Purchasing Technician

Job Description:

Purchasing Technician

Description

Definition & Distinguishing Characteristics

Are you passionate about optimizing procurement processes? Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment where attention to detail is key to success? If so, we have the perfect opportunity for you! The County of Colusa CAO department is seeking a motivated and skilled Purchasing Technician to be the driving force behind our procurement operations. This is more than just a job-it’s a chance to play a crucial role in shaping the future of our county’s projects and services. If you're interested, check out the job description pages HERE.

There is a position available in the CAO Purchasing and Procurement Division. This recruitment will fill a current vacancy and establish an eligibility list for future openings, eliminating the need to repost.

What's this Job All About?
As a Purchasing Technician, you will handle purchasing requests from all County departments. Your responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the creation and disbursement of purchase orders; order tracking and verification upon delivery; obtaining quotes and negotiating with vendors; processing invoices; preparing contracts for the Board of Supervisors; and managing daily County mail, including delivery to the local USPS office. Additionally, the Purchasing Technician assists with contract preparation and management while adhering to the County's Purchasing Policy.

The Purchasing Technician reports to the Assistant CAO. While this position primarily involves independent work, there is a fantastic team within the CAO’s office ready to support you. The leadership has an open-door policy and is always willing to listen to concerns or new ideas.

Embracing the Colusa County Work Culture
The County of Colusa is truly a family environment. While we all work hard, we want to make sure that our employees are excited to come to work and have some fun too! A work/life balance is important to us, and we strive to ensure that all employees achieve this.

How do we make a differe nce?
The Purchasing Technician is truly a one-of-a-kind position. An employee in this role works with each department and is one of the few positions within the County that does so. In this position, you will build relationships with vendors and negotiate to secure the most competitive pricing for the County.

What are the benefits?

• A beautiful, safe community in which to work and serve.
• A caring, empathetic, & fun work family that you will be welcomed into.
• A job with WORK-LIFE BALANCE
• Competitive salary commensurate with education & experience
• A LIFETIME PAYCHECK (3% @ 60 for Classic Members and 2% @ 62 for New Members) - As long as you work for 5 years and vest in the CalPERS system, you will receive a retirement paycheck for the rest of your life.
• Amazing health care BENEFITS at NO COST to you - Unless you choose a premium health care plan.
• Authentically kind and engaged leadership who truly enjoy developing staff.
• 457 Deferred Compensation.
• PAID vacation, PAID holidays (13), and PAID leave if you get sick.
• Vacation Parity - Previous service with a public agency counts towards vacation accrual at Colusa County. A public agency includes cities, counties, districts, military and similar entities. To learn more about vacation parity please see our benefit summary.

COME WORK FOR THE COUNTY OF COLUSA: WE’RE WAITING FOR YOU!

Supervision & Examples of Duties

Receives general direction from the Assistant CAO or management staff.

Qualifications

Any combination of experience and training that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be:

Experience:

Two years of increasingly responsible clerical experience including one year related to the ordering, requisitioning, and/or purchasing of common materials and supplies.

Training:

Equivalent to the completion of the twelfth grade supplemented by courses in bookkeeping, accounting or a related field.

Supplemental Information

The salary range above consists of 15 steps. Steps 1-6 are annual merit steps with approximately 5% difference between each step, based on successful performance. Steps 7-15 are additional merit steps, requiring 2 years of satisfactory performance at the previous step. Steps 7-14 provide 2.5% increases, while Step 15 offers a 5% increase. The final salary offered will depend on the applicant's experience and qualifications, ranging from steps 1 to 15.

Colusa County offers an excellent benefit package. For a summary of benefits, please click here: 2025 Benefit Summary

Closing Date/Time: 5/4/2025 11:59 PM Pacific

Salary:

$39,660.00 - $65,088.00 Annually