DSHS FTAA Procurement and Supply Specialist 1

DSHS FTAA Procurement & Supply Specialist 1

We are seeking a Procurement and Supply Specialist 1 to join our warehousing team at Fircrest Residential Habilitation Center in Shoreline, Washington. This position is a great opportunity for someone beginning their career in procurement and warehouse operations and requires 100% onsite work.

In this role, you’ll be responsible for ordering goods and supplies for the facility’s commissary warehouse. You will support warehouse operations by ordering products, receiving orders, stocking, pulling orders, delivering, maintaining the fuel management system, inventory counts, supporting the dietary warehouse, and ensuring that deliveries are organized and distributed across campus. This is a hands-on, detail-focused role that supports the daily needs of the people who live and work at the facility.

This is a great opportunity to build hands-on experience in inventory and warehouse operations while supporting the day-to-day needs of Fircrest RHC. You’ll work as part of a supportive team that helps ensure essential goods and supplies are available where and when they are needed to support facility operations and the people we serve.

• Performs procurement, warehousing, and distribution functions of consumable supplies, equipment, and materials in accordance with state laws, agency policies and procedures, and requirements.
• Place orders for products, supplies, and other goods to maintain adequate inventory levels to meet facility needs.
• Receive deliveries, verify quantity and quality of items, and coordinate distribution of items across the facility.
• Complete cycle counts and other assigned inventory activities.
• Communicate with vendors and staff to resolve any issues with orders or deliveries.
• Maintain accurate purchasing records, inputs receipts, and forwards documentation to the fiscal office for timely vendor payments.
• Keep warehouse areas clean, organized, and safely stocked.
• Provide excellent customer service to staff and residents.

An Associates of Arts Degree in Purchasing management, Business Administration, or closely allied field AND one year of full-time purchasing experience.

Full-time experience as a purchasing professional will substitute on a year-for-year basis.

Prior to a new hire, a background check including criminal record history may be conducted. Information from the background check will not necessarily preclude employment but will be considered in determining the applicant’s suitability and competence to perform in the job. This announcement may be used to fill multiple vacancies. Employees driving on state business must have a valid driver's license. Employees driving a privately owned vehicle on state business must have liability insurance on the privately owned vehicle.

Washington State Department of Social and Health Services is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in any area of employment, its programs or services on the basis of age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity/expression, marital status, race, creed, color, national origin, religion or beliefs, political affiliation, military status, honorably discharged veteran, Vietnam Era, recently separated or other protect­ed veteran status, the presence of any sensory, mental, physical disability or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability, equal pay or genetic information. Persons requiring accommodation in the application process or this job announcement in an alternative format may contact the Recruiter at (360) 725-5810. Applicants who are deaf or hard of hearing may call through Washington Relay Service by dialing 7-1-1 or 1-800-833-6384.

Relationship and Reporting Structure (Nepotism) Disclosure: If you are selected for hire, you must disclose whether you have a relative, household member, close friend, or romantic partner within your potential supervisory chain of command. DSHS has a Relationships and the Reporting Structure policy that prohibits nepotism and can be reviewed here. Applicants whose appointment would result in a prohibited reporting relationship are not eligible for appointment to that position.