Purchasing Specialist
Job Description
Posting Number
23-2024Position Title
Purchasing SpecialistDepartment
Purchasing - DeptEmployee Group
Professional/TechnicalStatus
Full-timeStarting Salary Range
$47k-$62kCompensation Details
Excellent benefits package. Click here to view our benefits summary.
Position Summary
Who We Are:
Mott Community College is student-centered and mission-driven to ensure that all our students thrive and reach their fullest potential. As an institution, we are action-oriented and intentional in dismantling every systemic barrier that prevents the excellence of students from underrepresented communities.
As Mott Community College deepens its commitment to equity, it is of the highest priority that we focus our hiring process to seek individuals with the expertise to lead our institution in serving students from underrepresented communities. This is an opportunity for the college community to continue to act upon our values but more importantly for the empowering of our students’ self-efficacy, for cultivating a sense of belonging, and for the diversity of our entire student body being reflected in a position of power in the classroom.
Purpose, Scope & Dimension of Job:
The purpose of this position is to facilitate the College’s needs for purchased goods and services. The Purchasing Specialist will act as a liaison between the vendor community and the College’s employees and will be responsible for procuring the goods and services needed for the continuity of the College. He/she will ensure that all purchased goods and services will be made in a manner that is consistent with the Board and administrative polices of the College as well as local, state and federal regulations. The position is one of two Purchasing Specialists who, along with the department manager, handle all the procurement activity for the College and its extension campuses.
Supervisory Responsibility:
This position does not directly supervise any other staff, but assists the Purchasing Manager in the direction and supervision of work study student(s).
Minimum Requirements
- A minimum of two years of demonstrated experience in the purchasing field
- A bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, or other business-related field or equivalent
education and experience. - Commitment to providing consultative, facilitative, collaborative customer service
- Ability to analyze situations and develop flexible solutions which both meet the customer’s needs and ensure compliance with policy
- Ability to use and demonstrate effective proficiency at the intermediate level in MS Word and basic level in MS Excel. Experience with purchasing software systems Familiarity with and ability to use the Internet as a search engine for products, services and vendors and other applicable data as requested
- Ability to write a comprehensive bid specification
- Ability to read, interpret and analyze quotes, bid submissions and contracts
- Demonstrated work history of providing high-quality customer-orientated service including problem-solving orientation, highly developed organization skills, ability to determine priority and multi-task accordingly, strong listening skills, coordination of work effort with others (teamwork) and conflict resolution
- Strong follow-through and follow-up skills
- Must be able to communicate tactfully and courteously with diplomatic assertiveness; strong written and verbal skills
- Ability to maintain confidentiality
- Ability to ensure adherence to the College’s administrative and Board policies, in conjunction with applicable law
- Self-starter with the ability to work independently with minimum supervision and willingness to accept accountability for and ownership of work
- Must be dependable and reliable
- Ability to decipher when the need arises to involve colleagues and/or managers, as appropriate
Additional Desirable Qualifications
- Experience with the Datatel Administrative System
- Demonstrated knowledge of public purchasing practices and legislation
- Demonstrated knowledge of contracts and contract administration
- Demonstrated knowledge of software, audio/visual, information technology systems and other electronic instrument purchasing
- Demonstrated intermediate user of MS Excel and MS Word; experience using MS PowerPoint
- Possession of a professional certification through the ISM (C.P.M or C.P.S.M.) or NIGP (CPPB or CPPO)
Physical Requirements/Working Conditions
- Must be able to remain in a stationary position for extended periods of time
- Need to frequently move about office and campus; able to walk distances and bend or stoop
- Frequent operation of office equipment such as computers, copiers and fax machines
- Ability to carry light loads (approximately 30 lbs. or less)
- Must be able to exchange information clearly and effectively – this position constantly communicates both inside and outside of the College
Work Schedule
Full time employee, 40 hours per week/52 weeks per year. Standard hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. May be required to work a variable schedule/varying hours to meet operational needs.
The College has three modes of work, which are 1) on-site (100% physically at a College worksite), 2) hybrid (time split between remote and on-site), and 3) remote (100% remote with no on-site work). This position is currently operating in a hybrid work mode. On-site and remote days are determined by the needs of the department. All new hires must be able to work in a hybrid mode while the College is operating under a hybrid work plan and must be able to work on-site in a full-time capacity if/when the College transitions to a full-time on-site work model. This position may work in a hybrid, remote, or on-site model based on the needs of the College, and as assigned by the immediate supervisor. These modes are subject to change.
The College has three modes of work, which are 1) on-site (100% physically at a College worksite), 2) hybrid (time split between remote and on-site), and 3) remote (100% remote with no on-site work). This position is currently operating in a hybrid work mode. On-site and remote days are determined by the needs of the department. All new hires must be able to work in a hybrid mode while the College is operating under a hybrid work plan and must be able to work on-site in a full-time capacity if/when the College transitions to a full-time on-site work model. This position may work in a hybrid, remote, or on-site model based on the needs of the College, and as assigned by the immediate supervisor. These modes are subject to change.
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Job DescriptionAdditional Information
First consideration given to internal candidates.
Degree must be conferred by either offer date
Visa sponsorship is not available.
The College is unable to assist with travel and/or relocation expenses.
Selected candidates must submit to a drug test and criminal background check.
Degree must be conferred by either offer date
Visa sponsorship is not available.
The College is unable to assist with travel and/or relocation expenses.
Selected candidates must submit to a drug test and criminal background check.
The College reserves the right to cancel the search at any time.
Application Deadline
Open Until FilledAdditional Application Deadline Information
The College reserves the right to close the recruitment process once a sufficient applicant pool has been identified.
Equal Opportunity Statement
As an affirmative action/equal opportunity institution, the College encourages diversity and provides equal opportunity in education, employment, all of its programs, and the use of its facilities. The College does not discriminate in educational or employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, sex, color, religion, gender, national origin, veteran’s status, age, disability unrelated to an individual’s ability to perform adequately, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by law. Title IX Coordinator Contact Information: 1401 E. Court St., Prahl College Center (PCC- 2030G), Flint, MI 48503, (810) 762-0024. Title II, ADA, Coordinator Contact Information: 1401 E. Court St., Curtice-Mott Complex (CM-1024), Flint, MI 48503, (810) 762-0373. Section 504 Coordinator Contact Information: 1401 E. Court St., Prahl College Center (PCC- 1130), Flint, MI 48503, (810) 762-0191.
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