SENIOR PURCHASING AGENT (Job ID: 50632)
New Hampshire Department of Business & Economic Affairs, Concord, NH, United States
Position
SENIOR PURCHASING AGENT – Position #10070 – 37.5 hours per week – Starting pay $31.33 - $42.60
Department of Administrative Services, Division of Procurement and Support Services – 25 Capitol Street, Concord, NH 03301
Occupation Category : 13-0000 Business and Financial Operations Occupations
Employment Type : Full-Time
Post Date : 03/17/2026
Close Date : 04/17/2026
Location : US:NH:CONCORD
Salary : USD 31.330-42.600
Summary Supervises procurement programs within the Bureau to ensure that program objectives are met including timely and cost-effective procurement of materials, equipment, commodities, and services required by state agencies.
Minimum Qualifications
Education/Experience: Bachelor's degree and 4 years of experience OR equivalent combination of 8 years of education and experience after completion of high school. Education and experience must be as a purchasing agent, procurement of supplies, materials and equipment, contract administration or a related field with at least 2 years of experience in a management level position involving administrative, reporting or analytical duties.
License/Certification: None
Other Requirements: Must be willing to be on-call during off-hours and respond to work within a short time to support Emergency Operations during a state disaster.
Trainee Option: Not applicable
Preferred Qualifications: None
After-Hire Requirements: None
Career Advancement Opportunities In-Band Advancement Available: Yes
Responsibilities
Develops, reviews, analyzes and evaluates purchasing programs, rules, procedures, and related contracts as required to provide cost effective goods and services to state government.
Supervises and manages various procurement programs; reviews and evaluates purchasing reports and quality control evaluation data to achieve program objectives.
Meets with vendors and purchasing staff to review vendor and state agency complaints. Resolves customer disputes and acts as second level for dispute resolution. Revises procedures as required to ensure that goods and services are procured in accordance with current law and rules.
Manages commodity and service contracts to ensure compliance with contract terms and conditions. Meets with state agencies to ensure that contracts meet their business needs in an efficient and cost effective way. Reviews request for bids and request for proposals for compliance with proper bidding standards. Develops standard bidding and contract documents for use by staff. Develops training manuals and templates for purchasing staff to utilize.
Serves as mentor for lower-level purchasing agents providing experienced advice and guidance to purchasing team members.
Manages the bidding process, working with program staff and agency personnel to draft specifications and write solicitation documents, ensure timely publication of procurement notices; and evaluate competitive offerings based on cost, quality, service, availability, reliability and selection variety, including suppliers’ price structure.
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Department of Administrative Services, Division of Procurement and Support Services – 25 Capitol Street, Concord, NH 03301
Occupation Category : 13-0000 Business and Financial Operations Occupations
Employment Type : Full-Time
Post Date : 03/17/2026
Close Date : 04/17/2026
Location : US:NH:CONCORD
Salary : USD 31.330-42.600
Summary Supervises procurement programs within the Bureau to ensure that program objectives are met including timely and cost-effective procurement of materials, equipment, commodities, and services required by state agencies.
Minimum Qualifications
Education/Experience: Bachelor's degree and 4 years of experience OR equivalent combination of 8 years of education and experience after completion of high school. Education and experience must be as a purchasing agent, procurement of supplies, materials and equipment, contract administration or a related field with at least 2 years of experience in a management level position involving administrative, reporting or analytical duties.
License/Certification: None
Other Requirements: Must be willing to be on-call during off-hours and respond to work within a short time to support Emergency Operations during a state disaster.
Trainee Option: Not applicable
Preferred Qualifications: None
After-Hire Requirements: None
Career Advancement Opportunities In-Band Advancement Available: Yes
Responsibilities
Develops, reviews, analyzes and evaluates purchasing programs, rules, procedures, and related contracts as required to provide cost effective goods and services to state government.
Supervises and manages various procurement programs; reviews and evaluates purchasing reports and quality control evaluation data to achieve program objectives.
Meets with vendors and purchasing staff to review vendor and state agency complaints. Resolves customer disputes and acts as second level for dispute resolution. Revises procedures as required to ensure that goods and services are procured in accordance with current law and rules.
Manages commodity and service contracts to ensure compliance with contract terms and conditions. Meets with state agencies to ensure that contracts meet their business needs in an efficient and cost effective way. Reviews request for bids and request for proposals for compliance with proper bidding standards. Develops standard bidding and contract documents for use by staff. Develops training manuals and templates for purchasing staff to utilize.
Serves as mentor for lower-level purchasing agents providing experienced advice and guidance to purchasing team members.
Manages the bidding process, working with program staff and agency personnel to draft specifications and write solicitation documents, ensure timely publication of procurement notices; and evaluate competitive offerings based on cost, quality, service, availability, reliability and selection variety, including suppliers’ price structure.
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