Procurement Specialist, Senior - Health - BPH - Central Office - Kanawha Co.
State of West Virginia
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Procurement Associate - Health - BPH - Kanawha Co.
State of West Virginia
HEALTH - BPH - CENTRAL OFFICE
Location
West Virginia, 25305
Salary
$31,533 - $53,916
per year
Type
Full-Time
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April 22, 2026
Job Description
Summary
This job is for a procurement specialist in West Virginia's health department, where you'll help staff buy supplies by talking to them about needs, creating detailed purchase requests, reviewing bids from vendors, and recommending the best ones.
It's a busy role that involves good computer skills and strong organization to keep things running smoothly.
Ideal for someone detail-oriented with clerical background who enjoys coordinating purchases, even without prior buying experience.
Key Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Four years of full-time paid clerical experience, including purchasing supplies and maintaining inventory (or equivalent part-time)
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university can substitute for the required experience
- For this health department role, four years of any full-time paid clerical experience can substitute without needing purchasing or inventory specifics
- Proficiency in computer skills
- Excellent communication, organizational, and time management skills
Full Job Description
1 VacancyKanawha County
This position serves as a Purchasing Agent for the Department of Health, in the Central Finance Office. The Purchasing Agent is a fast-paced position responsible for communicating with program staff, managers and directors regarding their procurement needs, writing specifications, developing scientific and technical bid packages, evaluating bids, and making award recommendations. The position requires computer proficiency and excellent communication, organizational, and time management skills. Previous purchasing experience is a plus but not required. Other related duties as assigned.
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Qualifications
Training: High school diploma or the equivalent.AND
Experience: Four (4) years of full-time or equivalent part-time paid clerical experience which included purchasing supplies and maintaining inventory.
OR
Substitution: Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university may substitute for the required experience.
Additional Information
For the Bureau for Public Health, four (4) years of full-time or equivalent part-time paid clerical experience may substitute for the required experience. This experience does not need to include purchasing supplies and maintaining inventory to qualify.
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