DEPUTY PURCHASING DIRECTOR - 73002772

Requisition No: 881266 

Agency: Department of Revenue

Working Title: DEPUTY PURCHASING DIRECTOR - 73002772

 Pay Plan: SES

Position Number: 73002772 

Salary:  $72,000.00 - $80,000.04 / annually 

Posting Closing Date: 08/21/2026 

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Florida Department of Revenue

Office of Financial Management

Deputy Purchasing Director (Purchasing Manager I - SES)

Tallahassee

This is a State Personnel System only Advertisement.

If you have a desire to use your talent and skills at an organization that provides critical services to millions of individuals, businesses and families across the state, the Florida Department of Revenue invites you to apply to become an essential member of our team. We are committed to maintaining a diverse workforce and providing employment opportunities to veterans and individuals who have a disability. To learn more about the Department of Revenue’s excellent array of benefits, including career training, tuition waivers, paid vacations, insurance, and retirement programs, visit our website.

JOB SUMMARY:

This Purchasing Manager I - SES position is the Deputy Purchasing Director for the Department. 

• Provide leadership in strategic sourcing, contract administration, supplier management, and procurement operations. This role partners with program area leaders throughout the organization to procure goods and services that support the Department’s mission while maximizing value, mitigating risk, and promoting transparency and accountability.
• Assist the Purchasing Director in planning, organizing, and directing all procurement operations; lead procurement activities for complex, high-value, and mission-critical contracts; develop and implement procurement strategies that support organizational objectives; oversee and conduct competitive solicitations including Invitations to Bid (ITBs), Requests for Proposals (RFPs), Invitations to Negotiate (ITNs), and Requests for Information (RFIs); review procurement recommendations, contract awards, amendments, and purchasing documentation; manage contract negotiations with vendors and suppliers; monitor supplier performance and contract compliance; identify opportunities to improve procurement processes, efficiency, and cost savings; provide guidance and interpretation of procurement policies to internal stakeholder; supervise procurement professionals, providing coaching, mentoring, and performance management; assist in developing departmental goals, budgets, metrics, and performance reports; represent the Purchasing Director during meetings, committees, and executive discussions as assigned; support internal and external audits and implement corrective actions as necessary; and maintain effective working relationships with business units, vendors, and executive leadership.
• Direct the administration of a large, centralized procurement and contractual services program. Plan workloads, workflows, deadlines, work objectives and time utilization with employees to ensure that cost effective acquisitions of commodities and services are obtained in a timely manner so that operations of the Department are not interrupted or impeded.
• Ensure that procurement activities are in accordance with Florida Statutes, rules/regulations, policies/procedures, and good ethical business practices. Assigns duties and responsibilities to employees. Supervises, reviews, and evaluates work assignments and performance.
• Supervise and direct employees who provide services to support program contract management functions throughout the agency. Such services include maintaining contract documents and developing and maintaining systems and procedural guidance to support program contract monitoring activities.
• Attend meetings with programs to review and recommend how to proceed with the procurement of goods and services. On occasion meet with vendors interested in providing service to the agency or correcting the level of services being currently provided.
• Maintain and track contract managers training and certifications to meet requirements established by law and the Department of Financial Services.
• Emergency and Disaster-Related Duty: This position has been designated as a “mission essential” position pursuant to the Department of Revenue’s Continuity of Operations Plan. The incumbent is required to be available to perform emergency or disaster-related duties due to an emergency or disaster impacting or threatening to impact the Department which may require the incumbent to work additional hours over and above the regular work schedule. Emergency or disaster-related duty may include performing or supporting the Department’s mission essential functions, primary business functions or other activities related to emergency or disaster events or incidents.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:  

• Currently employed with a State Personnel System agency or department. 
• Four or more years of experience in procurement, in a professional environment, including quality assurance for the administration and management of formal two-party contracts.
• Four or more years of experience in applying Florida procurement laws and rules.
• Three or more years of experience in State of Florida procurement, including experience with Invitations to Negotiate (ITNs), Requests for Proposals (RFPs), and Invitations to Bid (ITBs).

PREFERENCES:

• Three or more years of experience involving a process of routing contracts for review and approval purposes and/or ensuring contract related information is correctly entered into a tracking system.
• Three or more years of experience with Request For Quotes (RFQs).
• One or more years of supervisory experience.
• Four-year degree from an accredited college or university in accounting, finance, business management, public administration or budget administration.
• Graduate degree in business, financial management, public administration, or related field.
• Current Florida Certified Contract Negotiator (FCCN) certification.
• Current Florida Certified Contract Manager (FCCM) certification.

SALARY: $72,000.00 - $80,000.04 / annually

BENEFITS: Benefits include, but are not limited to, health insurance, life insurance, tuition waivers, paid sick and personal leave, paid parental leave, 10 paid holidays annually, retirement savings, and vision and dental insurance.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION YOU NEED TO KNOW

CONTACT INFORMATION: Patricia Joyner, (850) 717-7540, Patricia.Joyner@floridarevenue.com.

SCREENING DISCLAIMER: Your responses to qualifying questions must be verifiable by skills and/or experiences you stated on your candidate profile and/or resume.

SKILLS VERIFICATION TEST OR ONLINE SKILLS ASSESSMENT: If you meet the minimum job requirements, we might require you to take a skills verification test or an online skills assessment to be considered for an interview.

CANDIDATE POOL: Future vacancies may be filled from this advertisement for a period of up to six months.

CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS: You will be required to undergo a National Level-2 criminal background check which requires you to provide your fingerprints.

WORK AUTHORIZATION REQUIREMENTS: The Department of Revenue does not hire individuals who require H-1B visa sponsorship to work in the United States. Candidates who require H-1B visa sponsorship will not be considered for this position.

Candidates who require participation in the STEM Optional Practical Training (STEM OPT) program must possess a qualifying STEM degree that is directly related to the duties of this position, in accordance with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) regulations.

REMINDER: Male candidates born on or after October 1, 1962, will not be eligible for hire or promotion unless they are registered with the Selective Services System (SSS) before their 26th birthday or have a Letter of Registration Exemption from the SSS. For more information, please visit the SSS website at http://www.sss.gov.

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.