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    Palo Alto, California United States City of Palo Alto Full Time $109,366.40 - $133,868.80 Annually Aug 23, 2025
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    City of Palo Alto

    The Community The birthplace of Silicon Valley, Palo Alto, is a community of approximately 68,000 residents and nearly 100,000 jobs. Located on the mid-Peninsula between San Francisco and San Jose, Palo Alto is recognized worldwide as a leader in cutting-edge technology, medicine, and green innovation. The community's treelined streets and historic buildings reflect its California heritage, and, at the same time, many world-class businesses maintain or started offices here, such as Stanford Health Care and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, Amazon, Broadcom, Hewlett-Packard, Houzz, Rivian, SAP and SAP Ariba, Tesla, and Varian Medical Systems. Numerous start-ups are also at home in Palo Alto, arguably making it the start-up capital of the world. Stanford University is foundational to the history and prestige of Palo Alto, reflected in the community's dedication to lifelong learning. Stanford's cultural and educational offerings are integral to the vibrancy and charm of Palo Alto, while the City's exceptional K-12 school district ranks among the top public-school systems in the country. With more than 50% of adult residents holding a graduate degree or higher, Palo Alto is frequently listed as one of the most educated cities in the nation. Palo Alto boasts a genuine sense of community and an active citizenry with strong environmental values. Beautiful neighborhoods are complemented by vibrant commercial corridors and a bustling economy featuring premium shopping and dining options. Excellent healthcare facilities, performing arts, and diverse recreational opportunities are some of the community's incredibly desirable and cherished amenities. To learn more, visit https://www.paloalto.gov/Departments/City-Manager/Latest-News City Government Palo Alto is a full-service charter city with a council-manager form of government. The seven-member City Council is elected at large, and the City Council annually selects the Mayor and Vice Mayor from among its members. The Mayor and City Council appoint the City Manager, City Attorney, City Clerk, and City Auditor. The City Manager is responsible for the strategic direction and day-to-day operations of the City. Palo Alto is organized into 15 departments/offices with 1,093.10 authorized positions in FY 2025. There is also a FY 2025 capital budget of $316.2 million. Palo Alto owns and operates its own utilities, including electricity (carbon-neutral), gas, water, wastewater, and an expanding fiber network. This dynamic municipal environment ensures an ever-engaging platform for unique problem-solving and advances new initiatives, including sustainability, broadband, and effective service delivery. Community assets also include five libraries, 36 parks, five community centers, a museum and zoo, youth centers, a general aviation airport, an 18-hole golf course, a regional water treatment plant, and wildland open space preserves at the San Francisco Bay and in the foothills of the Santa Cruz Mountains offering 41 miles of walking/biking trails in addition to its police, fire, and ambulance services. Palo Alto has long been a leader in sustainability, and the City's ambitious greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction goals are part of what sets it apart. Since the City's first Climate Protection Plan was passed in 2007, Palo Alto has set goals that exceed State and Federal targets. Today, the City's goal to reduce emissions 80% below 1990 levels by 2030 (the "80x30" goal) and achieve carbon neutrality by 2030 guides sustainability efforts. An award-winning City, Palo Alto is recognized nationally as innovative and well-managed. City services and performance also receive impressive marks from community members in the Palo Alto Community Survey. Many of those ratings put City programs and services in the highest percentiles among the hundreds of benchmark cities. Palo Alto makes decisions through comprehensive processes and proactively seeks to involve its extremely informed, educated, and engaged residents. Projects are naturally a cooperative effort among the City Council, Boards, Commissions, Committees, engaged residents, neighborhoods, businesses, property owners, and staff. Join an Award Winning Team  Palo Alto is an award-winning City recognized nationwide as innovative and well-managed. Palo Alto is one of a small number of California cities with a AAA bond rating. Recently, Palo Alto became one of the most livable cities in the U.S. by Livability.com. It's the only city to receive the Platinum Beacon Award in sustainability best practices by California’s Institute for Local Government. We offer a variety of career paths that relate to building and improving communities. The City has fourteen departments employing 1,000 full-time staff. Police officers, fire fighters, paramedics, and building inspectors keep us safe. Engineers and public works staff build and re-build the physical infrastructure. City planners help envision and shape future community growth. Recreation, arts and library professionals enhance community life. Utilities provides electric, gas, water, sewer and other services. Internal services departments help manage, staff, and protect the City. Want to learn more about our benefits? Learn more by reviewing our "Benefits at a Glance Booklet." Contact Us Phone: 650-329-2376    Email: Recruit@paloalto.gov    Location: City Hall, 1st Floor | 250 Hamilton Ave 94301 | View Map

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    Job Description

    Description

    The City of Palo Alto is seeking a Buyer to join our team and support critical procurement needs of various City departments.

