Uplift Education · 17 hours ago
Director of Procurement
Dallas, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
$90K/yr - $90K/yr
5+ years expUplift Education is dedicated to creating public schools of excellence and is seeking a Director of Procurement. The role involves overseeing procurement processes, developing purchasing procedures, and ensuring compliance with laws and regulations.
CommunitiesE-LearningEducation
Responsibilities
Purchase supplies and equipment for the Network by competitive bids, competitive sealed proposals, requests for proposals, government catalog contract purchases, informal quotations, and negotiations following established network criteria, as well as state and federal purchasing rules
Prepare all bidding documents, including notice and instructions to bidders, specifications, and form of proposal
Receive and evaluate formal bids and make recommendations for the award of contracts to the Chief Financial Officer for Board approval
Obtain and study comparative prices and quotations, and make purchasing decisions based on information obtained
Approve all purchase orders and monitor all purchase requisitions to determine the correctness of information, calculations, coding, etc
Maintain and expand the online purchase requisition system in TEAMS
Track all orders from Requisition through receipt and payment
Maintain vendor lists, develop bidder lists, and approve additions to these lists. Build relationships with vendors to ensure quality customer service
Review and own master service agreements and contracts with vendors
Analyze changes in the market or in the Uplift model to determine the need to shift products/vendors
Work cooperatively with network staff to determine purchasing specifications, sources, availability, pricing, shipping, and receiving
Compile, maintain, and file all physical and computerized reports, records, and other documents required, including auditable accounting records
Develop insightful management reports for the board of directors, leadership team, school leaders, and budget managers
Monitor and evaluate current procurement procedures, processes, and guidelines, and make recommendations for improvement
Complete RFP, RFB using the Bonfire vendor management system
Work with the Sr. Director on fiscal responsibility strategies and creates implementation plans
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Finance and/or Accounting or related field required
Minimum of 5 years of procurement and/or purchasing experience
Ability to read and analyze business documents
Ability to create and present presentations to Sr. Leaders as needed
Microsoft applications are necessary
Preferred
MBA and/or CPA preferred
CPPO and/o CPPB certifications preferred
Education Business/Procurement Experience preferred
Bilingual Skills: Not required but preferred
Frontline TEAMS is preferred
Company
Uplift Education
Uplift Education It runs schools as a nonprofit organisation.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$0.36M2014-02-02Grant· $0.36M
Leadership Team
Remy Washington
President
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