Buyer - Purchasing - Full Time

Type of Appointment: Full Time, Long-Term Temporary

Administrative Support Coordinator I
Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm
The primary function of the Procurement Services Department is to purchase goods and services through collaborative approaches, by leveraging spend and managing suppliers to optimize costs, improve supplier performance, and lowering risk for University requirements. This includes ensuring that the University complies with all contract rules and laws, as established by the government, including State of California and the Chancellor's Office.
Procurement Systems & Requisition Support

Enter, process, monitor, and track requisitions and related procurement transactions in PeopleSoft, CSU Procure-to-Pay (P2P), Smartsheet, and other applicable procurement systems.
Provide administrative support for purchase order processing, including tracking transaction status, maintaining supporting documentation, and coordinating routine follow-up with Buyers, Leads, campus departments, and vendors.
Review procurement submissions and supporting documents for administrative completeness, identify missing information or documentation, and route matters requiring procurement judgment or subject-matter review to the appropriate Buyer, Lead, Manager, Accounts Payable, or other responsible area.
Maintain organized, accurate, and audit-ready procurement records in established shared repositories, including requisitions, purchase orders, insurance documentation, correspondence, and related transaction records.
Run queries, maintain tracking tools, and prepare routine operational reports and status information for Procurement leadership, Leads, and Buyers.
Office & Customer Service Support
Serve as a primary administrative point of contact for Procurement Services and respond to routine campus and vendor inquiries by phone, email, and other established communication channels.
Research routine procurement-related questions and provide established procedural information, referring matters requiring Buyer, Lead, Manager, Accounts Payable, or other subject-matter ownership as appropriate.
Receive, review, distribute, and follow up on incoming Procurement Services mail and documentation to ensure items requiring filing, tracking, or action are appropriately completed.
Receive and file Certificates of Insurance and other insurance documentation in the established Procurement SharePoint repository using applicable filing and naming conventions.
Provide customer service and administrative follow-through on Procurement inquiries while maintaining professional and timely communication.
Administrative & Leadership Support
Provide administrative coordination and operational support to the Procurement Director, Manager, Leads, and Buyers.
Prepare and distribute routine correspondence, documents, reports, and other administrative materials.
Track administrative requests, assignments, and supporting documentation through completion.
Assist with maintaining department records, shared resources, procedures, and reference materials.
Meeting & Project Coordination
Schedule and coordinate meetings for procurement leadership and teams.
Schedule and coordinate Procurement meetings, trainings, demonstrations, and project activities.
Prepare agendas and supporting materials, take meeting notes when requested, and track follow-up items.
Support administrative activities associated with Procurement systems, P2P implementation, user resources, and department projects.
Assist with maintaining and distributing coordinator-level process guides, training materials, and procedural resources.
Facilitate virtual meetings and training sessions using Zoom, Microsoft Teams, or similar platforms.
High School Diploma/GED - or equivalent

• 4 years of progressively responsible experience in general office clerical or secretarial work.
• Ability to apply judgment, discretion, and initiative to difficult problems with creative solutions.
• Experience presenting information and responding to questions from faculty, staff, administration, customers and the general public.
• Thorough mastery of English grammar, punctuation, and spelling
• Thorough knowledge of office software packages, technology, and systems
• Working knowledge of budget policies and procedures
• Ability to independently handle multiple work unit priorities and projects
• Ability to perform business math, such as calculate ratios and percentages, track financial data, and make simple projections.
• Familiarity with an integrated financial system
• Ability to utilize databases for storing, retrieving, and tracking documentation and projects
• Ability to read and understand the campus, CSU, and state policies
• Ability to interpret the financial system information for end-users
• Must have excellent interpersonal, oral and written communications skills and ability to maintain working relationships with co-workers, vendors, and other members of the campus community.

The California State University (CSU) system is a network of twenty-three public universities providing access to a quality education through the support of California taxpayers. As an agency of the State of California, the CSU's business operations almost exclusively reside within California. The CSU Out-of-State Employment Policy prohibits hiring employees to perform CSU-related work outside California. For more information, go to the California State University Out-of-State Employment Policy .
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