State of Connecticut Executive Branch

Transportation Purchasing And Stores Assistant Director (8694AR)

$49.67-$67.72 Hourly / $3,972.92-$5,417.21 BiWeekly /
$103,693.00-$141,389.00 Yearly

PURPOSE OF JOB CLASS (NATURE OF WORK)

In the Department of Transportation, Office of Purchasing and Stores this class is accountable for supervising professional, technical and clerical employees engaged in purchasing or stores activities.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED

Receives general direction from the Transportation Purchasing and Stores Director.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED

Supervises office and field personnel of the Divisions of Materials Management or Purchasing.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES

  • Schedules, assigns, oversees and reviews work of staff; 
  • Provides staff training and assistance; 
  • Conducts performance evaluations; 
  • Determines priorities and plans unit work; establishes and maintains unit procedures; 
  • Develops or make recommendations on development of policies and standards; 
  • Acts as liaison with other operating units, agencies and outside officials regarding unit policies and procedures; 
  • Prepares reports and correspondence; 
  • Performs related duties as required.
DIVISION OF MATERIALS MANAGEMENT 
  • Directs maintenance of a perpetual inventory record of all transportation stores in central and field storehouses; 
  • Directs development of new data processing programs for processing and control of stores documents and records; 
  • Reviews physical inventories and investigates discrepancies in inventory records.
DIVISION OF PURCHASING 
  • Directs preparation of requisitions and purchase orders for materials supplies and equipment; 
  • Gathers data to develop or revise specifications to obtain suppliers, forms, equipment and contractual services and agreements; 
  • Reviews for approval purchase orders and requisitions and compiles reports on extent of such activity; 
  • Reviews bid recommendations for award.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY

  • Considerable knowledge of
    • relevant agency policies and procedures; 
    • principles and practices of purchasing administration and material handling and storage; 
    • methods and procedures of stock control; 
  • Knowledge of
    • and ability to apply management principles and practices; 
    • relevant state and federal laws, statutes and regulations; 
    • contract and sales law; 
    • types, sources and market factors of supplies and equipment; 
  • Considerable
    • interpersonal skills; 
    • oral and written communication skills.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - GENERAL EXPERIENCE

Nine (9) years of experience in a business organization or governmental agency involving technical purchasing or stores management work or general business management.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - SPECIAL EXPERIENCE

One (1) year of the General Experience must have been in a lead or consultative capacity.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - SUBSTITUTIONS ALLOWED

  • College training may be substituted for the General Experience on the basis of fifteen (15) semester hours equalling one-half (1/2) year of experience to a maximum of four (4) years.
  • A Master's degree in business or public administration may be substituted for one (1) additional year of the General Experience.

JOB CLASS DESIGNATION

Classified/Competitive

OCCUPATIONAL GROUP

(32)-Purchasing

BARGAINING UNIT

(16)-ADMIN & RESID (P-5)

EEO

(2)-Professional

SALARY INFORMATION

AR2 64

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

As defined by Sec. 5-196 of the Connecticut General Statutes, a job class is a position or group of positions that share general characteristics and are categorized under a single title for administrative purposes.  As such, a job class is not meant to be all-inclusive of every task and/or responsibility.

CANCELLATION CLAUSE

This replaces the existing specification for the class of Transportation Purchasing AndStores Assistant Director in Salary Group AR2 64 approved effective September 13,2024. (Reviewed in accordance with Connecticut General Statutes. Revised to modifySubstitutions Allowed section) Item No. 26-010

EFFECTIVE DATE

09/04/2026
CLASS: 8694AR; EST: 5/14/1982; REV: 9/14/2026;