Full consideration will be given to applications received by Friday, March 22nd, 2024. Applications will be evaluated as received. Applications received after that date may be considered until the position is filled.
This position is an On-Campus, Full-Time, 12-Month, appointment covered by the Professional Support Staff Union with an annual salary of $39,181.27.
The Purchasing Agent is responsible for processing requisitions and purchase orders, communicating with vendors, and securing institutional items for Parkland College. Additionally, the Purchasing Agent regularly communicates with the Accounts Payable Accountant to ensure that vendors are paid timely and accurately.
For more information and to apply, visit www.parkland/edu/careers
Applicants must submit:
Essential Job Functions:
- Process requisitions and purchase orders timely and accurately.
- Ensure appropriate purchasing documentation and invoices are received; train and assist departments on the proper procedures of entering requisitions and locating purchase information for vendors.
- Adhere to college purchasing policies, processes, and procedures; promote proper purchasing practices; provide purchasing advice to departments as needed.
- Ensure the accuracy and completeness of vendor information; maintain and update vendor information and enter new vendors into accounting system as needed.
- Assist Controller and departments with bid and proposal preparation by ensuring that it relates to the College’s Strategic Goals.
- Write, review, and assist departments with Requests for Purchases (RFP) and Request for Quotes (RFQ).
- Verify purchase orders by comparing items requested to master list; clarifying unclear items; recommending alternatives.
- Process purchase orders by verifying specifications and price; obtaining recommendations from suppliers for substitute items; obtaining approval from requisitioning department.
Minimum Requirements:
- Associate’s degree in Accounting, Business or a related field; OR equivalent work experience; OR an equivalent combination of college course work and work experience.
- Successful completion of a criminal background check with fingerprinting.
- In an effort to comply with SURS return-to-work restrictions for employers (40 ILCS 5/15-139.5), candidates for employment at Parkland College must either not be a SURS annuitant or must be willing to suspend his/her SURS annuity upon employment. This applies to all SURS annuitants except those receiving their annuity under either the Self-Managed Plan (SMP) or by lump sum payment.
Applications not submitted through https://www.parkland.edu/careers will not be considered.
Please monitor your email, including spam or junk mail folders, for future correspondence from Parkland College Human Resources.For further information application process, please contact at 217-351-2220.
Applicants with disabilities may request a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (2008) to complete the application and/or interview process.
Requests may be submitted by contacting Human Resources at 217-351-2220 or by emailing hr@parkland.edu.
Equal Opportunity Employer
