Manage firm orders, approval plans, standing orders, and
associated acquisitions workflows.
Plan, coordinate, and continuously improve acquisitions
workflows for ordering, receiving, invoicing, and vendor
management.
Monitor acquisitions expenditures, reconcile financial activity
across Alma, vendor ordering platforms, and Workday, and support
budget planning and collection development.
Supervise the Acquisitions Technician, including assigning
work, training, workflow development, and performance
management.
Collaborate with the Electronic Resources Unit, Cataloging and
Metadata Unit, Access Services, Research and Instruction, and Hazy
Library colleagues to support coordinated collection strategies and
seamless acquisitions workflows.
Develop reports and data analyses to support collection
assessment, budget management, and annual library statistical
reporting.
Participate in library committees, professional development,
and other initiatives that support the library and university
mission.
About us
For over 100 years, Embry-Riddle has been the world's leading
aviation and aerospace university, educating more than 30,000
students across residential campuses in Daytona Beach, Florida, and
Prescott, Arizona, as well as through a global network of Worldwide
locations and online programs. With more than 165,000 alumni around
the world, our impact reaches every corner of the aerospace,
aviation, defense and technology industries.
Today, our faculty, researchers and professional staff are
advancing innovation across aviation, space, artificial
intelligence, cybersecurity, autonomous systems and next-generation
engineering. Working alongside industry leaders, government
agencies and innovators, they are solving real-world challenges and
shaping the technologies that will define tomorrow.
Whether you are an educator, researcher, administrator,
technologist or industry professional, your work at Embry-Riddle
will contribute to something bigger than a job. Join a community
driven by discovery, purpose and excellence—and help shape the
future of aerospace.
- Generous Time Off: Enjoy up to 18 days of paid leave
in your first year, including 3 days granted upon hire and 15 days
accrued throughout the year. You'll also receive 9+ paid holidays,
including the day after Thanksgiving and the week between Christmas
Eve and New Year's Day.
- Tuition Coverage: Get 100% tuition coverage for
yourself for one undergraduate and one graduate degree, and
discounted rates for your spouse and dependent children up to age
26.
- Retirement Contributions: ERAU contributes 6% of your
base salary to your retirement plan and offers a 4% matching
contribution – with no vesting period.
- Personal Leave: Relax with 15 days of personal leave
for non-exempt employees or 18 days for exempt full-time employees
in your first year.
Qualifications
Qualifications
Education
- Master’s degree required.
- Master’s degree in Library Science or Information Studies from
an ALA-accredited program.
Required Experience
- Academic library experience.
- Minimum 1 year of professional experience in one or more of the
following:
- Library acquisitions
- Collection development
- Ordering and invoicing
- Vendor relations
- Related technical services functions
- 1–3 years of work-related experience in Library Collection
Management.
Required Skills & Knowledge
- Experience with, or demonstrated ability to learn, library
management systems and automated acquisitions workflows.
- Knowledge of current and emerging issues, trends, workflows,
business models, and best practices in library acquisitions.
- Ability to work effectively in a diverse environment and
interact with individuals from different backgrounds.
- Excellent oral, written, interpersonal, and organizational
skills.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office/Microsoft 365, particularly
Excel.
Additional/Preferred Experience
- Experience with library management systems such as Ex Libris
Alma.
- Experience with vendor ordering platforms such as EBSCONET,
Rialto, or GOBI.
- Experience coordinating projects, workflows, or staff.
- Experience with collection development or acquisitions
budgeting.
To submit your application for this opportunity, please visit the
Embry-Riddle Career Site and search for
requisition number
R311927. Please attach all relevant
materials to your application when you apply online. Complete
submissions include:
- Cover letter
- Resume
- Contact information for at least three professional references
(please note that references may be contacted as part of the
interview/screening process)
Current Embry-Riddle employees: Please apply directly
through the ERAU Employee Hub Central application within
Workday.
Embry-Riddle is committed to fostering a workplace where all
individuals are valued and respected. We strive to ensure that all
faculty, staff, and students are treated fairly and provided equal
opportunities for employment, advancement, compensation, training,
and other benefits of employment. Embry-Riddle makes employment
decisions — including hiring, promotions, compensation, and other
terms of employment — based on individual merit, qualifications,
and abilities. Embry-Riddle is strongly opposed to discrimination
and harassment, and such behavior is prohibited by university
policy. Embry-Riddle does not discriminate on the basis of race,
color, national origin, sex, disability, veteran status,
predisposing genetic characteristics, age, religion, or pregnancy
status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local
law, in its employment, educational programs, admissions policies,
financial aid, or other school-administered programs or activities.
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