Director of Procurement

Morris College

Division/Office: Business and Finance

RESPONSIBILITIES

Purchase supplies and securing services for the College

Establish rapport with departments and foster positive relationships

Establish relationships with vendors to discuss pricing, contracts and lead times

Oversee Response for Proposals (RFP) and solicitation process utilizing university,

federal and state regulations inclusive of preparing advertisements, conducting

pre-bid conferences, selection of evaluation committee, proposal evaluations,

pre-award, contract negotiation, execution and contract close out

Review of contracts

Manage annual spending of over $10 million

Approve and verify expenditures against budgetary accounts

Prepare technical and non-technical bid specification and regulatory

requirements

Collaborate initiatives with CFO, Facilities, Information Technology, Legal and

Human Resources

Develop and implement purchasing and travel policy and procedural processes

Conduct and moderate debriefing sessions to minimize contractor and vendor

disputes

QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor’s degree in Business or related field from a regionally accredited U.S. university or

comparable non-U.S. university

Five years or more of progressively increasing responsibility in procurement and contracting,

sourcing and vendor relationship experience

Proficiency in MS Excel, Word and PowerPoint

Effective communication and people skills

Considerable experience with complex negotiations and critical thinking skills

APPLICATION PROCEDURE

Submit application, personal resume, three listed references and official transcripts to:

Director of Human Resources, Morris College, 100 W. College St., Sumter, SC 29150

Download, complete and print the application form

Submit via mail or electronically to [email protected]

EEO STATEMENT

MORRIS COLLEGE IS AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION, EQUAL OPPORTUNITY

EMPLOYER AND DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE AGAINST ANY INDIVIDUAL OR

GROUP ON THE BASIS OF GENDER, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER IDENTITY

OR EXPRESSION, AGE, RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, NATIONAL ORIGIN, VETERAN

STATUS, GENETIC INFORMATION OR DISABILITY