Procurement Coordinator

Houston, MS - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 2 days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Description

Special Instructions to Applicants: All interested applicants should attach a cover letter and resume in PDF format maximum 2 pages in the Supporting Documents section of the application.

About Rice

Boasting a 300-acre tree-lined campus in Houston Texas Rice University is ranked among the nations top 20 universities by U.S. News & World Report. Rice has a 6-to-1 undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio and a residential college system which supports students intellectually emotionally and culturally through social events intramural sports student plays lectures series courses and student government. Developing close-knit diverse college communities is a strong campus tradition which is why Rice is highly ranked for best quality of life and best value among private universities.

Rice is also a wonderful place to work. Rice faculty staff and students share values that are essential to our success as a healthy community. Those values guide our decisions and behaviors and shape Rices culture. They come through in the way we treat each other and the welcome we extend to our visitors. These values can be recalled simply by our name RICE Responsibility Integrity Community and Excellence.

Position Summary:

The Procurement Coordinator supports the acquisition of goods services and technologies to meet stakeholder requirements. This is a service-oriented position that requires effective skills in stakeholder facilitation and engagement problem-solving buying negotiation supplier relationship management and contract management.

Ideal Candidate Statement:

The ideal candidate is intent on making an impact providing exceptional customer service solving problems and has a passion for delivering results.

Workplace Requirements:

This position is offered as a hybrid role. Per Rice policy 440 work arrangements may be subject to change.

*Exempt (salaried) positions underFLSA are not eligible for overtime.

Minimum Requirements:

Bachelors degree from an accredited institution in Supply Chain Management Business Engineering Accounting or a related discipline.
- In lieu of the education requirement additional related experience above and beyond what is required on an equivalent year for year basis may be substituted.
One or more (1) years of related procurement experience in a buyer or sourcing role.

Skills:

Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to effectively communicate with a variety of individuals and personalities at all levels internally and externally.
Strong interpersonal negotiation listening and presentation skills.
Exceptional team member. Must be able to work with a team take direction adhere to required work schedules meet commitments focus on details and comply with work rules.
Strong analytical organizational reasoning problem-solving and conflict resolution skills.
Strong customer service focus including a positive attitude and a sense of urgency.
Ability to work cooperatively and effectively with others and maintain confidentiality when appropriate.
Ability to resolve conflict in a win-win manner.
Ability to work independently and within an organization to manage tasks and timeline.
Ability to maintain a measurable high level of performance.
Self-motivated with the ability to successfully manage multiple tasks organize and prioritize work to meet strict deadlines and work with minimal direct supervision.
Ability to organize schedule and prioritize workload to meet key milestones and objectives.
Intermediate proficiency level in MS Office (Outlook Excel PowerPoint Word).
Must be able to perform all essential and marginal functions of the job.

Preferences:

Two or more (2) years of related procurement experience in a buyer or sourcing role.
Familiarity with higher education procurement practices and requirements.
Intermediate proficiency level with Adobe Acrobat Oracle Fusion Cloud eSourcing tools.

Essential Functions:

Serve as a procurement liaison to build relationships with campus stakeholders and suppliers
Advises and assists faculty and staff with the acquisition of goods and services procurement policies best practices processes and sourcing strategies
Support end users throughout the full purchasing life-cycle helping translate campus requirements into effective purchasing solutions
Resolve PO invoice delivery and pricing discrepancies.
Supports low- to mid-complexity RFXs for goods services and technologies
Evaluates commercial proposals
May assist or lead supplier negotiations
Conducts market research to identify new potential suppliers and evaluate market trends.
Maintains punchouts and pricing catalogs for preferred suppliers
Ensures commitments are met
Performs all other duties as assigned

Rice University HR Benefits: Mission and Values:Mission and Values Rice University

Rice University is committed to ensuring Equal Employment Opportunity and welcoming the fullness of diversity into our candidate pools. Rice considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race color religion age sex sexual orientation gender identity national or ethnic origin genetic information disability or protected veteran status. Rice also provides reasonable accommodations to qualified persons with disabilities. If an applicant requires a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process please get in touch with Rice Universitys Human Resources Office via email at for support.

If you have any additional questions please email us at Thank you for your interest in employment with Rice University.

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DescriptionSpecial Instructions to Applicants: All interested applicants should attach a cover letter and resume in PDF format maximum 2 pages in the Supporting Documents section of the application.About RiceBoasting a 300-acre tree-lined campus in Houston Texas Rice University is ranked among the n...