Spartanburg, South carolina
Procurement Officer Job Opening in Spartanburg, South carolina - Under limited supervision and with a customer service oriented mindset, the successful candidate will plan, direct, and coordinate all activities of purchasing function ensuring compliance with all applicable policies, procedures, laws and regulations. Requires degree in accounting, business, finance or related field. Must have excellent written, oral and computer skills.
Procurement
Monitors district purchases by reviewing requisitions.
Assists schools and departments in making purchasing decisions.
Prepares bids or quotations (or documents of the like) as per the District?s procurement code.
Prepares and issues purchase orders and change orders as needed.
Reviews all bids, request for proposals, and other purchasing requests for compliance with District procurement code.
Develop and establish a cadre of professional networking to include local and state officials in the procurement realm to ensure District is always benchmarking best practices.
Develops and maintains procedures and state guidelines and prepares reports for district and board approvals.
Reports on minority vendors, sole source and emergency purchasing.
Works with vendors to provide the best service/supplies at the lowest cost to the district.
Bank of America purchasing cards monitoring and transparency reporting.
Ensure Procurement Code is kept in compliance with the state Procurement Code.
Provides guidance and assistance with District?s external auditors.
Develops training programs for school and department personnel and conduct workshops to facilitate understanding within the District.
Ensures a relevant and current web presence on District?s website related to procurement information and how to do business with the District.
Performs general clerical functions, which may include but are not limited to, entering data into the computer, including creating excel forms and spreadsheets; establishing orderly files, processing various billings, collating materials, etc.
Works in conjunction with other agencies/districts in an annual MWBE Vendor Fair.
Fixed Assets
Reports for year-end, maintain financial and accounting fixed asset reports, reconciliation with the general ledger
Maintain inventory control for new, used and disposed furniture and equipment
Construction in progress reporting
Assist with projects, such as purchases of multimedia, furniture, books, etc to insure the district receives the best quality and pricing.
Ensure proper accounting, record-keeping, and tracking of equipment bought with federal funds.
Performs other duties as assigned by the Director of Finance and/or Chief Financial Officer.
Works with others consistently (internal and external/public and private) in a cooperative and respectful manner.
Ability to be flexible, handle a variety of tasks and manage multiple tasks without loss of efficiency and effectiveness and within established timelines.
Knowledge of current purchasing trends and best practices.
Ensure communication with both internal and external personnel is professional and accurate.
Job Type: Full-time
Job Location:
Spartanburg, SC
Required education:
Bachelor's
Required experience:
Government Purchasing: 5 years
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