Accounts Payable, Administrative Skills, Billing, Business Administration, Candidate Sourcing, Communication Skills, Contract Management, Contract Requirements, Cost Control, Customer Support/Service, Data Entry, Dentistry, Documentation, Hospital Administration, Inventory Management, Logistics, Maintain Compliance, Market Research, Order Delivery, Organizational Skills, People Management, Policy Development, Procedure Development, Procurement Management, Profit & Loss, Purchasing/Procurement, Reporting Skills, Sourcing Strategy, Supply Chain, Time Management, Vendor/Supplier Evaluation, Vendor/Supplier Management, Vendor/Supplier Selection
Market Range: 12
Hiring Salary: $5,014.28 - $5,407.50/Monthly
JOB SUMMARY/ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
The Assistant Procurement Manager provides expertise and guidance in specified areas while managing the related day-to-day operations of the Administration College of Dentistry (CoD). This position assists with developing area-specific strategies, supervision of staff, and serves as a liaison for the department and the university.
EDUCATION:
Bachelor's Degree in Business Management, Logistics, Hospital Administration, or a related field. (TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED)
EXPERIENCE:
Three (3) years of related experience. (Administrative experience in business environment or supervisory experience in a dental office preferred.)
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:
- Ability to communicate and interact effectively with faculty, staff, and students to provide quality customer service.
- Basic knowledge of dental supplies and procurement.
- Strong organizational and time management skills.
- Experience in inventory management and/or logistics.
- Ability to utilize AP system and create reports within the system.
WORK SCHEDULE: This position may occasionally work required to work evenings and weekends.
- Performs vendor research and selection to enhance profitability, reduce operating costs and boost efficiency.
- Utilizes strategic sourcing techniques to boost efficiency and reduce operating costs while working with vendors and supervising vendor activities.
- Conducts market research to identify beneficial purchase agreements and potential vendors.
- Supervises on-site inventory and staff related to supply chain functions within CoD.
- Monitors contract compliance to ensure suppliers adhere to contractual obligations.
- Supervises and tracks the status of orders, deliveries, and distribution of supplies to the CoD; makes change recommendations to purchasing procedures as needed.
- Supports accounts payable functions to include data entry, invoice processing, reviews, and approvals.
- Develops and maintain policies, procedures, and standardized manual documenting the CoD processes for routine and non-routine purchases.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
- Performs vendor research and selection to enhance profitability, reduce operating costs and boost efficiency.
- Utilizes strategic sourcing techniques to boost efficiency and reduce operating costs while working with vendors and supervising vendor activities.
- Conducts market research to identify beneficial purchase agreements and potential vendors.
- Supervises on-site inventory and staff related to supply chain functions within CoD.
- Monitors contract compliance to ensure suppliers adhere to contractual obligations.
- Supervises and tracks the status of orders, deliveries, and distribution of supplies to the CoD; makes change recommendations to purchasing procedures as needed.
- Supports accounts payable functions to include data entry, invoice processing, reviews, and approvals.
- Develops and maintain policies, procedures, and standardized manual documenting the CoD processes for routine and non-routine purchases.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
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University of Tennessee System