IT Purchasing Specialist

At Cumming Group you will work on some of the worlds most exciting projects in a dynamic environment where your success is measured by the impact you make. We are one of the fastest-growing project and cost management consultancies in the United States as reflected in our top 10 rankings in ENR. With over 60 offices globally an extremely diverse project portfolio and double-digit year-over-year revenue growth the opportunities to make your mark are limitless!

We are currently hiring an experienced Contract Administrator to function as an IT Purchasing Specialist in Monterey Park CA. The IT Purchasing Specialist will be expected to provide planning strategic recommendations administration and reporting for a variety of IT purchasing needs in support of the LACCD Bond Program. Our Education team is a prime consultant to several school districts in the country and provides services to K-12 as well as higher education institutions nationally.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Planning for a variety of IT related purchasing needs of the Bond Program.

• Effective coordination and communication with all stakeholders.

• Strategic recommendations for IT purchasing solutions and best practices.

• Compliance will all applicable legal requirements and LACCD policies/procedures.

• Administration of the entire procurement process from preparing the appropriate solicitation documents through contract execution including any required action from the Board of Trustees.

• Supporting project management staff through the process of soliciting quotes contract compliance reviews achieving required approvals and issuance of purchase orders.

• Monitoring IT purchasing contracts purchase orders solicitations and reporting on status.

• Utilizing the Districts ERP (currently SAP) the Bond Programs Project Management Information System (currently Proliance soon to be Trimble Unity Construct) and other internal access database systems.

• Coordination with the Foundation for California Community Colleges (FCCC) Department of General Services (DGS) other eligible cooperative purchasing organizations and other partner public agencies to maximize LACCDs use of external contracts that specifically beneficial for IT purchasing needs.

• Responsibility for multiple concurrent procurement processes with various stakeholders.

• Work is fully in the PMO Office with no hybrid or remote opportunity in accordance with District policy.

• Any other tasks as needed under the direction of the Director of Contracts.

Required Education and Experience:

• Bachelors Degree in business or related field. An additional four years of experience can be substituted for the degree.

• Minimum of 10 years of relevant experience.

• Familiarity with software licensing models (SaaS subscription perpetual) and related hardware.

• Experience negotiating pricing and terms specific to IT goods and services contracting.

• Proficient with Microsoft Excel Word Access SAP and Adobe Acrobat.

• Ability to exercise judgment and discretion and to set priorities and manage competing demands.

• Demonstrate a reliable responsive and positive work ethic with the highest degree of integrity.

• Excellent communications skills both written and verbal.

• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.

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Cumming Group is committed to providing Equal Employment Opportunity in its personnel policies and practices. It is Cumming Groups policy to recruit hire train and promote Team Members and applicants for employment without regard to race color creed religion age sex marital status registered domestic partner status genetic information sexual preference sexual orientation gender (including gender expression and gender identity) pregnancy (including childbirth or related medical conditions including breastfeeding) military service national origin ancestry citizenship physical disability mental disability veteran status or any other protected classification under federal state or local law. All such decisions are based on (1) individual merit qualifications and competence as they relate to the particular position and (2) promotion of the principle of equal employment opportunity.

All other terms and conditions of employment such as compensation benefits transfers layoff return from layoff training education and social and recreational programs are administered without regard to the characteristics described above. To this end Cumming Group complies with all provisions of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as amended all of the rules regulations and relevant orders of the Secretary of Labor and all similar state and local laws.

In addition to base salary Cumming Group offers a comprehensive benefits package including:

• Medical
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• 401(k)
• 401(k) Matching
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Holidays
• Short and long-term disability
• Employee Assistance Program