Purchasing Manager

$67,569 - $67,569/Yr

St. Louis Community College

Part-time,Full-time - Mid Level

Educational Services

About the position

The Purchasing Manager at St. Louis Community College is responsible for overseeing the purchasing department's activities, ensuring compliance with procurement laws, and managing vendor relationships. This role involves developing and executing the bidding process, negotiating contracts, and maintaining documentation to support the College's purchasing objectives. The Purchasing Manager serves as a subject matter expert on governmental purchasing practices and is committed to fostering supplier diversity within the College's procurement processes.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and coordinate the activities of the purchasing staff.
• Develop and oversee tasks necessary to accomplish the College's purchasing objectives.
• Develop RFP, RFQ, or RFI to convey College needs to potential vendors.
• Execute the bid process with College constituencies to ensure compliance and success.
• Work with supplier diversity to expand the College's use of M/WBE vendors.
• Negotiate with vendors to resolve performance issues and enforce contract terms.
• Maintain knowledge of Missouri and federal procurement laws and provide training on regulations.
• Maintain vendor files and ensure documentation is in place prior to executing purchase orders.
• Develop and maintain documentation on all purchasing processes.
• Oversee the College's bidding and contract maintenance software.
• Perform normal supervisory duties for the purchasing department.
• Develop and review reports from the enterprise software system to monitor division work.
• Participate in the external audit process.
• Oversee contract performance on compliance and quality issues.
• Integrate technology into the Purchasing processes.
• Interface with Finance system functional leader to assure viability of purchasing function.
• Resolve bid disputes as appropriate.
• Develop and oversee the Purchasing department budget.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or related business field.
• Five years of experience in purchasing or procurement.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with governmental purchasing best practices and regulations.
• Knowledge of supplier diversity initiatives.

Benefits

• 100% match on retirement contributions.
• Two health insurance plan options at no cost to the employee.
• Low-cost life insurance with a 3x salary benefit.
• Low-cost dental and vision insurance.
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance.
• Tuition waivers for employees and their dependents.
• Tuition reimbursement for other institutions after 6 months of service.
• Annual professional development allotment.
• Generous time off package including holidays, vacation, and personal days.
• Paid winter holiday at the end of the calendar year.
• Access to an employee assistance program (EAP).