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Senior Buyer and P-Card Coordinator

Employer
The Citadel
Location
Charleston

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Employment Type
Full Time
Institution Type
Four-Year Institution

Job Details

Job no: 496015
Work type: Full Time Permanent - Staff
Location: Charleston
Categories: Finance and Business
Salary: $55,000 - $65,000
Payscale: Band 6

Job Responsibilities:

The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina is currently seeking a Senior Buyer and P-Card Coordinator in the Procurement Office. The Senior Buyer is responsible for the procurement of supplies, materials, equipment, and services for The Citadel. This position is responsible for complying with regulatory guidelines, accepted procurement principles, and South Carolina policies. Must be able to identify varied sources, evaluate bids, award contracts/purchase orders, develops standards for new products or services, and maintains contact with vendors.

Duties:

  • Receives and independently examines procurement requisitions and creates purchase orders. Prepares detailed bid specifications and scopes of work for use in requests for proposals, requests for quotes, and invitations for bids. Serves as a liaison between departments and vendors, resolving differences regarding the purchase of goods and services, negotiating vendor contracts, and determining the acceptability of goods and services in coordination with the ordering department or unit.
  • Minimizes institutional liability by reviewing and verifying the clarity, completeness, accuracy, and quality of contracts prior to routing for signature.
  • Participates in the development and coordination of communication and training activities across campus to facilitate compliance with requirements.
  • Protects the interests of The Citadel regarding purchases by serving as a representative for the college in discussions between vendors and departments on procurement issues and by monitoring vendors for compliance with all contract terms and conditions.
  • Analyzes purchasing patterns and continually seeks cost savings to maximize the purchasing value of funds.
  • Assists with The Citadel’s Minority Business Enterprise program to enhance spend with firms in these categories.
  • Serves as administrator for The Citadel’s purchasing card program by coordinating all aspects of the p-card program, to include the dissemination of program information to departments and cardholders, program expansion, training, and monitoring for compliance with college and state policies.
  • Ensures compliance with South Carolina and college policies, procedures, requirements, and applicable legal regulations.

Minimum Qualifications:

Must have a Bachelor’s degree. Ability to demonstrate progressive responsibility with procurement processes, strategic sourcing, vendor management, and p-card coordination. Must have previous experience in negotiations, contract review, professional service agreements, and compliance with applicable laws. Proven detail-oriented work style along with effective written and verbal communication skills

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience processing formal, competitive, sealed procurement. Experience working with the South Carolina Consolidated Procurement Code and Regulations at a state agency or university, or translatable experience from another state. Certified Professional in Supply Management (CPSM), Certified Purchasing Manager (C.P.M.), Certified Public Purchasing Officer (CPPO), or Certified Professional Public Buyer (CPPB).

Advertised: Jun 01 2021 Eastern Daylight Time
Applications close: Jun 15 2021 Eastern Daylight Time

Organization

The Citadel is a landmark in Charleston, South Carolina that is noted for its educational reputation and tradition of preparing and producing principled leaders. Founded in 1842, The Citadel has an undergraduate student body of 2,272 students who make up the South Carolina Corps of Cadets. 1,066 students attend The Citadel Graduate College, a civilian evening program that offers graduate and professional as well as undergraduate programs. The Citadel is best known nationally for its Corps of Cadets which attracts students from 43 states and eight countries. The men and women in the Corps live and study under a classical military system that makes leadership and character training an essential part of the educational experience. One third of the graduating classes accept military commissions. The Citadel is divided into five academic schools: Business Administration, Education, Engineering, Humanities and Social Sciences, and Science and Mathematics. Because of its focus on teaching, a high graduation rate and strong alumni support, The Citadel ranks highly in the annual U.S. News & World Report ratings of southern colleges that offer at least a master's degree.

Living in The Citadel Community

Located in picturesque coastal Charleston, South Carolina, The Citadel offers a classic military education for young men and women who seek a college experience that is intense, meaningful and academically strong. Citadel graduates say the disciplined lifestyle and the friendships they forge here have had a profoundly positive effect on their lives and create bonds with generations of cadets before them and with generations to come. Small class sizes give students both the academic opportunities expected at a university and the personalized attention of a small liberal arts college. Bachelor of Arts degrees are available in chemistry, criminal justice, English, history, mathematics, modern languages, political science, and psychology. Bachelor of Science degrees are offered in biology, business administration (the most popular major), chemistry, civil and environmental engineering, computer science, education, electrical and computer engineering, mathematics, physical education, and physics. All cadets participate in the Army, Air Force or Naval/Marine Corps Reserve Officers' Training Corps programs. These programs do not require students to accept a commission or to be committed to active duty unless the cadet accepts an ROTC scholarship. A unique honors program gives advanced students at The Citadel the opportunity to work one-on-one with professors over a period of three years – a practice usually associated with graduate level studies. Generations of Citadel graduates have served their nation, their state and their community with distinction. Though the campus relocated in 1922 and the physical facilities have changed over time, The Citadel has stayed faithful to its original mission. It graduates men and women who value honor, integrity, loyalty and patriotism, and who accept the responsibilities that accompany principled leadership. The Citadel remains a stronghold of duty, self-discipline, and high ideals in a changing American society.

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