• Reporting directly to the CFO, lead team of professional and clerical purchasing staff including management of daily and project activities, attendance, performance, hiring, managing contract staff, etc. • Ensure compliance to policies, procedures and contracts by internal staff, departmental customers and external vendors. Provide training and education, formally and informally, to ensure efficient and controlled procurement practices. Approve all purchase orders for the organization. Manage 1099 processing and W-9 acquisitions.• Locate cooperative agreements or Group Purchasing Organizations (GPO’s) resulting in significant savings to the organization. Implement process improvements such as online bidding and use of Amazon Business.• Build, repair and maintain critical supplier relationships including complex negotiations and resolutions to ensure continued ability to acquire essential goods and services, including Covid-19 PPE and critical environmental health supplies.• Prepare and present activity reports to the board of directors related to spending, as well as review of current bids and contract updates in coordination with internal legal counsel. Ensure adherence to spending obligations related to grants.• Work closely with Asset Management department and site directors on supporting residence maintenance and emergencies. Solicit and procure major renovation and construction projects in collaboration with the Capital Asset Management department and the Senior Buyer.• Implemented use of SharePoint in Procurement division for sharing vendor solicitation responses and use of Zoom for pre-bid meetings and bid openings.

• Assisted with supervision, hiring and training staff as well as educating internal and external customers.• Review contract specifications and terms in collaboration with legal department. • Prepare and post bids on ecommerce system Mitn/BidNet Direct. • Compare vendor proposals for price and specifications to award bids for goods and services. • Process purchase requisitions, created purchase orders, maintained vendor records and contracts in Yardi Financial information system. Provide signed documentation of tax exempt certification as requested.• Ensure acquisition of W-9’s, insurance documents and EFT setup during vendor onboarding and ongoing.• Reconcile accounts and researched vendor issues including follow up on outstanding invoices, vendor performance issues, etc.

• Primary commodities buyer responsible for procurement of instructional and operational supplies and equipment for events, programs and classes. Leader in adoption of more automated processes to increase efficiencies, including online bidding, request for quotes and sale bids through eBay and GovDeals.• Procured major purchases including wide range of medical equipment and supplies for Health and Human Services programs including hospital beds, exam tables, dental chairs and CPR Manikins; vehicles and operational equipment for college fleet, Police and Public Safety, Police Academy, and Automotive Technology program; small aircraft for aviation program including fire engines for Fire Academy; welding program equipment, manufacturing simulator lab equipment, institutional furniture and other diverse procurement needs. Implemented use of Amazon Business account.• Utilized online solicitation system Bid4Michigan to post solicitations for potential vendors. Prepare Request for Quotes (RFQ) for purchase under the threshold for procurement. Create Request for Proposals (RFP) and Request for Bids (RFB) for purchase over thresholds. • Reviewed vendor terms, conditions, and contracts for goods and services including consulting. Created purchase orders, maintained vendor relationships, communicated with vendors through email and phone, acquired W-9’s and processed vendor applications. Provide documentation of tax exempt certification.. Administered campus-wide Visa credit card program (300 – 500 cardholders). Investigated fraudulent activity. Implemented credit card reports for each division. Increased/decreased credit limits as approved by Deans and Directors. Transitioned credit card program twice to new banks as the result of a bank merger and a new contract award. Maintained cardholder information and processed requests for new cards through Chase Bank Credit Card interface.

• Provided primary support to Director of Finance, including assistance with the preparation of the divisional budget and supervision of Finance Team in absence of the Director.• Processed standard purchase orders for BCI independent contractors in Banner Purchasing; processed receiver transactions for BCI independent contractor invoices in Banner Receiving Form; accessed Banner vendor history system to verify payments were processed.• Processed instructional and office supply requisitions for the BCI division. Maintained inventory. ISO champion of BCI receiving procedure to identify non-conforming products. • Liaison with Accounting department to resolve invoice issues related to requisition, travel and payroll.• Maintained Oracle HR system on part time faculty, staff and student employee assignments.• Processed faculty payments for instruction and course development in Oracle Faculty system.• Prepared bi-weekly expense reports (managed $30,000 monthly LCC Card limit) through Concur Expense.• Input student registrations for contracted courses using Aceware, Banner and Oracle systems.• Verified dates of instruction for projects/classes/consultations in BCI Activities database using Microsoft Access. Input employee information in BCI Employees database.

• Processed instructional and office supply requisitions for the entire division. Processed Receiving Goods form and contract purchase orders in Banner. Processed monthly expense reimbursements for staff and faculty.• Created and maintained bi-monthly credit card transaction table for submission to Purchasing department.• Inventoried Steffel Police Manuals and submit invoices to respective agencies.• Assisted with divisional instructional payroll process for divisional instructors (Instructional Agreements).

• Provided leadership in the restructuring of the Materials Preparation Department.• Assisted in the setup of Community Leadership Development Academy.• Maintained inventory level of instructional supplies. Processed supply requisitions for staff and instructors.