The posting
Pay Range: $54,879 - $71,343 annual compensation
Job Posting Closing on: Wednesday, October 14, 2026 📅
Workdays & Hours: Monday – Friday 8am – 5pm; Remote work not available during initial probation
Benefits for this position include: 11 Paid Holidays, Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, Pension Plan, Professional Development Opportunities. Find Out More!
The City of Fort Worth is one of the fastest growing large cities in the U.S. Our employees serve the needs of over 1,000,000 residents, promoting our values of exceptional customer experience, mutual respect, embracing our diversity, continuous improvement, ethical behavior, and accountability.🌆
The Financial Management Services Department, Purchasing Division, is seeking a Buyer I to conduct and support a wide range of procurement activities for goods, services, and citywide operational needs. This role is responsible for coordinating and executing formal and informal solicitations in compliance with all applicable purchasing laws, regulations, and City policies.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college with major course work in business or public administration, purchasing, materials management, marketing, economics, accounting, or related field
- No Experience Required
- Possession of a valid Texas Class C Driver’s License
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with City Purchasing Policies and Procedures
- Knowledge of applicable federal, state, and local procurement laws, regulations, and codes
- Experience using PeopleSoft purchasing modules
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications
- Certified Professional Public Buyer (CPPB)
Buyer I Job Responsibilities Include:
- Preparing and issuing formal and informal solicitations, including requests for quotes (RFQts), Invitations to Bid (ITBs), and Requests for Proposals (RFPs)
- Assisting departments in refining scopes, specifications, and requirements to ensure solicitations accurately reflect operational needs
- Coordinating with City Departments, vendors, other divisions, and outside agencies to resolve routine and moderately complex procurement issues and maintain timely service delivery
- Conducting and coordinating pre‑proposal or pre‑bid meetings with vendors and internal stakeholders
- Facilitating evaluation processes, including scoring, documentation, compliance reviews, and communication with evaluation committees
- Overseeing solicitation timelines, vendor communications, addenda, and procedural compliance throughout the procurement cycle
- Monitoring assigned procurement activities and expenditures to ensure compliance with City policies and procedures
- Supporting contract development and execution, ensuring all documentation is complete, accurate, and aligned with City standards
- Preparing award recommendations for Mayor and Council consideration and assisting with agenda documentation
- Coordinating purchasing activities with other City departments, divisions, and external agencies, including inter‑local and cooperative purchasing agreements
- Providing customer service, administrative support, and procurement guidance to internal and external stakeholders
- Adheres to assigned work schedule as outlined in Department and City attendance policies and procedures and ensures all behaviors comply with the City’s Personnel Rules and Regulations.
- Communicating regularly with departments regarding contract expiration dates to avoid contract lapses
- Performing other related duties as assigned
Working Conditions and Physical Demand
Depending on the assignment, positions in this class typically require touching, talking, hearing, seeing, grasping, standing, walking, and repetitive motions.
Sedentary Work – Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically exert up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, a negligible amount of force frequently, and/or or constantly having to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.
Conditions of Employment
The City of Fort Worth is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. It is the policy and practice of the City to recruit, hire, train and promote a diverse workforce without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status, military service, or another non-merit factor.
The City of Fort Worth is committed to full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform essential job functions.
Candidates who do not meet the Education requirement, may be considered if they have more relevant work experience than the position requires. Those selected for employment will be required to pass Pre-Employment checks depending on the position requirements. Those could include, but are not limited to: criminal background check, drug screen, education verification, etc. criminal convictions will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Employees are paid by direct deposit only.
