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Miami University · 20 hours ago

Associate Director of Strategic Procurement

Oxford, OH

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$70K/yr - $82K/yr

3+ years exp

Miami University is seeking an Associate Director of Strategic Procurement who will lead the execution and development of strategic sourcing strategies to support university-wide initiatives. The role involves engaging key stakeholders to meet procurement needs and managing supplier relationships to drive savings and innovation.

Higher Education

Responsibilities

Leads the development and maintains strategic sourcing plans that coordinates the sourcing and contract management activities within assigned categories to deliver targeted benefits

Provides the development, and negotiation of supplier agreements in support of university-wide sourcing and procurement initiatives

Develops and maintains relationships with departments for purposes of gathering, analyzing and conveying information to support category management and strategic sourcing efforts

Plans and conducts strategic sourcing process on defined opportunities, engaging key stakeholders in the process to meet departmental procurement needs

Maintains deep category expertise through understanding and application of industry developments, marketplace trends, emerging technology, new techniques, leading practices, and shared experiences

Manages key supplier relationships and conducts periodic business reviews to drive savings through innovation and resolve issues and disputes

Measures and reports benefits delivered through strategic sourcing and ongoing contract management activities

Qualification

Strategic sourcingSupplier negotiationCategory managementData analysisBusiness intelligenceERP System experienceMicrosoft OfficeEProcurement experienceProblem solving

Required

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management

3-5 years in procurement, supply chain management, and contract language review and development

Data collection and analysis

Business intelligence and analytics

Category strategy execution

Issue resolution/problem solving

Microsoft Office products

ERP System knowledge and experience

eProcurement application experience including procurement workflow, eSourcing, eInvoice, etc

Resume

Cover Letter

Preferred

Masters degree in Business Administration, or a related field preferred

Experience working in an academic/higher education organization, or in a cyclical service delivery environment is a plus

Workday ERP System knowledge and experience

Company

Miami University

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Strong academics, highly personal instruction, energetic campus life, successful graduates — Miami University sets the standard for public higher education on one of America’s most beautiful campuses.

Founded in 1809

Oxford, Ohio, USA

1001-5000 employees