Procurement Supervisor

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience with Oracle applications like Oracle Financials, EAM and Inventory is highly desired.
• Experience with lab and medical procurement is desired.
• Proven record of successfully supervising staff.
• Experience demonstrating leadership and supervisory skills including coaching and career development.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE (REQUIRED):

Bachelor’s degree five years procurement experience or a combination of education and relevant experience.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (REQUIRED):

• Advanced level of experience with an on-line purchase requisition and purchase order system.
• In-depth knowledge of market conditions, trade practices, sources, and lead times.
• Extensive experience placing complex and unusual to complex purchase orders relative to best value and reasonableness of price costing.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Ability to work in a dynamic environment to identify, clarify and resolve routine to complex and unusual problems (e.g., resolve discrepancies on RFPs and Purchase orders as they arise).
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and in a team environment.
• Demonstrated effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Must have the ability to take initiative to complete duties proactively, and work under varying deadlines.
• Experience overseeing the work of others.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to communicate effectively with a diverse population.

CERTIFICATIONS & LICENSES:

None

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS*:

• Frequently perform desk-based computer tasks, use a telephone, sit and use light/fine grasping.
• Occasionally stand, walk and write by hand, lift, carry, push, and pull objects weighing 10 pounds or less.
• Rarely kneel, crawl, climb, twist, bend, stoop, squat, reach or work above shoulders, grasp forcefully and sort, file paperwork or parts.

* - Consistent with its obligations under the law, the University will provide reasonable accommodation to any employee with a disability who requires accommodation to perform the essential functions of his or her job.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

• • Work occurs in a secured facility, in an environment where animals are used for teaching and research.
  • May require working with or being in areas where hazardous materials, animal allergens and/or infectious diseases are present.
  • Specific hazards include, but are not limited to: zoonosis, chemicals, pesticides, and solvents.

WORK STANDARDS:

• Interpersonal Skills: Demonstrates the ability to work well with Stanford colleagues and clients and with external organizations.
• Promote Culture of Safety: Demonstrates commitment to personal responsibility and value for safety; communicates safety concerns; uses and promotes safe behaviors based on training and lessons learned.
• Subject to and expected to comply with all applicable University policies and procedures, including but not limited to the personnel policies and other policies found in the University's Administrative Guide, http://adminguide.stanford.edu.