Purchasing Director

4 weeks ago


Granite Quarry, North Carolina, United States InsideHigherEd Full time
Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Director of Purchasing – Contracts and Accounts Payable to join our team at InsideHigherEd. This leadership role involves overseeing the efficient acquisition of goods, equipment, and services for our organization.

Key Responsibilities
  • Authorize and generate purchase orders following budget confirmation
  • Ensure adherence to state regulations and institutional policies
  • Select and manage vendor relationships
  • Negotiate contracts within established guidelines
  • Prepare bid specifications, analyze vendor responses, and manage programs such as P-Card administration, equipment inventory, and travel coordination
  • Continuously evaluate and enhance purchasing procedures to optimize efficiency
Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree in accounting, business, or a related field, and four (4) years of purchasing experience
  • Working knowledge of North Carolina e-procurement is desired
Preferred Qualifications
  • Knowledge of managerial principles, purchasing methods and procedures, inventory management principles, customer service principles, negotiation techniques, project management principles, and applicable Federal, State, and local laws, rules, and regulations
  • Skill in prioritizing and assigning work, monitoring and evaluating employees, preparing and reviewing product bids, managing and monitoring contracts, preparing and maintaining a variety of records and reports, using a computer and related software applications, interpreting and ensuring compliance with applicable Federal, State, and Local laws, rules, and regulations, managing projects, and using a computer and related software applications
About the Department

The Director of Purchasing – Contracts and Accounts Payable will report directly to the Executive Director of Finance and Business Services and will be responsible for supervising staff, managing the operations and activities of the purchasing and accounts payable function, coordinating the purchase and distribution of materials, supplies, and equipment for all College departments, and performing other duties of a similar nature or level.


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