Procurement Specialist I, Procurement Services (Fixed-Term)

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Job Description Summary

Job Description

Essential Functions:

Collaborates with stakeholders to assess needs and organize business requirements into comprehensive sourcing plans.

Develops category strategy leverages spend and yields high supplier performance for one or more procurement categories.

Reviews departmental requisitions and orders to ensure the purchase is within reasonable tolerances has received approval and is appropriate.

Uses best judgment to review factors including appropriate method of purchase dollar value purchase quantity unit of measure etc.

Executes multiple and simultaneous requisitions supplier quotes proposals and bids for all goods and services.

May manage and/or participate in pre-solicitation and pre-bid conferences and site visits.

Assists with complex bids and contract negotiations.

Ensures compliance with federal and state laws and other regulatory guidance.

Supports a comprehensive supplier diversity program.

Incorporates environmental sustainability goals into category strategies.

Promotes social responsibility programs and improves the Universitys awareness engagement and support of global citizenship and community outreach initiatives.

Promotes a culture of innovation and value creation.

Advises University customers on processes and behavior to receive optimal cost quality delivery and reliability performance from suppliers.

Assists in the evaluation and recommendations of Group Purchasing Organizations for best-value opportunities.

Proactively mitigates risk while remaining unafraid to challenge the status quo.

Reviews supplier performance against negotiated service level agreements.

Collaborates with customers and suppliers to resolve invoice and payment problems.

Partners internally with Payment Services leadership to understand and negotiate the best payment strategy for suppliers and commodity types.

Supports financial and compliance audits and contract performance reviews.

Orchestrates customer value in significant ways beyond just cost savings.

Other Functions:

Demonstrates excellent customer service.

Moves adeptly from strategic thinking to tactical execution.

Remains solutions-oriented and solves complicated problems.

Communicates effectively.

Innovates persuasively.

Simplifies complexity.

Required Education Knowledge Skills Abilities:

Bachelors degree.

Minimum of one year of related experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Demonstrated skill in specification writing negotiations and supplier management.

Strong hands-on procurement abilities.

Strong analytical and decision-making abilities.

Strong technical and business writing and presentation skills.

Proficiency in MS Office (Excel Word PowerPoint) and Google Workspace.

Preferred Education Knowledge Skills Abilities:

3 years of related experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Substantial category management and indirect procurement experience.

Professional certification from the Institute for Supply Management (e.g. CPSM) or other nationally recognized program.

Experience within federal state or other highly-regulated procurement environment.

Accountabilities:

Responsible for own work.

Additional Job Description

Physical Requirements:

Work primarily involves sitting/standing communicating with others to exchange information operating a computer and assessing the accuracy neatness and thoroughness of the work assigned.

Environmental Conditions:

Subject to inside environmental conditions. Not typically exposed to adverse environmental conditions

Time Type Requirement

Note to Applicant:

This position profile identifies the key responsibilities and expectations for performance. It cannot encompass all specific job tasks that an employee may be required to perform. Employees are required to follow any other job-related instructions and perform job-related duties as may be reasonably assigned by his/her supervisor.

In order to provide a safe and productive learning and living community Wake Forest University conducts background investigations and drug screens for all final staff candidates being considered for employment.

Equal Opportunity Statement

The University is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes all qualified candidates to apply without regard to race color religion national origin sex age sexual orientation gender identity and expression genetic information disability and military or veteran status.

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