-driven professional with a passion for organization and customer service? The City of Keene is looking for a dynamic and motivated individual to step into the role of Purchasing Specialist within our Finance Department!
In this key position, you’ll work closely with our Purchasing & Contract Services Manager, playing a vital role in streamlining procurement processes and supporting a variety of administrative and technical functions. You’ll be at the heart of our efforts to ensure purchasing runs smoothly, delivering top-notch service to internal departments and external partners alike.
Our Community:
The City of Keene is an energetic community that provides services, programs, and resources for a much greater population than the residents of the City alone. Although the conveniences and attractions of large metropolitan areas are close at hand, the community maintains a solidly residential working-class character, complemented by a landscape of rural areas, farms, and open space. The heart of the community is its vibrant, yet historic, downtown core. In an age when many communities are losing their “sense of place,” Keene has a firm sense of its identity, built on a foundation of the past and a clear vision of the future.
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Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Maintain documentation and files for purchasing & contract services procedures.
- Process and distribute approved purchase orders.
- Receive and respond to inquiries from vendors, advertising plan houses, and others.
- Maintain websites utilized for City purchasing and contracting functions.
- Provide primary support with award notifications related to the selection of vendors upon completed evaluation of bids, requests for proposals, and requests for qualifications.
- Ensure accuracy of all contract documents as required by project specifications including insurance certificates and properly executed payment and performance bonds.
- Support origination, negotiation, facilitation, and management of bid processes, RFPs, RFQs, and Professional Services contracts requested by various City Departments while ensuring compliance with Federal and State Grants as required.
- Provide primary reception services for the third floor of City Hall.
- Serves as an additional administrative contact and coordinator for processing and tracking of property and liability insurance claims as needed.
- Assist management with implementing strategy, developing and executing procurement programs to maximize efficiency, cost savings, and to reduce liability exposure. Assist in standardizing City commodity needs where appropriate.
- Monitor to ensure suppliers meet defined requirements, goals, and targets. Serve as a team member with departments to resolve vendor issues. Assist with all aspects of contract management, including contract terms, to ensure cost, service and quality requirements are met.
Requirements include:
- A Bachelor’s degree in a related field is preferred, along with 2+ years of related experience with knowledge in finance, accounting, business, municipal or governmental operations and a focus on analysis OR an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Proficiency using Microsoft Office, word processing, spreadsheet, PowerPoint, data management and accounting software.
- A valid driver’s license is required.
Pay and Benefits include:
• This position offers a pay rate range of $28.83- $35.92 per hour.
Are you used to spending a considerable amount of money on insurance? YOU WON’T HERE! The City of Keene offers low deductible/low-cost health insurance, low-cost dental insurance, and other benefits such as life, disability, defined benefit retirement, paid time off which includes vacation days, personal days, and sick days and more!
Ready to apply?
Apply now by visiting https://keenenh.gov/jobs. Please upload your resume and cover letter before submitting your application. Confirmation that your application has been successfully submitted and received will be sent via email.
This position will be open until filled and the first review of applications on Monday, June 16, 2025.
Job Description: Purchasing Specialist
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