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Procurement Coor/Contract Admin II

Employer: Michigan State University
Location: East Lansing, MI

Administrative Jobs: Academic Affairs, Sponsored Programs, Grants & Contracts
Employment Type: Full Time
Institution Type: Four-Year Institution

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Job Details

Job no: 569036
Work type: Support Staff
Pay Grade: 13
Major Administrative Unit / College: Finance
Department: Purchasing 10074704
Salary: 60000.00 - 70000.00 Salary Commensurate
Location: East Lansing
Categories: Full Time (90-100%), Administrative Professionals- AP, Administrative/Business/Professional, Union
Working/Functional Title

Contract Administrator II

Position Summary

The Contract Administrator II administers and monitors all aspects of contractual agreements which are established by the strategic sourcing team for the products available through Spartan Marketplace. This includes ensuring terms of the contract are properly executed, monitoring supplier performance and compliance, analyzing and interpreting contract content, and maintaining digital contract files.

In partnership with a senior purchasing agent, this position manages the contract lifecycle including procurement of commodities and services of high complexity; supplier selection; and contract negotiation, execution, and monitoring. The Contract Administrator II analyzes spend in key commodity areas to ensure high volume items are on contract, conducts quarterly price audits for all Marketplace suppliers, seeks ways to optimize contracts, and identifies new strategic contract opportunities.

This role educates and promotes use of established contracts to campus customers to leverage university spend and provide best value. The Contract Administrator II designs and conducts Spartan Marketplace user training classes and manages the Marketplace helpdesk. Additionally, this position oversees the supplier enablement process in the e-procurement system, leads supplier performance reviews, and interacts with the accounts payable/invoice audit unit to consult and resolve invoice discrepancies.

Communications are frequent with faculty and staff to provide product knowledge, sourcing options, and system user information. This position actively promotes the Purchasing Department business inclusion and sustainability programs. The strategic sourcing team is one of four teams reporting to the Assistant Director University Services-Procurement.

Unit Specific Education/Experience/Skills

Knowledge equivalent to that which would be acquired by completing a four-year college degree program in supply chain management, business, materials management, general business, or a related field; three to five years of related and progressively more responsible or expansive work experience in purchasing commodities or managing procurement contracts; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Desired Qualifications

Knowledge of procurement contracts and compliance management; strong analytical and organizational skills to evaluate contract performance; excellent communication and interpersonal skills to facilitate client service relationships, conduct meetings, and design/deliver training experiences. A self-starter who works independently and as a team member, with commitment to accuracy and attention to detail. Competitive candidates will demonstrate breadth in their supply chain knowledge. Professional certification as a CPM, CPSM, CSM, or CPPO.

Required Application Materials

Resume and Cover Letter

Work Hours

STANDARD 8-5

Bidding eligibility ends on 4/16/2019 at 11:55 PM

Advertised: Apr 10, 2019 Eastern Daylight Time
Applications close: Apr 23, 2019 Eastern Daylight Time

Organization

Working at Michigan State University

Spartans work every day to advance the common good in uncommon ways.

Together, we tackle some of the world’s toughest problems to find solutions that make life better—from alternative energy to better food safety to breakthrough medical and environmental applications achieved through rare isotope research.

We teach. We explore and we discover. We collaborate and lead. We innovate, inspire, and empower. We achieve our potential and create circumstances that help our students and others achieve theirs.

We're good at it, and we've been at it for more than 150 years.

The nation’s pioneer land-grant university, MSU began as a bold experiment that democratized higher education and helped bring science and innovation into everyday life. The revolutionary concept became a model for the nation.

Today, MSU is one of the top research universities in the world—on one of the biggest, greenest campuses in the nation. Home to nationally ranked and recognized academic, residential college, and service-learning programs, we’re a diverse community of dedicated students and scholars, athletes and artists, scientists and leaders.

In ways both practical and profound, we work to create a stronger, more sustainable, and more hopeful future for all.

Top Distinctions

U.S. News & World Report ranks MSU

29th among the nation’s public universities
First in the nation for 19 years for graduate programs in elementary and secondary education
First in the nation for graduate programs in nuclear physics and industrial and organizational psychology
First in the nation for undergraduate program in supply chain

Recognized for 11 consecutive years as one of the top 100 universities in the world by Shanghai Jiao Tong University in its annual Academic Ranking of World Universities

Ranks 46th among public universities for in-state students in Kiplinger’s 2013 edition of Best Values in Public Colleges

Silver rating from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education’s STARS program, which measures and encourages sustainability in education and research; operations; and planning, administration, and engagement

Member of the prestigious 62-member Association of American Universities

Only university in the country with on-campus medical schools graduating allopathic (MD) and osteopathic (DO) physicians, and veterinarians (DVMs)

Among the largest single-campus residence hall system in the country with 27 halls in five neighborhoods and two apartment villages.

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