<p>Advertisement Closes</p> <p>5/17/2025 (8:00 PM EDT)</p> <p>req69894</p> <p>Purchasing Officer I</p> <p>Pay Grade 11</p> <p>Salary</p> <p>$33,625.44 Annually</p> <p>Employment Type</p> <p>EXECUTIVE BRANCH | FULL TIME | ELIGIBLE FOR OVERTIME PAY | 18A | 40.0 HR/WK</p> <p>Click here for more details on state employment.</p> <p>Hiring Agency</p> <p>Justice & Public Safety Cabinet | Department of Corrections</p> <p>Location</p> <p>Western Kentucky Correctional Complex</p> <p>374 New Bethel Church Road</p> <p>Fredonia, KY 42411 USA</p> <p>Description</p> <p>The Kentucky Department of Corrections (DOC), Division of Adult Institutions operates 12 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.</p> <p>If you are looking for a career within the Department of Corrections that provides opportunity for career development, then the Department of Corrections may have an opportunity for you! Western Kentucky Correctional Complex is hiring a Purchasing Officer I. This position performs beginning level duties in the procurement of and/or payment of goods and non-professional services on an agency wide-basis.</p> <p>Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:</p> <ul> <li>Audit and invoices in eMARS according to policy and process payments in eMARS. </li><li>Track expenditure data and provides findings to supervisor for budgetary needs. </li><li>Track invoicing data for budgetary forecasting. </li><li>Process monthly inmate work-detail timesheets and internal billings to state agencies in eMARS. </li><li>ProCard site administrator. </li><li>Assist with monitoring of budget and financial data. </li><li>Process procurement documents for ordering of commodities. </li></ul> <p>Minimum Requirements</p> <p>EDUCATION: Graduate of a college or university with a bachelor's degree.</p> <p>EXPERIENCE, TRAINING, OR SKILLS: NONE</p> <p>Substitute EDUCATION for EXPERIENCE: NONE</p> <p>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.</p> <p>SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS (AGE, LICENSURE, REGULATION, ETC.): NONE</p> <p>Working Conditions</p> <p>Incumbents working in this job title perform duties in an office setting.</p> <p>Probationary Period</p> <p>This job has an initial and promotional probationary period of 6 months, except as provided in KRS 18A.111.</p> <p>If you have questions about this advertisement, please contact Tim East at Tim.east@ky.gov.</p> <p>An Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D</p>