ERIE
COUNTY
PROMOTIONAL EXAM
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A
NON-REFUNDABLE $20.00 PROCESSING FEE MUST ACCOMPANY EACH APPLICATION
(CHECK
OR MONEY ORDER ONLY PAYABLE TO: ERIE
COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL)
NO. 71-977
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JUNIOR BUYER
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$35,287
- $46,378
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ERIE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER
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THIS EXAMINATION IS OPEN TO
ALL QUALIFIED EMPLOYEES OF THE ERIE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER. At present there are two vacancies.
The eligible list resulting
from this examination will not supersede currently existing promotional
eligible lists for this title, if any.
The duration of all promotional eligible lists is four years from date
of establishment unless otherwise indicated.
QUALIFYING EXPERIENCE FOR
TAKING THE TEST: Candidates must be permanently employed in
the competitive class and must be serving and have served continuously on a
permanent or contingent permanent basis in the competitive class for 12 months
immediately preceding the date of the written test in Job Group VI, VII, VIII
and in addition, must meet one of the following requirements:
a.
Graduation from a
regionally accredited or New York State registered college or university with a
bachelors degree and two years of business experience, including one year in a
position with purchasing responsibilities*;
OR
b.
Graduation from high
school or possession of a high school equivalency diploma and six years of
business experience, including one year in a position with purchasing
responsibilities*;
OR
c.
An equivalent combination
of training and experience as defined by the limits of (a) and (b).
*Purchasing responsibilities include such duties as preparing purchasing documents (i.e. requisitions, simple bid specifications, and related shipping and pricing documents): contracting suppliers to obtain price quotations, descriptions and availability of goods, and the expediting of shipments; and the actual purchasing of goods and services (placing orders with vendors and the checking and/or receiving of goods). Clerical, accounting and bookkeeping duties and responsibilities are not deemed to be purchasing responsibilities.
NOTE: 1 Verifiable part-time and/or volunteer
experience will be pro-rated toward meeting the experience requirements. 2.
Your degree and/or college credit must have been awarded by a regionally
accredited college or university or one recognized by the New York State
Education Department as following acceptable educational practices. A grade of D or better is necessary for a
course to be credited as successfully completed. If your degree and/or college credit was awarded by an
educational institution outside of the United States and its territories, you
must provide independent verification of equivalency. You can write to this Department for a list of acceptable
companies providing this service; you must pay the required evaluation fee.
NOTICE: Erie County no longer
maintains a file of applicant transcripts.
Exam applicants must be prepared to provide documentation of educational
qualifications (transcript, diploma, etc.) to the hiring agency prior to
appointment. Documentation may also be
submitted with the exam application.
Persons who are currently
employed under Section 55a, New York State Civil Service Law, and who meet all
the above eligibility requirements in the non-competitive rather than
competitive class may compete in this examination.
DUTIES: A Junior
Buyer corresponds by phone and by letter with dealers, firms and
suppliers to obtain price quotations on materials and supplies needed, and
makes effort to facilitate the delivery of delayed materials and incomplete
orders; places verbal and written orders with the vendors for supplies,
materials, and equipment after receiving requisitions from operating
departments; orders by phone or personal contact with a supplier, outlining the
type, quantity and brand of commodity needed; prepares written orders by
completing a requisition form with this information and initiating the purchase
order; lists price quotations obtained from vendors through personal, phone and
written contact for use in purchasing commodities; performs arithmetic
computations on purchase requisition forms from operating departments ordering
supplies and bids from vendors; reviews requisitions for the purchase of
commodities for consistency with standard specifications; in consultation with
senior buyers, assists in preparation of specifications for purchases and
processing of bids; interviews salesmen regarding purchase of commodities.
VETERANS: PROOF
OF SERVICE MUST BE SUBMITTED BEFORE LIST IS ESTABLISHED
TO RECEIVE ADDITIONAL POINTS. (See application for more information.)
NOTICES TO APPEAR FOR THE
EXAMINATION ARE MAILED APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK PRIOR TO THE EXAMINATION DATE
EXAMINATION DATE
A P R I L 2 8, 2 0 0 7 |
SEE REVERSE SIDE
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APPLICATIONS
MUST BE
POSTMARKED BY M A
R C H 2 8, 2 0 0 7
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SCOPE OF EXAMINATION: The written
test is designed to test for knowledge, skills, and/or abilities in such areas
as:
1. OFFICE RECORD KEEPING - These questions test your ability to perform common office record keeping tasks. The test consists of two or more "sets" of questions, each set concerning a different problem. Typical record keeping problems might involve the organization or collation of data from several sources; scheduling; maintaining a record system using running balances; or completion of a table summarizing data using totals, subtotals, averages and percents.
2. PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES OF PURCHASING - These questions test for candidates' knowledge of the principles guiding governmental purchasing operations and the ability to put them into practice. These questions may deal with but are not necessarily limited to such matters as the analysis of bids, the use of specifications, the award of contracts, the analysis of market factors that can affect the cost of a purchase, and the application of a set of rules to determine how to proceed with a purchase. Some arithmetic computation may be necessary. No specific knowledge of NYS purchasing laws, rules and regulations will be required to answer these questions.
3. PREPARING WRITTEN MATERIAL - These questions test for the ability to present information clearly and accurately, and to organize paragraphs logically and comprehensibly. For some questions, you will be given information in two or three sentences followed by four restatements of the information. You must then choose the best version. For other questions, you will be given paragraphs with their sentences out of order. You must then choose, from four suggestions, the best order for the sentences.
4. UNDERSTANDING AND INTERPRETING WRITTEN MATERIAL - These questions test how well you comprehend written material. You will be provided with brief reading selections and will be asked questions about the selections. All the information required to answer the questions will be presented in the selections; you will not be required to have any special knowledge relating to the subject areas of the selections.
NOTICE TO CANDIDATES: It is recommended that candidates use
a quiet, hand held, solar or battery powered calculator. Devices with typewriter keyboards,
"Spell Checkers", " Personal Digital Assistants",
"Address Books", "Language Translators",
"Dictionaries", or any similar devices are prohibited. You may not bring books or other reference
materials.
NOTICE TO
CANDIDATES WHO ARE ALSO TAKING ANOTHER CIVIL SERVICE EXAM(S) ON THIS DATE (See
Below)
(IF YOU ARE TAKING 2 OR MORE ERIE COUNTY
EXAMS ON THIS DATE IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO CALL)
INFORMATION
FOR PROMOTION CANDIDATES