# Procurement Specialist 2 — Health · Alaska Jobs [← The Board](https://alaskajobs.org/) · [Healthcare jobs](https://alaskajobs.org/jobs/healthcare) # Procurement Specialist 2 Health - **Location** — Anchorage, AK - **PCN** — 060502 - **Salary** — $2,365.50 Biweekly (Range 16) - **Type** — Full Time - **Open to** — All State Employees - **Bargaining unit** — General Government - **Timing** — Year-round - **Posted** — 2026-09-29 - **Closes** — 2026-10-09 - **Source** — Workplace Alaska (State of Alaska) (synced) Job Description Welcome to the Department of Health! We’d be delighted to have you join our team. If you envision yourself in this role and are ready to start an exciting career with us, apply today! This position is open to current State of Alaska employees only. Please check the definition below to determine if you qualify. What you will be doing: As a Procurement Specialist 2, you will be responsible for the development and administration of a large variety of high-impact procurement activities under the guidance of a higher-level Procurement Specialist for the Department of Health (DOH). You’ll drive key processes such as commodity purchases, professional service contracts, alternate procurements, exemptions, and intergovernmental agreements, ensuring every action aligns with state laws, regulations, and policies. In this role, you will also be the liaison between the Department of Transportation (DOT), divisional staff, and lessors. Responsibilities will include managing DOH leasing folders and databases; coordinating space relocation and transitions; coordinating related services and resources; supporting customer satisfaction and responsive service; and coordinating construction project processes related to leased spaces. This is an exciting opportunity to make a meaningful impact. Your expertise and energy will help shape the division’s success and enhance the health programs that support Alaskans statewide. Our organization, mission, and culture: The Division of Departmental Support Services (DSS) provides essential administrative, financial, and operational support that enables the Department of Health to deliver programs and services effectively across Alaska. Our mission is rooted in accountability, collaboration, and service excellence, with processes that support the health and well-being of Alaskans. As a Procurement Specialist 2, your role is critical to this success by securing goods and professional or non-professional services that keep vital programs running efficiently and in compliance with state and federal requirements. The benefits of joining our team: You’ll be part of a collaborative, mission-driven team that values innovation, integrity, and professional growth. Expect a workplace where your contributions are recognized, and your professional development is encouraged. Your work will have a direct impact on improving health outcomes for Alaskans by ensuring resources are available where they are needed most. The working environment you can expect: This position will be based in Anchorage and provides a professional office setting with access to modern tools and technology. You will work in a fast-paced environment that emphasizes teamwork, problem-solving, and continuous improvement. With supervisor approval, this position may be eligible for part-time in-state teleworking. Who we are looking for: The ideal candidate will possess some or all of the following position-specific competencies in addition to the minimum qualifications listed below: Decision Making: Makes sound, well-informed, and objective decisions; perceives the impact and implications of decisions; commits to action, even in uncertain situations, to accomplish organizational goals; causes change. Customer Service: Works with clients and customers (that is, any individuals who use or receive the services or products that your work unit produces, including the general public, individuals who work in the agency, other agencies, or organizations outside the Government) to assess their needs, provide information or assistance, resolve their problems, or satisfy their expectations; knows about available products and services; is committed to providing quality products and services. Attention to Detail: Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail. To view the general description and example of duties for this job class, please go to the following link and search for Procurement Specialist 2 : https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/Alaska/ classspecs . Minimum Qualifications Competency-Based Minimum Qualifications Instructions: This job class uses competency-based minimum qualifications. Please ensure your application (through work history, volunteer experience (duties summary), training, education, licenses, certifications, etc.) supports how you have gained the knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors (competencies) and that you possess the minimum required competencies for the job class. Competency Description The competency description(s) listed below have been designed to promote a common understanding of the essential elements of the job class. They highlight the more general and customary knowledge, skills, abilities (KSAs), tasks, and behaviors used to describe the competency. They typically list expectations rather than specific tasks and are to be used only as parameters and guidelines. A competency’s description is not intended to exclusively define every KSA, task, and behavior needed to successfully meet the competency, but rather to provide the manager/agency with a broad reference of options as to how an applicant can meet the job expectation. Please ensure your application (through work history, training, education, licenses, certifications, etc.) supports/demonstrates that you possess the minimum required competencies for the job class. Analytical Thinking/Problem Solving: uses a logical, systematic, sequential approach to address problems or opportunities or manage a situation by drawing on one’s knowledge and experience base and calling on other references and resources as necessary. Computer Skills: Uses computers, software applications, databases, and automated systems to accomplish work. Contracting/Procurement/Property Control: Knowledge of various types of contracts, techniques, or requirements for contracting or procurement, contract negotiation and administration; procedures for routine and non-routine purchases; practices and methods used for property control activities, including acquisition, storage, accounting, and controlled property excess. Oral and Written Communication: Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral and written presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately. Reasoning: Identifies rules, principles, or relationships that explain facts, data, or other information; analyzes information and makes correct inferences or draws accurate conclusions. Equivalent to those typically gained by: Any combination of preparatory post-secondary education and/or experience in business administration, logistics, supply chain management, project management, or a related field performing property control, purchasing, contract administration, writing or approving solicitations, explaining contracting requirements, developing or approving product specifications or, developing or approving a scope of work for professional services. Special Note: “Competencies” means a combination of interrelated knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors that enable a person to act effectively in a job or situation. “Typically gained by” means the prevalent, usual method of gaining the competencies expected for entry into the job. “Training” and “education” in this guidance are synonyms for the process of acquiring knowledge and skills through instruction. It includes instruction through formal and informal methods (such as classroom, on-line, self-study, and on-the-job), from accredited and unaccredited sources, and long-duration (such as a post-secondary degree) and short-duration (such as a seminar) programs. Some positions in the series may require an Alaska driver's license. Additional Required Information At the time of the interview, please provide the following: Three (3) professi [Apply at the source ↗](https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/alaska/jobs/5488496/procurement-specialist-2-pcn-060502) ## Express confidential interest Alaska politics is a small world. If you can't be seen job-hunting, submit a sealed interest : the employer sees only your alias and pitch. Your name and contact stay sealed until they request an introduction and you approve it . 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