Full Time Strategic Procurement Specialist
About The Position
The Strategic Purchasing Specialist supports the College’s Purchasing and Distribution Services by managing daily purchasing operations and contributing to institutional sourcing, cost-savings, and efficiency goals. This role ensures timely, equitable, and compliant procurement of materials, equipment, and services while promoting best-value purchasing practices. The Specialist serves as a key liaison between campus departments and suppliers, maintaining clear communication, supporting competitive sourcing, and strengthening supplier relationships. Key responsibilities include overseeing supplier and campus communications, providing customer service and purchasing guidance, maintaining accurate purchasing and compliance records, reconciling purchasing card accounts, assisting with bid and quote processes, processing requisitions and authorizing purchase orders in line with College and State of Ohio policies. The role requires analyzing bids, recommending awards, and applying current public and higher-education purchasing standards. Assists with maintaining and updating purchasing content on websites and SharePoint. This position works on moderately complex problems, applies established policies and procedures, and recommends improvements to enhance efficiency and service quality. Operating with general supervision, the Specialist may guide junior staff and is expected to use sound judgment, strong analytical skills, and professional expertise to support effective and transparent procurement operations.
Requirements
- Associate degree
- A minimum of 2-3 years of related experience.
- May possess some additional job-specific training.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor's degree
- A minimum of 4-7 years of related experience.
- May possess appropriate licensures or certifications with some advanced training.
Responsibilities
- managing daily purchasing operations
- contributing to institutional sourcing, cost-savings, and efficiency goals
- ensuring timely, equitable, and compliant procurement of materials, equipment, and services
- promoting best-value purchasing practices
- serving as a key liaison between campus departments and suppliers
- maintaining clear communication
- supporting competitive sourcing
- strengthening supplier relationships
- overseeing supplier and campus communications
- providing customer service and purchasing guidance
- maintaining accurate purchasing and compliance records
- reconciling purchasing card accounts
- assisting with bid and quote processes
- processing requisitions and authorizing purchase orders in line with College and State of Ohio policies
- analyzing bids
- recommending awards
- applying current public and higher-education purchasing standards
- assisting with maintaining and updating purchasing content on websites and SharePoint
- recommending improvements to enhance efficiency and service quality
- guiding junior staff
Benefits
- comprehensive benefits package with medical, dental, and vision coverage
- participation in state pension programs or alternative retirement plans
- tuition assistance
- generous paid time off (vacation, sick, and holidays)
- access to onsite childcare
- free parking
- fitness facilities
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
Number of Employees
501-1,000 employees
