Purchasing agent Jobs in Carlsbad, CA

Job Summary

Do you have a Vision? We Do!

Our Vision : Every student graduates from Vista Unified as a resilient, agile learner and creative problem solver who navigates the world with confidence and kindness and eagerly embraces local and global challenges.

Do you want to be part of a team that inspires students to reach beyond the text book in innovative and technological ways? If you would like to work where a culture of Trust, Respect, Collaboration, Equity and Kindness are a part of the daily work environment then you have found it!

Our Portraits :

Learner Portrait : Kind and Confident; Curious and Connected; Capable and Knowledgeable

Adult Portrait : Compassionate Champion; Flexible and Innovative Facilitator; Open-Minded and Equity-Centered Learner

System Portrait : Inclusive Culture Focused on Growth; Joyful, Innovative, Rigorous, and Equitable Learning Environments; Future-Oriented, Forward Thinking; Family and Community Partnerships

Core Values : Respect, Trust, Collaboration, Equity and Kindness.

GENERAL DESCRIPTION : Under the direction of the Purchasing Manager, the Purchasing Technician is to process a variety of purchasing documents for the ordering of materials, supplies, equipment, and services; respond to related inquiries; resolve a variety of discrepancies; maintain supplier / source information and inventories.

EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE : Any combination equivalent to : a high school diploma and one year of experience working in a purchasing office; purchasing a variety of commodities. Experience must include three (3) years of responsible clerical and record-keeping experience. Experience working directly in a purchasing department at a public agency highly desired.

Requirements / Qualifications

Comments and Other Information

All properly completed applications will be reviewed and the most highly qualified individuals will be invited to continue in the selection process. The process may consist of an evaluation and scoring of application materials, written testing, oral interview and / or performance test to evaluate the applicant's skill, training and experience.

The EdJoin system will time-out after a 20 minute period of perceived inactivity. Your responses to the supplemental questions are limited to 5,000 characters.

A completed on-line application is required of all applicants to be considered for this opening. Once you have submitted your application, please check your email because EdJoin will send you an email verifying that your application has been submitted correctly. If you do not receive an EdJoin email, check your spam / junk mailbox. In the event that you do not receive an email, you will need to apply again.

All applicants will be notified by email regarding their selection status. Please be sure to check your email as to the next step in the recruitment process since this is the only form of communication that you will receive.

Vista Unified School District prohibits unlawful discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, intimidation, and bullying in educational programs, activities, or employment, based on actual or perceived race, color, ancestry, national origin, nationality, immigration status, ethnicity, ethnic group identification, age, religion, marital or parental status, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender-identify, or gender expression, or association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. VUSD requires that school personnel take immediate steps to intervene when safe to do so when he or she witnesses an act of discrimination, harassment, intimidation or bullying.

Rachel D'Ambroso, the Assistant Superintendent of Human Relations, is designated as the Title IX Compliance Officer and is responsible for employee complaints pertaining to discrimination, intimidation, harassment, and bullying. Phone : (760) 726-2170, extension 92202 or hr@vistausd.org.

A copy of the district's Uniform Complaint / Sexual Harassment Policies and forms can be found at :

If you are having difficulty in completing your on-line application, please call 888-900-8945 for assistance.