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Procurement Specialist

Job no: 502386 Work type: Regular Full-Time Location: Chicago – 55 East Monroe Street, IL Capability Area: Contracts and Grants

JOB SUMMARY:

NORC at the University of Chicago seeks a Procurement Specialist in our Chicago office.This position is responsible for working with NORC staff to ensure that NORC receives the best value for the goods and services it procures and meets the needs of its clients, both internal and external. Duties include researching new suppliers, monitoring purchasing activity and ensuring compliance with NORC procurement policies and federal regulations, negotiating forward pricing agreements with key vendors/suppliers, assisting in the development of new solicitations, evaluating responses to solicitations, and working closely with other Purchasing staff to ensure the organizations needs are being met.

DEPARTMENT: CONTRACTS & GRANTS

The NORC Contracts and Grants department is composed of a growing team of contracts and legal professionals that handle a wide-variety of legal and compliance matters that are essential to NORC’s business function. Our department consists of a mix of attorney and non-attorney contracts professionals and is led by NORC’s General Counsel.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Administer, monitor, and report on vendor agreements.

• Work closely with Contracts & Grants and other NORC team members to negotiate vendor agreements.

• Maintain complete and compliant procurement files.

• Research and identify prospective suppliers.

• Assist in organizational compliance audits of purchasing and procurement processes and procedure.

• Ensure Purchase Orders are created in a timely fashion.

• Advise teams on purchasing and procurement best practices and compliance regulations.

• Assist in the development of solicitations and evaluation of responses.

• Liaise with internal and external clients.

• Work closely with vendors to ensure a positive onboarding experience.

• Other duties as assigned

  REQUIRED SKILLS:

• Bachelor's degree preferred

• 5 years’ experience in a purchasing or procurement role

• Understanding of industry standards, best practices, federal regulations (FAR), federal purchasing standards, OMB Uniform Guidance; strong familiarity with a range of contract types (e.g. FFP, CPFF, Time and Material)

• Ability to work with minimal oversight while drawing upon experience and knowledge of industry best practices, regulations, FAR, and OMB Uniform Guidance

• Strong interpersonal communication skills including superior writing skills and rapport building

• Ability to meet deadlines while juggling competing demands for time and resources

• Deltek Costpoint experience a plus

• Aravo experience a plus

• Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Office suite

  SALARY AND BENEFITS:

  The pay range for this position is$78,000 – $117,000.

  This position is classified as regular. Regular staff are eligible for NORC’s comprehensive benefits program. Benefits include, but are not limited to:

• Generously subsidized health insurance, effective on the first day of employment

• Dental and vision insurance

• A defined contribution retirement program, along with a separate voluntary 403(b) retirement program

• Group life insurance, long-term and short-term disability insurance

• Benefits that promote work/life balance, including generous paid time off, holidays; paid parental leave, bereavement leave, tuition assistance, and an Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

  NORC’s Approach to Equity and Transparency

  Pay and benefits transparency helps to reduce wage gaps. As part of our commitment to pay equity and salary transparency, NORC includes a salary range for each job opening along with information about eligible benefit offerings. At NORC, we take a comprehensive approach to setting salary ranges and reviewing raises and promotions, which is overseen by a formal Salary Review Committee (SRC).

  WHAT WE DO:

  NORC at the University of Chicago is an objective, non-partisan research institution that delivers reliable data and rigorous analysis to guide critical programmatic, business, and policy decisions. Since 1941, our teams have conducted groundbreaking studies, created and applied innovative methods and tools, and advanced principles of scientific integrity and collaboration. Today, government, corporate, and nonprofit clients around the world partner with us to transform increasingly complex information into useful knowledge.

  WHO WE ARE:

  For over 80 years, NORC has evolved in many ways, moving the needle with research methods, technical applications and groundbreaking research findings. But our tradition of excellence, passion for innovation, and commitment to collegiality have remained constant components of who we are as a brand, and who each of us is as a member of the NORC team. With world-class benefits, a business casual environment, and an emphasis on continuous learning, NORC is a place where people join for the stellar research and analysis work for which we’re known, and stay for the relationships they form with their colleagues who take pride in the impact their work is making on a global scale.

  EEO STATEMENT:

  NORC is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer that values and actively seeks diversity in the workforce. NORC evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, sexual orientation, gender identity, and other legally protected characteristics.

Advertised: June 13, 2024 Central Daylight TimeApplications close: July 12, 2024 Central Daylight Time