Purchasing Agent 1, 2, or 3

Purchasing Agent

This listing closes on 10 / 29 / 2025 at 11 : 59 PM Central Time (US & Canada).

Employer : State of Louisiana

Salary : Depends on Qualifications

Location : New Orleans, LA

Job Type : Unclassified

Job Number : DMA-129-2025

Department : Gov-Department of Military Affairs

Opening Date : October 15, 2025

Closing Date : October 29, 2025 at 11 : 59 PM Central Time (US & Canada)

About This Job

Announcement No. 129-2025 Benefits

Opening Date : October 15, 2025

Retirement : LASERS

Closing Date : October 29, 2025

Insurance : Medical, Dental, & Vision

Paid Holidays : 10 plus proclaimed

Salary : Annual Leave : 96 hours per year with tenure increases

MA-613 $35,734 - $44,346

Sick Leave : 96 hours per year with tenure increase

MA-614 $38,230 - $47,445

MA-615 $40,914 - $50,752

Salary indicates typical starting range. Level will be determined by qualifications.

Job Type : Unclassified

• Current Classified employees must give up their designation to accept this position.

Position Description : Responsible for purchasing activities for Jackson Barracks and Camp Villere which includes all organizations and tenants located on-site. Tracks every purchase made throughout the year with requisition spreadsheets and monthly encumbrance scrub meetings. Creates and updates state purchase orders into the LA Gov. Systems. Assist with the implementation and maintenance of a tracking system for tracking purchase orders to ensure proper delivery of commodities purchased. Ensure proper commodities are delivered and vendors are paid in a timely manner. Provide monthly status updates for any open and unresolved purchases and encumbrances for Educational Programs. Tracks all fixed charges and renewals for all organizational funding codes for Jackson Barracks, Camp Villere and all armories related to the purchasing agents designated regions. Assist in the absence of other purchasing agents. Major duties required direct coordination with involving sustained daily purchasing requirements and activities for each location and organization. Performs frequent coordination with involving sustained daily purchasing requirements and activities for each location and organization. Performs frequent coordination with both statewide and local supplying vendors at each facility. Responsible for preparing solicitations for bids for equipment, supplies and services in accordance with State Purchasing rules and agency regulations. Enters requisitions, low dollar orders, delegated purchase authority, contract release orders and open market requisitions in the Advanced Government Purchasing System (AGPS). Assists in managing all fixed charges, contracts and coordinates with contract vendors on the execution of the contract. Assist in the preparation of current financial reports as well as summarize and forecast for future growth and general economic outlook. Review requisitions with award bids and follow up with vendors to obtain products or services information such as price, availability and delivery schedule. Coordinate with various agency ship to locations to ensure merchandise or equipment is received, inventoried, tagged if necessary and properly distributed to the end used. Ensures all state year close out tasks and suspense dates are communicated with each program and completed prior to deadlines for all seven educational programs. During declared emergencies operate from the Emergency Operations Center to support emergency purchase requirements. Designated Emergency Procurement Specialist, authorized to use specially activated agency VISA procurement cards. Performs all other duties as assigned.

General Requirements

Conditions of Employment

Application Procedures

All Applicants must complete a LANG-LMD-H Form 10 (State Application) and attach a legible copy of their Official Birth Certificate, Driver's License and Social Security Card. Resumes are optional and will not be accepted unless they are submitted with the LANG-LMD-H Form 10 (State Application).

Equal Opportunity Employer and State as a Model Employee (SAME)