Procurement Associate III

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Versailles


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    Procurement Associate III

    • 495253
    • Versailles
    • Staff
    • Full-time
    • KCTCS System Office

    Title: Procurement Associate III

    Salary Range: $41,880.00 - $52,356.00

    Contract Term Length: 12 Months

    Standard Hours: 37.5

    Work Location: Hybrid

    FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

    College: KCTCS System Office

    Campus Location: KCTCS System Office

    Department: Administrative Services / Procurement to Pay

    Total Rewards

    KCTCS System Office offers a competitive benefits package and an attractive work environment that supports excellence, innovation, and creativity including:

    • Exceptional health care, vision, dental coverage for you and your family
    • Tuition reimbursement/waiver for you, your spouse, and dependents
    • 403(b) retirement plan: a 5% employee contribution receives a 10% employer match
    • Vacation/Sick Time
    • Work-Life Balance
    • 9.5 Paid Holidays
    • 2 Weeks Institutional Closing Pay (Last 2 weeks of December) for qualifying positions
    • Employee Assistance Program

    Job Summary

    The Procurement Associate III position is the point of contact for support to KCTCS colleges and business units. This position negotiates and awards contracts, reviews agreements for legality, and modifies and renews existing contracts. This position is also charged with creating and processing solicitations; evaluating proposals and bids; processing orders; and supplier relations. In addition, this role is the WEX fuel card administrator for the fleet vehicles across the system working in tandem with facilities.

    Positions with the KCTCS System Office located in Versailles, KY are term-contract positions, with the expectancy of continuance based on performance.

    KCTCS offers a hybrid work schedule with a requirement to be onsite a minimum of 3 days per work week. Hybrid work schedules are subject to periodic review and may be modified or terminated at any time.

    Job Duties:

    Issues solicitations for purchases and contracting on behalf of the KCTCS System Office and colleges.

    Writes, negotiates and awards contracts.

    Reviews agreements for legality, ensures contract compliance.

    Modifies and renews existing contracts.

    Advises KCTCS business units with public procurement laws.

    Processes orders and works to complete the procurement process.

    Assists Accounts Payable to manage supplier payments.

    Helps administer training of procurement topics across the system.

    Assists in review and revisions of procurement policies and procedures as needed.

    Manages the WEX fuel card program system-wide for fleet vehicles.

    Performs cross functional training and other duties as assigned.


    Minimum Qualifications:

    Associate's Degree in Business and one (1) and two (2) years of relevant experience or equivalent. 

    Preferred Qualifications:

    Associate's Degree in Business and three (3) and four (4) years of relevant experience or equivalent.

    Additional Skills Requested:

    The position desires the Certified Professional Public Buyer (CPPB) certification study and examination that will measure professional competence and the understanding of the body of knowledge surrounding public procurement. Obtaining CPPB designation demonstrates a standard of competency in the public procurement profession.

    The Certified Professional Public Officer (CPPO) designation indicates to the public that, having mastered a body of knowledge, one can make sound decisions that reflect maximum value for the taxpayer's dollar.

    Employee Rights - Employee Polygraph Protection Act

    Equal Opportunity Employer - The Kentucky Community and Technical College System is an equal educational and employment opportunity institution.

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    KCTCS does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, or age in its programs or activities.

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