IT Purchasing and Inventory Control Specialist
About The Position
USC’s Dana and David Dornsife College of Letters, Arts & Sciences is seeking an IT Purchasing and Inventory Control Specialist to join its Dornsife Technology Services team. The largest and oldest of the USC schools, USC Dornsife functions as the academic core of the university, offering courses and advancing knowledge across the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. The IT Purchasing and Inventory Control Specialist will assist Dornsife faculty, staff, and graduate students by providing consulting, procurement, and inventory services for all Dornsife IT assets. The specialist will also work collaboratively with the Dornsife Technology Services team to research, test, document, and implement new hardware and software assets, services, and software; utilize available university systems to procure new assets and arrange necessary logistics; update all inventory records and perform periodic inventory audits; and collect, track, and redistribute IT assets as necessary for incoming and departing employees. Candidates should possess superior communication and customer service skills and have the ability to work collaboratively with colleagues, faculty, staff, students, and vendors in ways that foster optimal interactions and results. Candidates must be able to demonstrate familiarity with current hardware configurations and software licensing.
Requirements
- Superior communication and customer service skills
- Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues, faculty, staff, students, and vendors in ways that foster optimal interactions and results.
- Demonstrate familiarity with current hardware configurations and software licensing.
- Minimum Education: Bachelor's degree, Combined experience/education as substitute for minimum education
- Minimum Experience: 3 years, Combined education/experience as substitute for minimum experience
- Minimum Field of Expertise: Prefer degree in business administration, accounting or related field. Budget experience including knowledge of procurement, government and fund accounting. Demonstrated knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles and practices.
Nice To Haves
- Preferred Experience: 5 Years
- Preferred Field of Expertise: Knowledge of financial and procurement processes and policies and procedures in a university environment. Knowledge of computerized word-processing, presentation software, spreadsheets and databases.
- Skills: Other: Analysis Assessment/evaluation Budget control Communication -- written and oral skills Interpretation of policies/analyses/trends/etc. Knowledge of applicable laws/policies/principles/etc. Networking Organization Planning Problem identification and resolution Research Scheduling Statistical analysis
- Skills: Machine: Adding Machine Calculator Computer Network (University) Personal Computer
- Supervises: Level: May oversee student, temporary and/or casual workers.
Responsibilities
- Assist Dornsife faculty, staff, and graduate students by providing consulting, procurement, and inventory services for all Dornsife IT assets.
- Work collaboratively with the Dornsife Technology Services team to research, test, document, and implement new hardware and software assets, services, and software
- Utilize available university systems to procure new assets and arrange necessary logistics
- Update all inventory records and perform periodic inventory audits
- Collect, track, and redistribute IT assets as necessary for incoming and departing employees.
- Perform other related duties as assigned or requested.
Benefits
- USC has excellent benefits, including health benefits for staff and their family with access to the renowned university medical network; eligibility for retirement plans with employer contributions after six months of employment; tuition benefits for staff and their family; free Professional Development classes; central Los Angeles location with easy access to commuter trains, buses and free tram pick up services; discounts to sporting and other campus events.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Number of Employees
501-1,000 employees