    The Position

    In this role, you will be a key player in ensuring the effective and efficient use of City funds. You will be responsible for the full procurement lifecycle, from sourcing and selecting vendors to negotiating contracts and purchasing a wide range of materials, equipment, and services. You'll work closely with internal City staff to understand their needs, review requisitions, and ensure all purchases align with City policies.

    Ideal Candidate:

    The ideal candidate is a detail-oriented professional who can build strong relationships with vendors, manage contracts effectively, and maintain accurate records. This position also requires strong communication skills, as you'll be a central point of contact for both external vendors and internal departments.
    • Experience in public sector procurement
    • Strong communication skills
    • Knowledge of public procurement practices
    • Familiarity with procurement software; SAP experience a plus
    • Comfortable with e-procurement systems
    • Detail-oriented

    Typical Tasks
    Duties performed may vary depending on working level assigned.
    • Reviews and receives purchase requisitions to be processed;
    • Prepares Request For Quotes(RFQ);
    • Schedules advertising and announcement of solicitations on the City’s eprocurement software;
    • Conducts pre-bid conferences & review Council staff reports;
    • Analyzes bids;
    • Determines successful bidders and issues purchase orders, makes recommendations relative to the awarding of contracts.
    • Prepares contracts and amendments
    • Reviews and edits Scope of Services and Specifications
    • Enters contracts, amendments, encumbrances, close out and task orders into SAP
    • Works with Project Managers to resolve issues in SAP;
    • Maintains contract files and ensures documents and pertinent materials are current;
    • Operates personal computers and learns specialty software programs;
    • May provide training to other procurement staff and partner departments on the procurement process;
    • Serves as a back-up to other Buyers in their absence
    • Performs related duties as required.
    • P-card Admin and Technical Support

    Interested in learning more about the Administrative Services Department Click here.

    Essential Duties

    • Manage the procurement process from requisition to purchase for assigned departments
    • Purchase goods and services via purchase orders, contracts, and agreements
    • Work with City departments to identify and plan purchasing needs
    • Research and evaluate suppliers; negotiate prices and terms
    • Maintain accurate procurement records and compile reports with statistical data
    • Evaluate vendor performance and resolve issues
    • Serve as a resource for City staff, providing guidance on procurement policies and procedures
    • Assist with inventory control and records management
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    Minimum Qualifications

    Sufficient education, training and/or work experience to demonstrate possession of the following knowledge, skills, and abilities which would typically be acquired through:
    • Equivalent to completion of 2 years of college with major in business.
    and
    • Two years experience as a buyer or equivalent purchasing experience.

    Special Requirements:
    • Possession of a California Driver's License.
    Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
    Ability to communicate with others and to assimilate and understand information, in a manner consistent with the essential job functions.
    • Knowledge of purchasing and contracting methods; modern business practices; and, public purchasing and materials principles.
    • Ability to analyze purchase requests; evaluate bids; prepare product specifications and contracts; make sound recommendations; establish, maintain, and compile accurate records and reports; operate office equipment; learn record retention procedures.
    • General knowledge of maintenance, repairs, operating and office supplies, and safety equipment; ability to write and analyze related specifications.
    • The skills associated with vendor development including negotiating, communicating, and product analysis.
    • Ability to operate assigned equipment.
    • Ability to make sound decisions in a manner consistent with the essential job functions.


    See our Benefits at a Glance Bookletfor more details.
    Learn more about our Memorandum of Agreements (MOAs) between the City and its bargaining units, by clicking HERE.

    Closing Date/Time: 9/5/2025 11:59 PM Pacific
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