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Overview
Job Title:
Procurement Development Officer Location: Kennesaw, Georgia | Regular | Full-Time Job ID: 291314 About Us: Kennesaw State University is a large public institution with a focus on academic excellence, research, community partnerships, and economic opportunity. We offer a wide range of degrees and are committed to values of respect, integrity, collaboration, inclusivity, and accountability. This role supports the procurement team by developing training and ensuring regulatory compliance.
Job Summary
Leads the development and administration of procurement training for new hires or existing Procurement team members. Creates and manages solicitations to support the department’s mission. Participates in the planning and implementation of required business processes. Ensures compliance with relevant regulatory requirements.
Responsibilities Develops, maintains, and organizes internal and external training programs and instructional materials for Procurement, including job aids, manuals, and videos.
Assists with orientation, access, and initial training needs for new procurement staff.
Delivers skills, procedural, and non-procedural training sessions and ensures training completion is documented.
Reviews university, State, and USG procurement changes and communicates updates to the procurement team.
Documents system processes and functionality and recommends improvements as applicable.
Identifies training and development opportunities within the procurement team under procurement leadership direction.
Manages the Contract Assessment Report (CAR) process with end-users and suppliers to align supply market trends with KSU business needs.
Assists in resolving billing discrepancies to ensure prompt purchase order closeout.
Coordinates resolution of purchase order payment issues with Accounts Payable, as needed.
Acts as the Procurement Officer for assigned solicitation, requisitions, or work request ticket processing as needed.
Qualifications Educational Requirements:
Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited institution in Business or Humanities or an equivalent combination of relevant education and/or experience.
Required Experience:
Three (3) years of work experience in procurement, acquisition, contracting or related area, with some training and development experience.
Preferred Qualifications One or more professional certifications (e.g., GCPA, GCPM, CPPO, CPPB, CPSM) or ability to obtain within nine months of hire.
Working knowledge of PeopleSoft (Oracle) and related procurement systems.
Experience with online training technology and in an academic environment.
Experience in supply chain, materials management, purchasing, or paralegal contract administration.
Advanced degree in Business or Humanities preferred.
Compensation and Benefits
The budgeted salary range is
$51,600
to
$70,900 . Offers are based on relevant experience. Benefits include medical, dental, vision, 13 paid holidays, vacation, retirement plans, tuition waiver, wellness options, and more. See hr.kennesaw.edu/benefits.
Additional Information This is not a supervisory position.
This position does not have any financial responsibilities.
This position will travel up to 24% of the time.
This role is considered a position of trust and does not require a purchasing card (P-Card).
Background checks are required per USG policy; final candidates will consent to a criminal background investigation.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Kennesaw State University is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The University prohibits discrimination or harassment based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, ethnicity or national origin, religion, age, genetic information, disability, veteran or military status, or other protected statuses. For more information, contact the Office of Institutional Equity at eeo@kennesaw.edu.
Legal and Compliance
This description is intended to reflect the current role and may be subject to change. This posting contains standard background check language per USG policy.
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Job Title:
Procurement Development Officer Location: Kennesaw, Georgia | Regular | Full-Time Job ID: 291314 About Us: Kennesaw State University is a large public institution with a focus on academic excellence, research, community partnerships, and economic opportunity. We offer a wide range of degrees and are committed to values of respect, integrity, collaboration, inclusivity, and accountability. This role supports the procurement team by developing training and ensuring regulatory compliance.
Job Summary
Leads the development and administration of procurement training for new hires or existing Procurement team members. Creates and manages solicitations to support the department’s mission. Participates in the planning and implementation of required business processes. Ensures compliance with relevant regulatory requirements.
Responsibilities Develops, maintains, and organizes internal and external training programs and instructional materials for Procurement, including job aids, manuals, and videos.
Assists with orientation, access, and initial training needs for new procurement staff.
Delivers skills, procedural, and non-procedural training sessions and ensures training completion is documented.
Reviews university, State, and USG procurement changes and communicates updates to the procurement team.
Documents system processes and functionality and recommends improvements as applicable.
Identifies training and development opportunities within the procurement team under procurement leadership direction.
Manages the Contract Assessment Report (CAR) process with end-users and suppliers to align supply market trends with KSU business needs.
Assists in resolving billing discrepancies to ensure prompt purchase order closeout.
Coordinates resolution of purchase order payment issues with Accounts Payable, as needed.
Acts as the Procurement Officer for assigned solicitation, requisitions, or work request ticket processing as needed.
Qualifications Educational Requirements:
Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited institution in Business or Humanities or an equivalent combination of relevant education and/or experience.
Required Experience:
Three (3) years of work experience in procurement, acquisition, contracting or related area, with some training and development experience.
Preferred Qualifications One or more professional certifications (e.g., GCPA, GCPM, CPPO, CPPB, CPSM) or ability to obtain within nine months of hire.
Working knowledge of PeopleSoft (Oracle) and related procurement systems.
Experience with online training technology and in an academic environment.
Experience in supply chain, materials management, purchasing, or paralegal contract administration.
Advanced degree in Business or Humanities preferred.
Compensation and Benefits
The budgeted salary range is
$51,600
to
$70,900 . Offers are based on relevant experience. Benefits include medical, dental, vision, 13 paid holidays, vacation, retirement plans, tuition waiver, wellness options, and more. See hr.kennesaw.edu/benefits.
Additional Information This is not a supervisory position.
This position does not have any financial responsibilities.
This position will travel up to 24% of the time.
This role is considered a position of trust and does not require a purchasing card (P-Card).
Background checks are required per USG policy; final candidates will consent to a criminal background investigation.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Kennesaw State University is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The University prohibits discrimination or harassment based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, ethnicity or national origin, religion, age, genetic information, disability, veteran or military status, or other protected statuses. For more information, contact the Office of Institutional Equity at eeo@kennesaw.edu.
Legal and Compliance
This description is intended to reflect the current role and may be subject to change. This posting contains standard background check language per USG policy.
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