Purchasing Coordinator
Purchasing Coordinator
Purchasing Office
Rhode Island College
Rhode Island College invites applicants for the position of Purchasing Coordinator. This is a full-time, calendar year, continuing position.
The individual will assist the Director with the day-to-day operations of the Purchasing Office and be responsible for said operations in the absence of the Director.
Rhode Island College is a regional comprehensive public college that serves approximately 6,400, undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students through its five schools: The Faculty of Arts and Sciences, the Feinstein School of Education and Human Development, the School of Business, the School of Nursing and the School of Social Work. Established in 1854, we are Rhode Island’s first public institution of higher education. The college is located on a beautiful 180-acre suburban campus in the vibrant city of Providence, and has satellite locations at the Rhode Island Nursing Education Center in Providence’s Innovation District and the Rhode Island College Workforce Development Hub in Central Falls, RI. We are known throughout the Northeast for high-quality academic programs, small class sizes, personalized, hands-on learning experiences, world-class faculty, and high value compared to other four-year institutions.
Required qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, or related field.
- At least three years’ experience in a similar office setting within a large organization with many departments.
- Thorough knowledge of the principles, practices and procedures involved in the procurement of
- supplies, materials, equipment, and services.
- Ability to collaborate with others.
- Possess technological skills in Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, and Outlook.
Preferred qualifications:
- Proficiency utilizing Oracle PeopleSoft software.
- Bilingual
Application deadline: 1/25/2023
Proposed starting salary: $52,000
For a full job description, which includes additional responsibilities and requirements for the position and application procedures, see https://employment.ric.edu/. Candidates must apply on-line, using Rhode Island College’s PeopleAdmin Applicant Tracking system.
As an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity institution that values and is committed to inclusion and expanding the diversity of its faculty and staff, the College invites members of protected classes, including minorities and persons with disabilities, to identify themselves as such at the time of application.
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