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Purchasing Specialist
Job Description
Required Qualifications
- BA/BS degree, or combination of education and related experience to equal four years
- Purchasing or accounts transaction in experience in higher ed or similar industry
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience working with faculty
- Experience working within an academic department
- Experience with PeopleSoft
- Proficiency in Excel and Word
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines
Breakdown of Duties
50%: Use the information and requests received above to complete entry for purchases/accounting functions following all University best practice and procedure in the following systems or processes:
- Requisition and Purchase Orders
- UMarket
- Amazon Business Account management
- Check Request Forms and Single Payment Vouchers
- PCard reconciliation
- Chrome River entry
o Processing Chrome River reimbursements by proxy for those unfamiliar with the process within the departments
o Creating Purchase Orders (CPS, standard purchases, blanket orders, vendor setup)
o Processing PO payments, check requests, and non-PO payments.
o Initiating the required documents to establish vendors.
o Reconciling Pcard transactions
30%: Receive requests for purchasing and other accounting support services from departmental employees and,
- Evaluate the appropriate method of completing the request based on the information given and established policy and best practice
- Advise employees regarding general department and University policies and procedures. Serve as an information resource for employees making purchasing requests
- ensure all needed documentation and information necessary to complete the request has been provided
- follow-up with requestor as needed and collaborate with departmental accounting units as needed to resolve issues of departmental, collegiate, and university policy and procedure
20%: Monitor progress of requests and aid in data management
- Ensure approval was applied in a timely manner
- Promptly resolve issues found at the approval stage, working with both the requestor and accountant as necessary
- Receive on Purchase Orders
- Aid requestors and vendors in resolving issues as they arise
- Monitor MyWallet for charges approaching the 30 day and 60 day window for completion and advise cardholders and relevant department accountants of next steps
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