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POSITION DETAILS

The Finance Procurement Specialist reports to the Finance Procurement Director or his/her designee.

POSITION DETAILS

The Finance Procurement Specialist reports to the Finance Procurement Director or his/her designee.

Kingsborough Community College recently celebrated 60 years of teaching and learning effectiveness. Founded in 1963, KCC is Brooklyn’s only community college and a key generator of upward social and economic mobility within the borough and the region. Located on a 70-acre campus in Manhattan Beach, Brooklyn. Kingsborough is one of 25 colleges and schools within the City University of New York (CUNY).

Kingsborough Community College (KCC) is the only community college in Brooklyn, New York, New York City’s most populous borough. As one of the 25 schools within the City University of New York (CUNY), KCC offers learners the opportunity to earn the Associate in Arts, Associate in Science, and Associate in Applied Science in over 37 degree programs, as well as two credit-bearing industry certificate programs and over 20 noncredit education and training programs.

Over 60% of students who complete a degree at KCC transfer to a bachelor’s institution within CUNY.

Kingsborough Community College is located on a 70-acre campus in Manhattan Beach, Brooklyn. Kingsborough is one of 25 colleges and schools within the City University of New York (CUNY).

Reporting directly to the Procurement Director, the Finance Procurement Specialist duties will include but are not limited to:

• Supervise, review, evaluate and approve unit staff member assignments to ensure compliance with CUNY, NYS, and NYC guidelines, policies and regulations.
• Create actionable procurement project plans to deliver on key/critical projects and regularly provide updates to necessary stakeholders, as directed by management.
• Analyze and evaluate current purchasing procedures and recommend operational efficiencies to the Procurement Director that will assist the Finance team to achieve its overall objectives.
• Collaborate with members of the college’s accounts payable, budget, and non-tax levy accounting offices to evaluate and identify opportunities to streamline workflow and improve efficiency in the procure-to-pay process.
• Support the training, supervision and professional development of the procurement team as needed, and ensure all activities pertaining to the acquisition of goods and services are performed in accordance to CUNY, NYS and NYC guidelines and regulations.
• Conduct thorough sourcing research to identify appropriate vendors, new and/or existing, from both internal and external sources to fulfill college specific requirements for goods and services utilizing Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprises (MWBE) and Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Business (SDVOB) to adhere to CUNY’s mandate of 30% and 6% respectively.
• Coordinate and manage the vendor registration process with new and existing employees, students and vendors in the City’s Financial Management System (FMS) and CUNY's Vendor Management Unit.
• Prepare and issue solicitation documents related to a variety of procurement methods, including:
  Request for Quotation (RFQ);
  Requests for Proposals (RFP), Requests for Information (RFI) and Invitation to Bid (TB) as well as single/sole source documentation, in accordance with University policies and…