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Purchasing Manager

Employer
Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City
Location
Administrative Center, MO, MO
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Employment Type
Full Time
Institution Type
Community College
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About MCC

Metropolitan Community College is the oldest public institution of higher learning in Kansas City, Missouri, founded in 1915 as the Kansas City Polytechnic Institute. The Junior College of Kansas City, as it was known starting in 1919, was one of the first schools in the country to award an associate degree. Today, MCC offers 125 associate degree and certificate programs.

Metropolitan Community College comprises five campuses on the Missouri side of the Greater Kansas City area 47 major buildings and about 550 acres in all: MCC-Blue River, located in Independence, Missouri; MCC-Longview located in Lee's Summit, Missouri, MCC-Maple Woods located in the Northland of Kansas City, Missouri; MCC-Online and MCC-Penn Valley, located in Midtown Kansas City, Missouri.

MCC is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. In addition, several programs have specific accreditations as well.

***MCC does not provide employer-paid sponsorships.

Job Summary

Incumbents manage and oversee the centralized purchasing process and compliance with purchasing requirements for the College, including all requisitions, vouchers, vendor management, purchasing cards, and bids for all campuses and district departments.

Essential Functions

  • Supervise staff to include prioritizing and assigning work; conducting performance evaluations; coordinating staff training; and implementing hiring, discipline, and termination procedures
  • Manage operations of the Purchasing department to ensure that all operations are performed in accordance with best practices, applicable laws, policies, and procedures
  • Coordinate district-wide purchasing activities and collaborate with district personnel to research and develop specifications/scope of work for solicitations
  • Facilitate and oversee competitive solicitation processes such as quotes, bids, RFP's & RFQ's through the award recommendation/interview processes
  • Collaborate with internal and external constituencies and Legal to draft and execute contracts
  • Prepare reports and documents for review and approval by the Board of Trustees
  • Review, research, and approve requisitions through the financial system
  • Oversee the process for vendors to register with MCC and submit bids electronically
  • Facilitate processing of purchase orders, including order review and approval, change and close purchase orders, and budget check
  • Ensure that all purchasing operations comply with applicable laws, policies, and procedures
  • Oversee the management and administration of the purchasing card program for the District
  • Serve as a liaison to supplier representatives to maintain professional working relations, evaluate and identify additional suppliers, research pricing and other related information, and facilitate departmental operations
  • Maintain and update the Purchasing website
  • Perform other duties as assigned
    • Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Physical Requirements

    Minimum Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Accounting, or Finance Management
  • Three (3) years of experience in purchasing management or related area
    • Preferred Qualifications:
  • Master's degree with related experience

    • Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
  • Knowledge of managerial principles
  • Knowledge of purchasing methods and procedures
  • Knowledge of basic marketing principles and practices
  • Knowledge of inventory management principles
  • Knowledge of customer service principles
  • Knowledge of bidding processes
  • Knowledge of negotiation techniques
  • Knowledge of basic contract management procedures
  • Knowledge of product specifications
  • Knowledge of recordkeeping practices
  • Knowledge of computers and related software applications
  • Skilled in monitoring and evaluating subordinates
  • Skilled in delegating and prioritizing work
  • Skilled in managing projects
  • Skilled in developing and managing budgets
  • Skilled in preparing and reviewing product bids
  • Skilled in ordering materials and supplies
  • Skilled in researching and compiling information
  • Skilled in negotiating contracts
  • Skilled in preparing and maintaining a variety of records and reports
  • Skilled in using computers and related software applications
  • Skilled in ensuring compliance with applicable Federal, State, and local laws, rules, and regulations
  • Skilled in utilizing communication and interpersonal skills as applied to interaction with coworkers, supervisor, the general public, and others, sufficient to exchange or convey information.

    • Physical Requirements
    Positions in this class typically require grasping, hearing, keyboarding, reaching, repetitive motion, standing, talking, visual acuity, and walking. The work is sedentary work which requires exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly.Supplemental Information

    EEO Statement:
    Metropolitan Community College is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer that prohibits discrimination or harassment of any person based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, birth, ancestry, national origin, or disability. EOE/M/F/Vets/DisabledAccommodations: MCC is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, MCC will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided with reasonable accommodations in all aspects of employment, including the application process. To request an accommodation and/or a copy of the Americans with Disabilities Act applicant procedures, please contact the Office of Human Resources.

    Organization

    Long before Kansas City looked the way it does today, a group of people believed the region needed a place where anyone could get an education that led somewhere. That belief became Kansas City Polytechnic Institute in 1915, and a few years later, the Junior College of Kansas City, one of the first schools in the country to award an associate degree. Over a century later, that same idea still drives the institution known today as Metropolitan Community College.

    MCC is the oldest public institution of higher learning in Kansas City, Missouri, and that history isn't just a footnote. It's the foundation for a mission that hasn't changed: open doors, build skills, and help people move forward, whether that means a first degree, a career change, or a new trade learned close to home. Today, MCC offers 125 associate degree and certificate programs across five campuses on the Missouri side of the Kansas City area: Blue River, Longview, Maple Woods, Penn Valley, and MCC-Online, spanning 47 buildings and roughly 550 acres.

    But campuses and buildings only tell part of the story. What makes MCC matter is the people inside them, faculty who show up for students navigating school alongside jobs and families, staff who help someone find their footing, and colleagues who understand that this work changes the trajectory of a life. MCC is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, and several of its programs carry additional specialized accreditation, a reflection of a place that takes its responsibility to students seriously without losing sight of why the work exists in the first place.

    For more than a hundred years, MCC has been part of how Kansas City grows and moves forward. The next chapter is being written now, by the people who choose to build their careers here. There's a place in that story for you.

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    8166041234
    Location
    3200 Broadway Blvd
     Kansas City
    MO
    64111
    United States
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