Job Description

Posting number: 191769

Department: Commission for the Blind

Job classification: Procurement Manager II

Posting type: Open

Categories: Administration, Accounting and Finance, Management, Miscellaneous, Purchasing, Grants Administration, Business, Development/Fundraising, Audit

The mission of the SC Commission for the Blind (SCCB), established in 1966, is to provide quality individualized vocational rehabilitation services, independent living services, and prevention-of-blindness services to South Carolinians who are blind or low vision leading to competitive employment and social and economic independence. Our goal is to become a national model vocational rehabilitation agency for people who are blind or low vision, demonstrating quality services, accountability, innovation, effectiveness and efficiency.

Do you want a career doing meaningful work that has a positive impact on people's lives? Have you thought about a career in state government but weren't sure how or where to begin? The SCCB is looking for hard working passionate individuals such as you! Every SCCB employee is important and a career with the SCCB will give you the opportunity to grow professionally and personally as you play a crucial role in the delivery of services to South Carolinians with visual impairments.

The Procurement Specialist II will, under the supervision of the Procurement Manager I, assists with various aspects of procurement and asset management utilizing the SC PRO and SCEIS. Coordinates and evaluates contractual agreements for compliance with agency, state, and federal regulations and policies.

The responsibilities of the Procurement Specialist II include:

• Create purchase orders from shopping carts. Review purchase orders for compliance with State and Federal laws and regulations if prior approval is required by the grant. Shopping carts must be acted upon within two business days of receipt.
• Creates and manages all Agency assets across multiple programs. Create asset shells and assign/send out asset tags to end users within three working business days. Track all asset transfers and maintain detailed documentation of all assets. Conduct the annual inventory of the agency’s assets.
• Managed the purchasing card reconciliation process, including obtaining all transaction receipts from cardholders, auditing transactions for compliance, ensuring that all receipts were uploaded, and all cardholders’ certifications and statements were signed.
• Add and remove inventory from SCEIS to ensure accuracy and conduct the annual inventory with assistance from program staff before June 30th each year. Maintain records for State Surplus in accordance with record retention, audit, and grant requirements.
• Manage the Procurement inbox throughout the day, provide guidance, and send emails to staff for review. Maintain a current and clear inbox to ensure timely responses.
• Maintain Master Data Report, Weekly Distribution of the OE Report, FedEx Tracking, Amazon Orders, Procurement Inbox for low complexity issues, assist with updating policies and procedures, etc.
• Performs other duties as required.

Examples of duties

State: A high school diploma and work experience that is directly related to the area of employment. A bachelor's degree may be substituted for required work experience.
Agency: A minimum of 5 years of procurement experience, preferably in state government. The person in this position will assume responsibility for procurement functions, including the disposition of a multi-million dollar budget, as certified by the State Fiscal Accountability Authority. Incumbents must act with substantial discretion in the negotiation of community contracts and related fiscal management.

Qualifications

SRM and State Procurement experience.

Supplemental information

The SCCB is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions including, but not limited to, lactation), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information.

The SCCB offers an exceptional benefits package for full time (FTE) employees:

• Health, dental, vision, long-term disability, and life insurance for employees, spouses, and children,
• 15 days of annual (vacation) leave per year*,
• 15 days of sick leave per year,
• 13 paid holidays,
• Paid Parental Leave,
• Relocation reimbursement**,
• State Retirement Plan and Deferred Compensation Programs, and
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness.

*Employees holding FTE status earn additional annual leave the longer they remain employed with the state.
**Eligible new hires from out-of-state may receive up to $5,000 in reimbursements for certain expenses, pursuant to Section 8-11-135 of the South Carolina Code of Laws.

A copy of your transcript may be uploaded as an attachment to the application. Upon hiring, candidates must submit official college transcript(s) or diploma(s) for degree(s) obtained. Failure to produce an official, certified transcript may result in not being hired or termination.