Position Summary:

Prepares and executes Invitations to Bid and/or purchase orders for assigned commodities under guidelines established by federal, state, and local requirements.

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  Location: Operations Center Building OCB @ 1851 Crosspoint Avenue
  
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  Status: Fulltime /exempt
  
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  Department: Supply Chain
  

Position Key Accountabilities:

May perform some or all of the following:
1. Maintains replenishment, billing and data integrity for inventory database for the UT Supply Mall.
2. Prepares and issues of Invitation to Bids and Request for Proposals.
3. Plans and conducts negotiations under the supervision to the eProcurement Contract Administrator.
4. Researches and identifies qualified suppliers.
5. Executes purchase orders for goods, capital equipment, and services under the instruction of the eProcurement Contract Administrator.
6. Maintains appropriate documentation of purchase order file for auditing.
7. Prepares reports on a routine and ad-hoc basis to provide information of purchase order activities.
8. Interacts on routine schedule with users to insure that all purchasing policies and procedures are followed.
9. Prepares and executes purchase orders for goods, capital equipment, and services.
10. Maintains appropriate documentation of purchase order files for auditing purposes.
11. Prepares reports on a routine and ad-hoc basis to provide information of purchase order activities.
12. Interacts on routine schedule with users to insure that all purchasing policies and procedures are followed.
13. Other duties as assigned.

Certification/Skills:

Certified Professional Public Buyer (CPPB), or, Certified Purchasing Manager (CPM), or, Certified Texas Purchaser (CTP), or, Certified Texas Procurement Manager (CTPM), or, Successful completion of any of the above certifications within 18 months of hire.

Minimum Education:

Bachelor's degree, or equivalent experience.

Minimum Experience:

One year of procurement/payables experience. May substitute required experience with equivalent years of education beyond the minimum education requirement.

Physical Requirements:

Exerts up to 20 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 10 pounds frequently and/or a negligible amount constantly to move objects.

Security Sensitive:

This job class may contain positions that are security sensitive and thereby subject to the provisions of Texas Education Code § 51.215