Purchasing Officer II

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10/22/2026 (11:59 PM ET)

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Pay Grade12

Salary

$38,854.56 Annually

Employment Type

EXECUTIVE BRANCH | FULL TIME | ELIGIBLE FOR OVERTIME PAY | 18A | 40.0 HR/WK

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Hiring Agency

Justice & Public Safety Cabinet | Department of Corrections

Location

1612 Dawkins Road

La Grange, KY 40031 USA

Description

• The Kentucky Department of Corrections (DOC), Division of Adult Institutions operates 13 correctional
• facilities that house Kentucky's adult inmate population. The mission of DOC is to protect the citizens of the
• Commonwealth and to provide a safe, secure and humane environment for staff and offenders in carrying out the
• mandates of the legislative and judicial processes; and, to provide opportunities for offenders to acquire
• skills which facilitate non-criminal behavior.
• We are hiring a Purchasing Officer II, which will play a vital role through performing technical
• administrative work for the procurement of and payments for goods and services.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to

• Develops and issues request for quotes to vendors.
• Researches and creates requisitions for goods and non-professional services when the expenditures
• amount exceeds the agency's small purchase authority.
• Coordinates with various departments for input to the contract requests.
• Creates delivery orders and purchase order for purchases.
• Completes the purchase order, receives approval and forwards the approved purchase order to the vendor
• for processing.
• Reviews request for local purchases by phone in in writing, authorizes such purchases in accordance
• with
• the model procurement code.

Minimum Requirements

EDUCATION:Graduate of a college or university with a bachelor's degree.

EXPERIENCE, TRAINING, OR SKILLS:Two years of purchasing experience.

Substitute EDUCATION for EXPERIENCE:NONE

Substitute EXPERIENCE for EDUCATION:Experience in purchasing will substitute for the required college on a year for year basis. Certification with the National Institute of Governmental Purchasing as a Certified Professional Public Buyer (CPPB) will substitute for one year of the college requirement OR certification as a Certified Public Purchasing Officer (CPPO) will substitute for two years of the college requirement.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS (AGE, LICENSURE, REGULATION, ETC.):NONE

Working Conditions

Incumbents working in this job title perform duties in an office setting.

Probationary Period

• This job has an initial and promotional probationary period of 6 months, except as provided in KRS 18A.111.
• If you have questions about this advertisement, please contact Amy Ganschow at [email protected]
• An Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D