PROCUREMENT ANALYST 1, 2, OR 3

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PROCUREMENT ANALYST 1, 2, OR 3

Salary

$2,922.00 - $5,734.00 Monthly

Location

Alexandria, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

207632

Department

LDH- Central Louisiana Human Services District

Opening Date

03/28/2025

Closing Date

4/11/2025 11:59 PM Central

Supplemental Information

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CLHSD oversees delivery of mental health, substance use and intellectual and developmental disability services in our 8 parish area: Avoyelles, Catahoula, Concordia, Grant, LaSalle, Rapides, Vernon and Winn.

 This position is located at our Administration / Fiscal Department – Alexandria office.

Job #207632 / 50469476

As part of a Career Progression Group, vacancies may be filled from this recruitment as a Procurement Analyst 1, 2, or 3 depending on the level of experience of the selected applicant(s).  Please refer to the ‘Job Specifications’ tab located at the top of the LA Careers ‘Current Job Opportunities’ page of the Civil Service website for specific information on salary ranges, minimum qualifications and job concepts for each level

Selected Core Competencies:

  • Communicating Effectively: The ability to relay information correctly and appropriately to connect people and ideas.
  • Displaying Expertise: The ability to exhibit specialized skills or knowledge gained from experience or training
  • Managing Resources: The ability to ensure resources such as time, money, and people are utilized appropriately to result in maximum business value.

Selected Preferred Competencies:

  • Displaying Professionalism: The ability to recognize how your actions impact the perceptions of both you and your organization.
  • Following Policies and Procedures: The ability to comply with policies and procedures of the organization as well as State Civil Service rules, and all applicable federal and state laws.
  • Managing Conflict: The ability to recognize and navigate disagreements in a rational, unbiased, and productive way.
  • Managing Time: The ability to control your time to increase effectiveness, efficiency, or productivity.
  • Solving Problems: The ability to discover solutions to problems.
  • Working Safely: The ability to maintain safety by following rules and procedures.
  • Working with Financial Information: The ability to use financial data to guide, drive, and convey the financial standing and/or outlook of an organization.


You must include all relevant education and experience on your official State application. You must describe your actual duties as you will not be qualified based on job title alone. A resume upload will NOT populate your information into your application.

Work experience left off your electronic application or only included in an attached resume is not eligible to receive credit.

All prospective new hires are required to pass a drug screening and a criminal background check.

All prospective new hires will be subjected to employment eligibility verification via the federal government's E-Verify system.

 To apply for this vacancy, click on the “Apply” link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.

*Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.*
 
 For further information about this vacancy contact:
 Shawanda Gordon

Shawanda.Gordon@clahsd.org.

 CLHSD / Human Resources Specialist

Minimum Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Three years of experience in procurement, contracts or grants management, financial management, accounting, or auditing; OR

Six years of full-time work experience in any field; OR

A bachelor’s degree.

EXPERIENCE SUBSTITUTION:
Every 30 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university will be credited as one year of experience towards the six years of full-time work experience in any field. The maximum substitution allowed is 120 semester hours which substitutes for a maximum of four years of experience in any field.

Job Concepts

FUNCTION OF WORK:
To procure goods and/or services that are outside of the scope of the Office of State Procurement.


LEVEL OF WORK:
Entry.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED:
Direct from a Procurement Supervisor or Procurement Manager. Other reporting relationships may be approved by State Civil Service.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED:
None.

LOCATION OF WORK:
May be used by all state agencies with procurement functions that are outside of the scope of the Office of State Procurement.

JOB DISTINCTIONS:
Differs from Procurement Analyst 2 by the absence of experienced-level professional procurement duties. 

Examples of Work

EXAMPLES BELOW ARE A BRIEF SAMPLE OF COMMON DUTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS JOB TITLE. NOT ALL POSSIBLE TASKS ARE INCLUDED.

Learns to apply the Procurement Code in order to procure goods and/or services for the agency.

Under close supervision, coordinates proper solicitation, evaluation of bids, and vendor selection.

Assists in correspondence with vendors and agency staff regarding contract terms, deliveries, quality and order changes.

Follows up on delivery, receipt and quality of materials.

Maintains records of procurement transactions and qualified vendors.

May provide guidance to agency personnel on specification development in order to meet procurement standards. 

Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity to make a difference through public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career. 

As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program:


Insurance Coverage   More information can be found at https://info.groupbenefits.org/

Parental Leave – Up to six weeks paid parental leave
More information can be found at https://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx

Holidays and Leave – State employees receive the following paid holidays each year:
  • New Year's Day
  • Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,
  • Mardi Gras,
  • Good Friday,
  • Memorial Day,
  • Independence Day,
  • Labor Day,
  • Veteran's Day,
  • Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
***** Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor

State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase.

Retirement – State of Louisiana employees are eligible to participate in various retirement systems (based on the type of appointment and agency for which an employee works).  These retirement systems provide retirement allowances and other benefits for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries. State retirement systems may include (but are not limited to):
  • Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (www.lasersonline.org). LASERS has provided this video to give you more detailed information about their system
  • Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org),
  • Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others

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CE: Rate your ability to communicate effectively based on our definition: The ability to relay information correctly and appropriately to connect people and ideas. 1= I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable communicating effectively 2= I have limited experience or require assistance to communicate effectively 3= I can communicate effectively 4= I can communicate effectively and help others improve their communication
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CE: Explain your rating by providing specific and relevant examples in the box below.
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FPP: Rate your ability to follow policies and procedures based on our definition: The ability to comply with policies and procedures of the organization as well as State Civil Service rules, and all applicable federal and state laws. 1= I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable following policies and procedures 2= I have limited experience or require assistance to follow policies and procedures 3= I can follow policies and procedures 4= I can follow policies and procedures and help others improve their ability to follow policies and procedures
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FPP: Explain your rating by providing specific and relevant examples in the box below.
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MT: Rate your ability to manage time based on our definition: The ability to control your time to increase effectiveness, efficiency, or productivity. 1= I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable managing time. 2= I have limited experience or require assistance to manage time 3= I can manage time 4= I can manage time and help others improve their ability to manage time
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MT: Explain your rating by providing specific and relevant examples in the box below.

Required Question

Employer
State of Louisiana
Address
For agency contact information, please refer to
the supplemental information above.
Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802
Phone
(866) 783-5462