Location: Saint Louis,MO, USA
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Job Title: Cooperative Purchasing Manager
Reports to: Chief Executive Officer
About the job
The Cooperative Purchasing Manager will lead and oversee Cooperative Purchasing by performing the essential functions in the areas listed below.
Essential Functions
* Direct the cooperative purchasing operational policies, objectives, and initiatives
* Build relationships with customers and vendors
* Publish local bids, make awards, and establish contracts
* Refresh ongoing bids
* Establish a bid schedule that meets districts' purchasing cycles
* Attend trade shows as vendor
* Provide leadership in the AEPA [serve on solicitation committee(s) and provide other services to AEPA as appropriate]
* Attend regularly scheduled AEPA meetings
* Organize quarterly AEPA vendor sales and fee reports, and report same online to AEPA semiannually
* Assure all public bids meet state, federal and school districts' guidelines
* Oversee training programs to increase awareness of the Cooperative Purchasing Program
* Develop budget for Cooperative Purchasing
* Maintain online Marketplace and provide training to customers on marketplace use
* Track contracts and execute extensions, as appropriate, according to contract cycles
* Regularly solve issues related to Cooperative Purchasing, such as conflicts between vendors and customers
* Provide customer service to member and other districts (and other Missouri non-profit organizations)
* Supervise Cooperative Purchasing employees
* Market vendor partner contracts
* Act as a sales representative for Cooperative Purchasing, MOREAP, Comparative Data, and other EducationPlus products
* Regularly call on school districts and other customers
* Lead the purchasing Professional Learning Network (PLN)
* Work with Communications department to facilitate attracting vendors to sponsorship opportunities
* Other duties as assigned
Competencies, Knowledge, Skills
* Read & understand terms for contracts and agreements
* Knowledge of bid specifications and bid awarding procedures and an understanding of school policies and laws
* Supervise and evaluate staff
* Ability to work as a member of a work team, and independently
* Possess strong interpersonal skills, including the ability to listen, work in groups, communicate both verbally and non-verbally, negotiate, and solve problems
* Evidence of an on-going customer focus
* Maintain the highest levels of integrity
* Possess experience in providing constructive feedback
* Gather, analyze and organizes data for various reports
Required Education/Experience/Certifications
* Bachelor's degree in business administration, or advanced degree in Educational Leadership
* Customer service management experience
* Supervisory experience
Preferred Education/Experience/Certifications
* Procurement, bid specification and purchasing contract experience
* Knowledge of and experience with implementing and/or managing on-line ordering/purchasing systems
* Public purchasing certification through UPPCC or NIGP
* Sales experience
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