Title: Procurement Specialist (White Bark HQ): Virginia Correctional Enterprises #00932

State Role Title: Financial Services Spec I

Hiring Range: $50,566 - $75,846

Pay Band: UG

Agency: Dept of Corr - Central Admin

Location: VCE Headquarters

Agency Website: www.vadoc.virginia.gov

Recruitment Type: State Employee Only - E

Job Duties

Virginia Correctional Enterprises (VCE) is a manufacturing and service agency dedicated to providing meaningful jobs and developing valuable work skills for offenders, supporting successful reentry after release. VCE fulfills this mission by offering high‑quality goods and services to our customers across the Commonwealth. For more information about VCE, including our products, services, and locations, please visit www.govce.net.

If hired by VCE you will start or restart a 12 month probationary period. This is for all New Hires, Transfers, returning State Employees.

Procurement Specialists procure goods and services in accordance with the Virginia Public Procurement Act and the Agency Procurement and Surplus Property Manual. To include maintaining sources of supply and promoting small, women‑owned, and minority‑owned business programs. The position serves as the primary point of contact for all eVA‑related issues and inquiries, as well as general procurement questions from agency staff. :

• Quality products
• Accurate and complete orders delivered on time.

Minimum Qualifications

• Proficiency in computer keyboarding and MS Word, Outlook, and Excel.
• Skill in planning, organizing, record-keeping, purchasing, problem solving, and training.
• Ability to effectively manage time, maintain attention to detail, prioritize, and make decisions.
• Ability to work independently, resolve problems, and perform effectively in complex work situations that involve multi-tasking and procedural requirements.
• Ability to communicate clearly both orally and in writing, listen effectively and handle difficult situations.
• Knowledge of the public procurement process, contract administration, and Small Purchase Charge Card Program (SPCC).
• Knowledge of the electronic procurement system eVA or other electronic purchasing systems.
• Ability to work independently, resolve problems, and perform effectively in complex work situations that involve extensive procedural requirement.
• Ability to complete the Virginia Ethics Council Conflict of Interest (COI) filing within two (2) business days of hire and annually thereafter, in accordance with the Code of Virginia § 2.2-3100.
• Ability to complete COI training within two (2) months of hire and every other year thereafter, as required by Code of Virginia § 2.2-3132.

Additional Considerations

• Knowledge of general business, strategic planning, resource allocation, raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other factors impacting the manufacture and procurement of goods and services.
• Knowledge of sources of supply, commodities, price indices, and manufacturing markets.
• Virginia Contracting Associate (VCA), or other purchasing certification; or
• Must obtain State Certification as a VCA within one year of employment.

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

Background Investigation Requirements: All applicants are subject to a background investigation. Investigations may include fingerprint checks (State Police, FBI); local agency checks; employment verification; verification of education (relevant to employment); credit checks; and other checks based on the position.

Drug Testing Requirements: Applicants applying to a designated safety sensitive position are subject to a pre-employment drug screen. Marijuana use is prohibited for positions that require possession of a firearm or a Commercial Driver’s License in the performance of official duties such as Corrections Officers, Probation Officers, Tractor Trailer Drivers and others.

Application Requirements: Application and/or résumé for this position are only accepted electronically through the Commonwealth of Virginia’s Electronic Recruitment System. All applications should be submitted by 11:55pm on the closing date for the position. Mailed, emailed, faxed, or hand delivered applications and/or résumés will not be accepted. The decision to interview an applicant is based solely on the information received for this position from the electronic application and/or résumé.

Layoff Preferences: Applicants who possess an Interagency Placement Screening Form (Yellow Form) or a Preferential Hiring Form (Blue Form) as issued under the Department of Human Resources Management (DHRM) Policy 1.30 Layoff (Commonwealth of VA employees only) MUST attach these forms when submitting their state application and/or résumé.

VADOC is an EEO employer and is committed to supporting workforce diversity, equitable opportunities and inclusivity. Reasonable accommodations are available upon request.

VADOC values our Veterans and encourages all to apply and receive preference in the hiring process. AmeriCorps, Peace Corps, and other nation service alumni are also encouraged to apply. Click here for more information: Virginia Values Veterans (V3) Program - Virginia Department of Veterans Services.

Contact Information

Name: Human Resources

Phone: VCEHR.input@vadoc.virginia.gov

Email: EMAILED APPLICATIONS/RÉSUMÉS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED FOR THIS POSITION

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.