Job Number 1712001


Buyer



This position is past the Close Date, no more applications will be accepted.
Position Information
Location Service Center
Hours 40 hours/week as assigned; Generally working Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m., to 5:00 p.m.
Salary Specialist 7/120 ($38,922.00 - $55,603.00)
FLSA Status Exempt
Reports To Manager, Purchasing
Criminal Background Check
College Profile

Austin Community College (ACC) is a public two-year institution that serves a diverse population of approximately 41,000 credit students each fall and spring semester. We embrace our identity as a community college as reflected in our mission statement. We promote student success and community development by providing affordable access, through traditional and distance learning modes, to higher education and workforce training, including appropriately applied baccalaureate degrees, in our service area.
 
As a community college committed to our mission, we seek to recruit and retain a workforce that:
  • Reflects the diversity of our community.
  • Values intellectual curiosity and innovative teaching.
  • Is attracted by the college mission to promote equitable access to educational opportunities.
  • Cares about student success and collaborates on strategies to facilitate success for underrepresented populations.
  • Welcomes difference and models respectful interaction with others.
  • Engages with the community both within and outside of ACC.

Our Mission

The Austin Community College District promotes student success and community development by providing affordable access, through traditional and distance learning modes, to higher education and workforce training in its service area.
 
For more information, see http://www.austincc.edu/about-acc/mission-statement.

Commitment to Equity and Inclusion

ACC is committed to the ongoing systemic changes needed to ensure the increased recruitment, inclusion, retention, and completion of historically underserved and underrepresented populations. Through continual strategic community engagement and professional development of administrators, faculty, staff, and students, the college demonstrates its dedication to fostering a culture and climate for equitable outcomes.
 
As an open-access and low-cost institution, ACC is proud to serve a diverse student body. Dedicated faculty members are excellent professors who help students achieve their educational goals and are sensitive to the diverse cultures and socio-economic backgrounds of our students. The College values and is committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion throughout the College community.

General Statement of Job

To efficiently procure goods and services for Austin Community College (ACC) District in accordance with the applicable laws, administrative rules, policies, and procurement procedures.

Description of Duties and Tasks
Essential duties and responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

  1. Procures goods and services for ACC after determining the correct solicitation method to process purchase requisitions taking into consideration the total cost, timeliness, competitive bidding, and existing contracts.
  2. Collaborates with business partners to clarify purchasing requests and refines specifications to align solicitation documentation with departmental needs.
  3. Responds to routine inquiries and administers contracts by applying extension options, monitoring, and rectifying contractors' performance or non-performance, and composing formal notifications; monitors vendor reports and encourages users to utilize such resources.
  4. Facilitates and administers the solicitation process including legal and product research, writing specifications and bids, coordinating with business partners and other stakeholders, attending pre-proposal and evaluation meetings, conducting site visits, and providing recommendations.
  5. Provides customer service to internal and external customers by expediting purchasing processes; collaboratively develops and ensures positive rapport with customers through effective verbal and written communication.
  6. Manages online vendors system by reviewing orders, creating purchase orders, and releasing orders online; coordinates system users' personal information, adds new users and vendors to the system, and verifies correct budget and object codes to be used.
  7. Delivers training and presentations with an emphasis on conveying new processes.
  8. Works on special projects and initiates new processes in compliance with technological trends including initiation of e-surplus auction, online ordering system, and vendor performance report.
  9. Processes purchase orders by verifying product and source validity, model numbers, and item descriptions; determines best method for procurement for all purchases; complies with all legal requirements and regulatory deadlines.
  10. Updates and completes procurement and requisition reports for internal and external customers, supervisors, managers, and executive leadership.

Knowledge
Must possess required knowledge and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.

Skills
Must possess required skills and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.

Technology Skills

Required Work Experience

Preferred Work Experience

Required Education

Preferred Education

Other Preferred Qualifications

Physical Requirements

Safety

ACC Benefits Overview

Disclaimer

The above description is an overview of the job. It is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities of the job, nor is it intended to be an all-inclusive list of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Duties and responsibilities may change with business needs. ACC reserves the right to add, change, amend, or delete portions of this job description at any time, with or without notice. Employees may be required to perform other duties as requested, directed, or assigned. In addition, reasonable accommodations may be made by ACC as its discretion to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Austin Community College provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics.

As required by the US Department of Education, employees are required to report violations under the Title IX and, under the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act), select individuals are required to report crimes. If this position is identified as a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified, trained, and provided resources for reporting.