Department: Procurement Services

Employment Type: Full Time

Job Category: Professional Administrative

Major Work Characteristics :

University-wide responsibility for executing strategic procurement for multiple categories of spend while building strong business-oriented relationships and contributing to procurement strategy and objective setting. Supervises personnel and ensures effective direction is provided to ensure achievement of department objectives. Executes the procurement strategy providing guidance and customer service in the designated spend categories, strategic procurement and other strategic processes such as supplier relationship management, spend performance management, compliance management, internal spend and external market analysis, and category governance.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Finance, or Accounting; minimum of five (5) years' experience in a procurement role; minimum of three (3) years' experience as a manager/supervisor with direct reports; experience providing procurement services to department/functional area leadership, procurement planning and execution, contract negotiations, and supplier relationship management; experience using an automated procurement system.

Desired Qualifications:

Master’s degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Finance or Accounting; experience in category/commodity management with demonstrated expertise in influencing business strategy and shaping procurement strategic direction; experience in complex contract negotiations, competitive price analysis, procurement technology and related processes, contract management and spend analysis; experience with JAGGAER procurement software; previous University procurement experience; professional procurement certification.

Salary Grade: L5

Pay Range: $49,878 - $58,000