"Procurement Specialist"

PROCUREMENT SPECIALIST Are you a detail-driven procurement professional looking to make a meaningful impact in higher education? Coastal Carolina University is seeking a Procurement Specialist to join our dynamic Procurement team. This is an exciting opportunity to support the University’s mission by ensuring the efficient and compliant acquisition of goods and services. This is an in-person, on-campus role in a fast-paced environment with frequent interruptions and multiple concurrent tasks.

How to Apply: Interested candidates may apply online at https://jobs.coastal.edu/postings/23788. Applicants must submit a cover letter, resume and list of two (2) professional references. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until position is filled.

Required Qualifications: A bachelor’s degree and two (2) years of procurement-related experience. Equivalent education, training and experience may be considered.

Preferred Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in business; five (5) years of procurement experience with a South Carolina higher education institution, state agency, or school district; CPSM, CPPB, or other procurement certification; experience with Lean or Six Sigma business practices.

Duties include, but are not limited to: Serve as a buyer for purchases from statewide contracts and assist with procurement of non-state contract requests which may or may not require solicitation. Provide training and guidance to the campus community. Look for trends to optimize spend, vendors, processes, etc. Performs special projects as assigned. Provide backup on an as-needed basis to the rest of the Procurement team.

Procurement Specialist II (AC20/61122410/FTE-S01051P), full-time position with benefits. SC State Pay Band: 05. Salary range: $50,000.00 (minimum) – $55,000.00 (maximum). Normal work hours are Monday through Thursday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Must be flexible to meet the special scheduling needs of the university. Occasional travel for training and professional development.

Coastal Carolina University is a public comprehensive liberal arts institution located in Conway, South Carolina, just nine miles from the Atlantic coastal resort city of Myrtle Beach. Coastal Carolina University enrolls over 10,000 students from 49 states and 55 nations. The University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award the baccalaureate and master’s degrees of national and/or regional significance in the arts and sciences, business, humanities, education, and health and human services, a specialist degree in instructional technology, and PhD degrees in marine science: coastal and marine systems science and education sciences.

The University provides equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, national origin, or because an employee or applicant for employment is an individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, an Armed Forces service medal veteran, a recently separated veteran, or an active-duty wartime or campaign badge veteran, or other “protected veteran,” as defined by law. Coastal Carolina University is an EO/AA employer.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities: Must have knowledge of the best practices and procedures for procuring goods and services, along with contracts and management thereof. Must be able to analyze detailed information. Must have excellent organization, communication, customer service, and computer skills, ideally with the ability to create detailed Excel analyses from varying types of data sets. Must be able to handle multiple concurrent job tasks and manage interruptions efficiently. Understanding of process improvement a plus.