Procurement Manager (Hybrid)

This position manages a team of 2-3 procurement professionals.

What You'll Do:

1. Procurement process management
   • Manage day-to-day procurement operations, including oversight of staff, controls and compliance.
   • Review and approve purchase requisitions.
   • Ensure procurement activities are carried out in a competitive, fair, and compliant environment.
   • Review overall University spending for potential efficiencies.
   • Collaborate with stakeholders across the university, including leadership, faculty, staff, and external vendors.
2. Bid and Contract Facilitation
   • Support competitive bidding processes (RFPs, RFQs, and ITBs) and maintain visibility into the university's bid pipeline.
   • Partner with Accounts Payable, General Counsel, and other stakeholders in Procure-to-Pay processes, contract negotiations, and vendor relationship management.
   • Ensure contracts and agreements align with university risk tolerance, legal requirements, and compliance standards.
3. Process Improvement & Technology
   • Remain current with procurement technologies and tools to identify potential opportunities for process improvements.
   • Manage procurement system configuration, supplier catalogs, and related e-procurement tools within the university's ERP environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Finance, or a closely related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of progressive experience in procurement, purchasing, strategic sourcing, or a closely related field.
• Minimum of 2 years of supervisory or managerial experience, including direct responsibility for staff performance and development.
• Proficiency with ERP systems, procurement and supplier portal tools.
• Prior experience in a higher education, nonprofit, or similar institutional environment preferred.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, and sound judgment and discretion in the sharing of sensitive information.
• Experience with identification, documentation, and assessment of risks and controls in financial and operational processes.
• Ability to work effectively with a wide variety of constituents at all levels throughout the university, and the ability to work independently as well as manage and lead others.

Perks:

• Working for a stable and well-known University.
• Top choice medical, dental, and vision benefits.
• Retirement plan matching contribution of 8%.
• Tuition waivers for employees and dependents.
• Generous paid time off, sick time, holidays, floating holidays, and more!
• Full-Time Benefits

For consideration, please include a resume and cover letter.

Vincentian Mission:

Guided by an ethic of Vincentian personalism and professionalism, DePaul compassionately upholds the dignity of all members of its diverse, multi-faith, and inclusive community. We seek to hire collaborative, open-minded, and dedicated professionals who are committed to advancing our university mission to making education accessible to all, with special attention to including underserved and underrepresented communities. Successful candidates thrive in an environment where ideas and perspectives representing a wide variety of cultures, backgrounds and experiences are welcome and supported.

Required Background Check:

Employment at DePaul University is contingent on passing a background check. Only final candidates who are extended an offer of employment will undergo a background check.

DePaul University is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, genetic information or any other legally protected status, in accordance with applicable federal, state and local EEO laws.

Organization

DePaul University and Our Mission

As an innovative Catholic, Vincentian university anchored in the global city of Chicago, DePaul supports the integral human development of its students. The university does so through its commitment to outstanding teaching, academic excellence, real-world experience, and community engagement. DePaul prepares its graduates to be successful in their chosen fields and agents of transformation throughout their lives.

Guided by an ethic of Vincentian personalism and professionalism, DePaul passionately upholds the dignity of all members of its diverse, multi-faith, and inclusive community. Through education, creative endeavors, and research, the university addresses the great questions of our day, promoting peaceful, just, and equitable solutions to social and environmental challenges. Since its founding in 1898, DePaul University has remained dedicated to making education accessible to all, with special attention to including underserved and underrepresented communities.

Comprised of ten colleges and schools, offering 130+ undergraduate majors and 170+ graduate programs, DePaul’s faculty challenges its students to analyze and solve real-world problems with rigor and innovation.

As an urban faith-based institution with a diverse student body, DePaul is committed to growing and maintaining a faculty dedicated to advancing the Vincentian mission through research, teaching, and service. DePaul upholds a fair and equitable recruitment, interview, and hiring process where supporting diverse populations and academic excellence are compatible goals. Our vibrant and diverse faculty is supported through academic and professional development resources. Successful candidates thrive and are at home in an environment where diverse cultures and identities, ideas, backgrounds, and experiences are welcomed and supported.