Commodity Specialist pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 02835
- Class code
- 02835
- Pay scale group
- ST 07
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- A4
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Commodity Specialist is $60,538 to $92,010 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 02835.
- This is the range the plan authorises, not the salary of any individual employee.
Class specification
The Commonwealth job specification for this class is published by Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration. The passages below are quoted from it as published, not paraphrased, and cut to their opening sentences; the full specification is the authority on duties and qualifications. It was last revised 08/01/2022.
What the state says the job is
This is professional administrative work within the Department of General Services (DGS) in the procurement of a wide variety of commodities for the commonwealth. An employee in this job coordinates supply chain management activities, develops and implements sourcing strategies, and manages contracts and the supply base for assigned commodities. Work involves collecting, analyzing, and evaluating data to develop supply chain profiles; researching sourcing locations; and determining inventory supplies and transportation costs. Work includes identifying supply chain cost drivers to develop an understanding of market mechanisms and industry practices and improve supplier performance and streamline costs.
Examples of the work
• Collects and analyzes commodity data to develop an understanding of market dynamics and agency needs pertaining to assigned goods and services. • Promotes competition among suppliers in accordance with market dynamics and agency needs. • Conducts qualitative and quantitative supplier analyses. • Participates in the development of strategic commodity plans for assigned commodities and monitors conformance to the established plan. • Establishes agency-wide forums with procurement and agency subject matter experts and customers to gather and assess agency requirements and establish a team approach to commodity and contract management.
Minimum qualifications
• Two years of experience as a Purchasing Agent (commonwealth title); or • One year of experience as a Purchasing Agent Supervisor or Procurement Specialist 1 (commonwealth title); or • Five years of strategic procurement experience, which includes researching and evaluating commodities and suppliers; or • One year of strategic procurement experience and a bachelor’s degree; or • An equivalent combination of experience and training.
Quoted from the Commonwealth job specification, read 2026-10-21.
Where this comes from
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration publishes this figure in Classification and Pay Plan (online, current annual salary ranges). Every number on this page is read from that document; nothing is estimated, modelled or averaged.
The Commonwealth also links this class code to its own job title and specification. That page is the official description of the classification; this page publishes its pay range.
The listed pay scale is available in the Commonwealth's current ST schedule.