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Upon closing, the applications received will be screened and notices will be sent to the applicants regarding the status of their application.\nUnder general supervision of the Finance Director or their designee, manage and coordinate the City’s centralized purchasing division. Participate in the development, implementation, and monitoring of procurement policies, regulations, laws, and contractual compliance. To provide highly responsible and technical staff assistance in developing specifications for goods and services including requests for bids and proposals; perform related duties as assigned.\nJOB REQUIREMENTS\nThese examples are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work performed. The examples of work performed are neither restricted to nor all-encompassing of the duties to be performed under this job title. \nAdminister the procurement of City materials, supplies, equipment, and services.\nSupervise Buyers, including training in related job responsibilities, assigning and directing work, providing performance appraisals and handling operational issues within the department.\nCoordinate the work activities of the department, schedule vacations and work hours and process payroll timesheets by tracking and/or verifying hours worked.\nDirect the coordination of City Departments on all contracts and RFP’s to monitor for appropriate contract language and compliance with State regulations and City policies and procedures.\nReview and approve purchase orders and requisitions for accuracy and compliance with government contract code requirements.\nConfer with multiple vendors as to availability of goods, prices, deliveries, discounts, and changes in supplies, materials, and equipment offered for sale.\nAssist City Departments in resolving complaints and problems with vendors (purchase orders).\nTrain and advise all departments regarding City purchasing and contract compliance procedures.\nDevelop, coordinate, and implement improved systems and procedures to ensure centralized purchasing.\nConfer with and assist City staff in developing specifications and selecting appropriate materials and equipment.\nReceive and distribute procured items.\n Assist in the preparation of the annual departmental budget.\nCoordinate purchasing-related activities with other City departments and divisions and with outside agencies.\nOrganize and maintain the computerized requisition, purchase order and contract management system.\nEnter product information to create Purchase Orders.\nManage credit card programs, and associated travel software.\nFacilitate the budgeting and reporting of the City’s capital improvement plan.\nSupervise necessary demonstrations and tests of supplies and equipment.\nPrepare a variety of periodic activity reports.\nAdminister, coordinate and oversee the formal bid process for purchase of equipment, supplies, professional services and construction contracts for the City as required.\nPrepare requisitions for restocking and replacement of warehouse items.\nTake lead role in coordination with City departments for the sale of surplus equipment and file reports of disposition.\nCoordinate on-going documentation and identification of fixed assets purchases/disposals in database in order to provide to the Accounting Division as requested. \nPrepare and present reports to the City Council, as needed.\nPerform related duties as required.\nMINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS\nKnowledge of:\nPrinciples, methods, and procedures of purchasing and inventory control.\nVariety of supplies, materials, equipment, and services, including construction, used by a municipality.\nWarehousing operations, methods, and techniques.\nPrinciples of accounting, administration, budget, and personnel management.\nComputerized inventory systems, word processing, and spreadsheet creation.\nPurchasing section of the City of Ukiah Municipal Code.\nState of California procurement laws related to public contracts.\nFederal procurement laws related to contracts with Federal funding.\nAbility to:\nAnalyze commodity requirements, interpret market prices and trends, and to solve procurement problems.\nEffectively motivate and lead department in municipal setting.\nTrain and evaluate assigned staff.\nDevelop and maintain purchasing records, purchasing systems, and procedures.\nDevelop and present proposals for changing purchasing policies and procedures.\nExercise excellent customer service while enforcing City policies and purchasing protocols.\nCommunicate clearly and concisely, orally and in writing.\nEstablish and maintain cooperative relationships with City staff, vendors, and the general public.\nPerform physical labor required in the receipt and issuance of supplies.\nProperly interpret and make decisions in accordance with laws, regulations and policies.\nTrain City employees in proper purchasing procedures.\nAnalyze requisitions and review specifications for clarity and appropriateness.\nAttend City Council meetings during evening hours on an as-needed basis.\nOperate a forklift.\nLift approximately 55 lbs.\nExperience and Education:\nAny combination equivalent to:\nFive years of responsible purchasing experience, including familiarity with inventory control and accounting procedures, with two years’ supervisory experience. Governmental experience preferred. \nA bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major study in purchasing, business administration, public administration, marketing, or related field, and may substitute for up to three years of related experience. \nPossessing one or more of the following licenses/credentials/certifications is also desirable:NIGP Certified Procurement Official (CPP)\nUPPCC Certified Public Procurement Officer (CPPO)\nUPPCC Certified Professional Public Buyer (CPPB)\nISM Certified Purchasing Manager (CPM)\n\nNecessary Special Requirements:\nPossession of a valid Class C California Driver’s License.\nAbility to obtain forklift certification within three months from date of appointment.\nSELECTION PROCEDURE\nApplications must be filled out completely. Resumes submitted in lieu of completing an application will not be considered. Applications will be reviewed by a screening committee and those applicants who appear to be among the best qualified will be selected for the examination process. This process may include a variety of techniques designed to test applicants’ knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties and responsibilities of the job. An eligibility list will be established by ranking candidates by their overall score and a selection will be made from the candidates on this list. All employment offers are subject to a City-paid physical examination and a thorough reference and background check.\nIn accordance with the Immigration Reform Act of 1986, the City must verify, once an employment offer has been made, that all persons have written proof of their right to work in the United States.\nIn accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), if special accommodations are necessary at any stage of the testing process, please notify the Human Resources Department in advance at (707) 463-6244 so your request may be reviewed prior to the occurrence of the test.\nThe City of Ukiah is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to building a diverse workforce.\nContinually working to promote diversity, equity, transparency, and justice through the adoption and implementation of City practices, policies, and procedures.\nThe City of Ukiah offers a competative benefits package to all full-time employees, including health care, dental, vision, retirement, deferred compensation plans, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, long-term disability, holidays, vacation, and sick leave.\nPart-time employees may receive benefits on a pro-rated basis.\nTo learn more details, contact us at .","description_format":"text","description_chars":7974,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":5,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Equity","Life insurance","Retirement plans"],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Government"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-20T23:32:51Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":72,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.802,"p_room":0.9,"age_days":15,"expected_fill_days":28,"reasons":["seen:11","win:mid"],"computed_at":"2026-10-31T05:58:55Z"},"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":121284,"is_top_pay":false},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/cityofukiah-purchasing-manager","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/cityofukiah-purchasing-manager.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-11-01T00:52:02Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":1517,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-11-02T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":2268432},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=2268432"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fcityofukiah-purchasing-manager"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fcityofukiah-purchasing-manager"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fcityofukiah-purchasing-manager"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/cityofukiah-purchasing-manager\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fcityofukiah-purchasing-manager"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":2963825}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"cityofukiah.com","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":2963825},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. 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