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Procurement Specialist I

Job Group: Finance
Job Subgroup: Procurement
Salary Range (Annual): 16: $33,700-68,970
Employee Category: Academic Staff
Job Code: FN024
  • Job Summary:
    Researches, creates, and solicits bids and proposals from third party suppliers for institution level procurements to provide cost-effective materials and services within an assigned commodity area or business unit. Negotiates procurement contract terms and signs resulting contracts on behalf of the institution or business unit.
  • Job Responsibilities:
    • Develops and manages solicitations in compliance with regulatory requirements
    • Researches third party suppliers to understand available products and services, assesses market conditions, identifies supply options, and makes recommendations for procurement processes
    • Drafts, submits, and communicates outcomes of procurement requests to suppliers and stakeholders
    • Answers questions and provides guidance regarding specific commodities and service areas to various individuals and groups based on set material or standards
    • Serves as a point of contact for external stakeholders, maintains contracts, and negotiates purchase prices to obtain timely and meaningful contract sourcing results
    • Establishes and maintains bid and proposal records to comply with record-keeping requirements
  • Education:
    Bachelor's Degree Preferred Minimum
  • FLSA Status:
    Exempt
  • Institution Job:
    No
  • Required Supervisory Duty of at Least 2.0 Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Employees:
    No
  • Employee Category:
    Academic Staff
  • Scaled Job:
    No
  • Salary Range (Annual):
    16: $33,700-68,970
  • Job Code:
    FN024: Procurement Specialist I
  • Link directly to this job title: https://hr.wisc.edu/standard-job-descriptions/?q=FN024

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