City of Fort Worth

  • Purchasing Supervisor

  • City of Fort Worth, TX
  • Fort Worth, Texas United States View Map

Job Description

Pay Range: $71,661 - $93,159 annual compensation

Job Posting Closing on: Tuesday, September 29, 2026

Workdays & Hours: Monday - Friday 8am - 5pm; Some weekend and evening work required.

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.

An opportunity is available for a highly seasoned professional to supervise the day-to-day execution of purchasing operations and the performance of assigned staff. The Purchasing Supervisor leads the procurement of goods and services, monitors the quality and effectiveness of purchasing activities and procedures, and promotes continuous improvement and timely service delivery. The position translates established policies and purchasing priorities into daily work assignments, ensures solicitations and contracts progress accurately and timely, and addresses routine and moderately complex issues while escalating strategic, policy-level, or high-risk matters to the Purchasing Manager.

The successful candidate will communicate clearly and effectively, establish strong working relationships, exercise sound judgment, and apply analytical skills to procurement decisions while working independently with minimal supervision.

Minimum Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in Business Administration, Economics, Accounting or a related field
  • Four (4) years of responsible purchasing or materials management experience
  • One (1) year of administrative and/or lead supervisory experience required
  • Possession of a valid driver's license

Preferred Qualifications:
  • Experience in reviewing Solicitations, Requests for Proposals, Requests for Qualifications, Requests for Quotes and related documents; and coordinating public bid openings for formal bid advertisements
  • Experience in deescalating, negotiating and resolving sensitive or controversial issues.
  • Experience in PeopleSoft Purchasing System or related procurement systems
  • Possession of Certified Professional Public Buyer (CPPB), Certified Public Purchasing Officer (CPPO), or National Institute of Governmental Procurement Certified Procurement Professional Certification (NIGP-CPP)
  • Experience in planning, development, and execution of complex procurement solicitations/specifications
  • Experience in contract management, negotiations and compliance

The Purchasing Supervisor job responsibilities include:
  • Supervises the day-to-day work of assigned Buyers and Senior Buyers by prioritizing and assigning workload, monitoring progress, reviewing work products, providing coaching, and ensuring established performance expectations are met
  • Provides technical guidance to staff on purchasing methods, solicitation requirements, procurement systems, contract administration, vendor issues, and application of City and State procurement requirements
  • Coordinates and monitors assigned solicitations from planning through award, including development and review of solicitation documents, timelines, evaluations, bid openings, vendor communications, and required approvals
  • Reviews purchasing and contract documents for completeness, accuracy, compliance, and adherence to established procedures and escalates complex or high-risk matters to the Senior Purchasing Manager/Purchasing Manager
  • Monitors assigned contracts for expirations, renewals, amendments, utilization, spending authority, and other administrative requirements; identifies potential issues and coordinates appropriate follow-up
  • Monitors assigned purchasing activity and expenditures to ensure compliance with City policies, procedures, and applicable State requirements
  • Supervises purchasing staff and provides direction regarding work priorities, performance expectations, training, policy compliance, professional development, and continuous improvement; makes hiring, disciplinary, and other personnel decisions or recommendations as authorized
  • Supports the annual purchasing plan by providing information regarding solicitation status, department needs, contract expirations, workload, and anticipated procurement activity to the Senior Purchasing Manager/Purchasing Manager
  • Coordinates with City departments, vendors, outside agencies, and other divisions to resolve routine and moderately complex procurement issues and maintain timely service delivery
  • Identifies operational improvements to purchasing processes, workflows, tracking methods, and customer service practices and makes recommendations to management
  • Assists with vendor sourcing and solicitation outreach, including identification of potential vendors, use of cooperative agreements, and other approved sourcing strategies
  • Trains and develops purchasing staff on best practices, procurement procedures, systems, documentation standards, and applicable policies
  • Assists management with procurement analyses, reports, presentations, and special projects and provides accurate operational information to support management-level decisions
  • Maintains awareness of purchasing workload, turnaround times, solicitation status, and other operational measures and communicates significant issues or trends to management
  • Uses Microsoft Office applications such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint and applicable procurement systems on a regular basis
  • Performs other related duties as required
  • 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

Working Conditions & Physical Demand

Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically require touching, talking, hearing, seeing, grasping, standing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, walking and repetitive motions.

Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically require touching, talking, hearing, seeing, grasping, standing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, walking and repetitive motions.

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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.

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Closing Date/Time: Tuesday, September 29, 2026
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The Community

The City of Cowboys & Culture is known for its Texas hospitality. The stunning and sprawling City of
Fort Worth is one of the fastest-growing cities in the U.S. And it’s no wonder — With great neighborhoods, scenic terrain and a rich history of arts and culture, paired with world-class opportunities for business and education, it’s not only fun to visit Fort Worth, it’s even more rewarding to call it home.

Fort Worth truly offers all the benefits and amenities of a bustling metropolitan city, while keeping the small- town charm that keeps it unpretentious and charismatic in all the right ways. Designated as one of America’s “Most Livable Communities” by the Partners for Livable Communities, the city truly offers a melting pot of culture, commerce, community and yes, cowboys.

There are over a dozen remarkable districts full of treasured history among modern luxuries and unique places to have fun, making it the No. 1 tourist destination in Texas and welcoming more than 9.4 million visitors annually.

Being one of the fastest-growing among large cities in the country, Fort Worth has received multiple accolades, including number one downtown (Livability), and the second-best City in the nation for job seekers (Forbes). Our employees serve the needs of over 900,000 residents representing culturally diverse communities.

Exciting Growth & Future Development

One of the most fascinating aspects of the City of Fort Worth is its almost unprecedented growth over the past several years. Both in terms of population and industry, and as the 12th largest city in the United States, Fort Worth is truly booming — which presents both challenges and opportunities to truly develop this city in the right way. Every 30 minutes a new person moves to Fort Worth, so we’re looking for candidates who can embrace an evergrowing and changing environment and improve on it with solutions that work for the entire community of Fort Worth.

Mission

We are working together to build a strong community that others can look to as a pillar of unity and excellence. Through grassroots efforts within the community, and large scale construction and transportation plans that continue to add the infra- structure a growing city like Fort Worth needs, we’ll provide the public services our community requires to continually cultivate the unique city we call home.

Vision

Fort Worth’s vision is to be the most livable and best managed city in the country. We’ll do this by taking care of our citizens, implementing the highest quality standards in our schools, continually improving the neighborhoods we thrive in and the facets of the city that make our town so unique.

Benefits That Are Well Worth It

The City of Fort Worth continues to be dedicated to its employees’ well-being by providing competitive health benefits, a well-rounded wellness program and a Zero Accident Philosophy® workplace. All regular full-time employees and those employees who work 30–39 hours per week are eligible for all City of Fort Worth Benefits. Part-time employees who work 20–29 hours per week are eligible for dental, basic life insurance, supplemental life insurance, flexible spending accounts, 457 Deferred Compensation plan and other voluntary benefits.

Medical Program

The City offers two plan options through Meritain Health, an Aetna company.

The Health Center Plan – Offers employees and their family’s

primary health care services that are 100% completely free and unlimited. Employees can visit any one of the three City of Fort Worth Employee Health Centers and receive guaranteed same or next day appointments for sick visits. Also, services are available at any one of the five satellite locations that serves employees across the city.

The Consumer Choice Plan – Is offered to employees at no cost or low monthly premiums to cover eligible dependents and provides the financial benefits of a Health Savings Account (HSA).

• Preventative services are covered at 100% on both plans.
• Prescription Drug coverage including mail order pharmacy are also included.

Vacation

Eligible for 3 weeks of vacation: After successful completion of probationary period (usually
6 months), employees may take time off for rest, relaxation, vacation, illness, religious observances, and personal business.

Holidays

Available on the first day of employment, the city provides employees with paid holidays, including two personal holidays.

Wellness Program

The city’s Healthy Challenge Wellness Program rewards all full-time, benefit-eligible employees on the city’s health insurance. The Healthy Challenge Program utilizes a points system. Participants may earn points throughout the year (Jan. 1-Dec. 15) for completing specific program activities and participants can redeem points at the end of the year for a cash reward. By participating, individuals can earn $150, $200 or $250 by accumulating program points.

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