2019 CAPPO Conference

John Finney

County of Sacramento


John has 35 years of experience in procurement and material management. He began his career at Intel Corporation in Folsom, where he rose through the ranks from shipping clerk to commodities buyer. He also spent ten years at the University of California, Davis, in the role of lead buyer. He has co-managed the Contract and Purchasing Services Division of Sacramento County’s General Services Department since 2001. John oversees the purchase and lease of all supplies, equipment and services for all County departments and special districts. More recently, John has also taken ownership of the County construction process. A large part of John’s job consists of creating or amending County purchasing policy, monitoring the competitive bidding process, reviewing departmental “sole source” requests, resolving bid protests, and providing public access to procurement records. John earned his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in English from California State University, Sacramento, and holds the respected designation of Certified Purchasing Manager. On June 16th 2010, John was awarded his lifetime certification.

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