Purchasing Specialist Jobs

Bachelor’s degree; or Associate’s degree and two years of related experience; or an equivalent combination of training and experience.

All degrees must be received from appropriately accredited institutions.

• Interprets purchasing policies and procedures to departments and vendors.

• Directly assist customers to develop purchasing strategies, including identifying opportunities for cost savings as well as improved products/services, supplier management, and business processes.

• Analyze bids, quotes, and proposals for adherence to specifications and recommends contract awards,

• Analyze purchasing patterns as well as preparing and authoring cost studies and analyses to develop goals for strategic purchasing activities, and cost savings/revenue opportunities.

• Prepares contract amendments, contract assessments and renewal documents and written materials.

• Review and evaluates requisitions and initiates appropriate purchasing method to process purchasing transactions.

• Assists in resolving billing issues associated with open purchase orders and coordinates resolution of purchase order payment issues with Accounts Payable.

• Maintains manual and electronic documents, files, and records.

• Monitors customer satisfaction of goods and services received for purpose of resolving outstanding issues and improving quality of services.

• Participates in regional and national procurement organizations or purchasing cooperative meetings, trainings and conferences is required, as assigned by procurement management.

• Assists Procurement management in benchmarking to achieve goals.

• Performs other related duties as assigned.

• Maintain a “service” focus when working with internal and external customers.

• Serve as the primary liaison to an assigned set of university departments. This includes: – meeting and educating all levels of university personnel, including deans, directors, department heads, faculty and staff regularly.

• Build strong relationships within a complex network within the university (i.e., other business and finance offices, legal, facilities, suppliers, etc.) to assist in helping customers.

• Ability to recommend acceptable solutions to unfavorable risk factors and other associated legal matters that align with the university’s position and goals.

• Ability to effectively manage the collaborative review process with other campus stakeholders through completion.

• Teachers and State Employees Retirement System (TSERS)
• Campus Recreation Center Discount
• Blue Cross Blue Shield of NC – Health Benefits
• Community Service Leave
• NCFlex – Vision, Dental, Flexible Spending Account, Life Insurance and more
• Accrued Vacation and Sick Leave for Eligible Employees
• 12 Paid Holidays
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• University Bookstore Discount
• Optional Supplemental Plans – 401k, 403b, 457b and 457