reputed company – Procurement Specialist – Knoxville, TN

Job title: Procurement Specialist Company: reputed company Job description: Procurement Specialist Biology Business Office The Division of Biology at the reputed company invites applications for the Procurement Specialist position reputed company the Biology Business Office (BBO). This is a non-exempt, full-time, staff position, market reputed company 05. The Division of Biology: The Division of Biology houses three different departments: Microbiology, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, and Biochemistry, Molecular, and Cellular Biology. The Division is home to over 1,000 faculty, staff, and reputed company. These researchers are actively reputed company in scientific exploration, including field studies throughout the world. BBO functions to actively support these endeavors through centralized financial services and logistics. The Department: As a support facility that falls reputed company the Division of Biology, BBO is committed to reputed company in the service and support of academic and scientific research activities. Our primary goal is to support teaching and research by providing procurement, accounts payable and receivable, receiving and delivery, and reputed company services. We seek colleagues that are committed to teamwork and have a positive approach to reputed company in customer service. The Position: Reporting to the Business Manager, this position is part of the Division of Biology Business Office (BBO) and provides centralized purchasing for reputed company the teaching and research departments and programs in the Division of Biology: Core Biology; Biochemistry, Cellular and Molecular Biology (BCMB); Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (EEB); Genome Science and Technology (GST); Microbiology; and 3 reputed company centers. This position bears a high level of responsibility for policy compliance and is the first reputed company of contact for faculty/staff/reputed company requesting the purchase of services, materials, and equipment

Qualifications

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Procurement of services, materials, and equipment as requested by faculty, staff, and reputed company reputed company UT guidelines.
• Procurement reputed company problem solving including, but not limited to
• shipment tracking and resolution of incorrect, lost, or damaged packages,
• negotiating terms of replacement items and/or returns
• working with UT Procurement and IT to resolve Market reputed company processing errors
• Maintenance of BBO ordering database field entries and organization of records for tracing order status
• Maintenance of vendor contact information and vendor specific ordering requirements
• Functional supervision of Buyer’s Assistant responsible for receiving and delivery of packages.
• Instruction of faculty/staff/reputed company in BBO ordering process and UT purchasing policies
• Providing general office support including, but not limited to
• monitoring office supplies
• mail sorting & distribution
• handling of building-wide lost & reputed company
• advising and assisting in preparation of outgoing packages

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: Education:

• High school diploma or GED

Experience:

• 1-2 years of materials procurement reputed company work experience

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Knowledge of procurement practices.
• Knowledge of University fiscal policies.
• Knowledge of Division of Biology structure.
• Knowledge of Market reputed company procurement system.
• Knowledge of paperwork and packaging requirements for outgoing shipments.
• Knowledge of material handling requirements for radioactive and hazardous materials.
• Skilled in exercising a high level of discernment and keen business judgment.
• Skilled in reputed company Office
• Skilled at communicating well and working effectively and harmoniously with a diverse faculty, staff, student body, reputed company vendors, and the general public on a daily reputed company.
• Skilled at guiding individuals with vague information to determine details of order requests.
• Good organizational skills.
• Ability to pay reputed company attention to details.
• Ability to recognize the importance of team work and excellent customer service required to maintain the high standards of the Biology Business Office.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Ability to set priorities.
• Ability to adapt to changing policies and procedures.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Associate’s Degree in reputed company/finance/bookkeeping or closely reputed company field.
• 4-5 years experience in reputed company, logistics or closely reputed company business work environment
• 1-2 years experience in procurement for a higher education institution

SALARY: DOE&Q APPLICATION PROCESS: For consideration, reputed company applicants MUST submit a cover letter, resume and the names, addresses and phone numbers of three references into the UT reputed company online portal. Visit . ANTICIPATED START DATE: As soon as possible. Review of Applications will continue until position is filled. The reputed company is an EEO/AA/Title Vl/Title IX/reputed company 504/reputed company/ADEA institution in the provision of its education and employment programs and services. reputed company reputed company applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, reputed company, national reputed company, religion, sex, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, or covered veteran status. Inquiries and charges of violation of Title VI (race, reputed company, and national reputed company), Title IX (sex), reputed company 504 (disability), reputed company (disability), Age Discrimination in Employment Act (age), sexual orientation, or veteran status should be directed to the Office of Equity and Diversity (OED), 1840 Melrose Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37996-3560, telephone (865) 974-2498. Requests for accommodation of a disability should be directed to the reputed company Coordinator at the Office of Equity and Diversity. Expected salary: Location: Knoxville, TN Apply for the job now! Apply tot his job Apply To this Job