Lead Purchaser - Procurement Division

TxDOT's Procurement Division is seeking an experienced, procurement professional to join their team as a Lead Purchaser. At TxDOT, people are the Department’s most important customer, asset, and resource. The well-being, safety, and quality of life for Texans and the traveling public are of the utmost concern to the Department. We focus on relationship building, customer service, and partnerships. The role of the Lead Purchaser is to coordinate the effort of their team in its purchasing mission "to purchase the right quality, in the right quantity, at the right time, at the right price, from the right supplier, in the most effective manner to obtain the best value for the state." The ideal candidate is detailed oriented, fast paced, an effective communicator, a positive motivator, customer focused and highly knowledgeable in public purchasing. We have a diverse workforce of over 12,000 employees statewide. If you want to build an exciting career, let's talk!

Work location: The selected candidates' work location may be headquartered in TxDOT - Stassney Campus (Austin, TX) or any of the following 25 TxDOT District offices located in Abilene, Amarillo, Atlanta, Austin, Beaumont, Brownwood, Bryan, Corpus Christi, Childress, Dallas, El Paso, Fort Worth, Houston, Laredo, Lubbock, Lufkin, Odessa, Paris, Pharr, San Angelo, San Antonio, Tyler, Waco, Wichita Falls, and Yoakum.