What are the responsibilities and job description for the Purchasing Assistant - Union position at Hillsborough Community College?
Compensation Range:
$21.28 - $33.39
Position Summary:
Hiring Salary Range: $21.28 to $23.40 depending on qualifications.
Responsible for administrative and technical support in the Purchasing Department. Responsible for
coordinating activities related to processing contracts, requests for quotes, requests for bids, requests for proposals, invitations to negotiate and purchase orders, to include preparation, distribution, and monitoring to ensure conformance status.
coordinating activities related to processing contracts, requests for quotes, requests for bids, requests for proposals, invitations to negotiate and purchase orders, to include preparation, distribution, and monitoring to ensure conformance status.
Job Duties:
- Provides paraprofessional assistance to the Director of Purchasing and Buyers, to include responsibility for technical functions associated with the College’s purchasing operation.
- Assists with confidential and complex purchasing activities and transactions involving commodities or services.
- Coordinates and assists with the preparation of contracts, bids, quotes, RFPs, ITNs, purchase orders and all related correspondence. Monitors status and coordinates follow up and routing between departments.
- Maintains database associated with contracts, bids, quotes, RFPs, ITNs, purchase orders, vendors and related information, and prepares associated reports.
- Coordinates activities with outside vendors and user departments.
- Meets and/or communicates with vendors to solicit business or resolve disputes or discrepancies. Also communicates with user departments, to include problem solving activity
- Establishes and maintains bids, quotes, RFPs, ITNs, purchase orders and vendor files.
- Performs other similar and related duties as required.
Required Qualifications:
The position requires at least an Associate's degree or two-year college equivalent and at least three years of prior-related work experience. The position requires at least a High School diploma or GED equivalent if substituting experience for education.
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience with or willingness to learn, experiment with and use AI for process automation, efficiencies, analytics and compliance.
Close Date: Open Until Filled.
Hillsborough Community College is an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe that diversity and inclusion among our applicants and employees is critical to our success as a community partner.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, physical/mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, and military/veteran status.
Preference will also be given to veterans and spouses who are eligible under the Veterans' Preference Law. At time of application, submittal of Form DD214 is the minimum requirement for veterans' preference claim. Note: Please upload your DD214 as an attachment as part of your application at the time of submission.
The selected candidate identified for this position will be required to successfully complete a Level II criminal background check, which includes fingerprinting.
Hillsborough Community College participates in the US E-Verify program.
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Salary : $21 - $23
