Purchasing Manager, Business Center North (BCN

About the University

The University of Nevada, Reno is a leading public research university committed to the promise of a future powered by knowledge. Founded in 1874 as Nevada's original land-grant university, the university serves more than 23,000 undergraduate and graduate students from all 50 states and 63 countries. Classified by the Carnegie® Classification of Institutions of Higher Education as an R1 ("Very High Research") university, it is also recognized in the Carnegie® Community Engagement classification.

The university is ranked by U.S. News & World Report among the "Best National Universities" and "Best National Public Universities". It also ranks in the top tier of the WSJ/Times Higher Education World University Rankings and the New York Times' "Top Colleges for Economic Diversity". Since 2009, nearly $1 billion has been invested in advanced labs, facilities, and residence halls on the main campus.

The University of Nevada, Reno is recruiting for a Purchasing Manager with the Business Center North (BCN) Purchasing Department. The Purchasing Manager provides daily operational leadership for a high-volume purchasing team and ensures all transactions meet established KPIs, policies, and compliance standards. The position develops and implements efficient purchasing processes and procedures for BCN institutions while delivering responsive support to faculty, staff, and campus partners.

The role leads the cooperative purchasing program, including compliance, documentation, reporting, supplier coordination, and staff training. The Purchasing Manager supervises and mentors purchasing staff by assigning work, balancing workload, setting performance goals, and providing ongoing coaching. The position also oversees all non-construction formal solicitations from draft through award and ensures staff are trained on standardized solicitation procedures. In addition, the role serves as backup for purchasing work, solicitation functions, and departmental operations during staff or leadership absences.

• Bachelor’s Degree and four (4) years of professional related work experience; OR a Master’s degree and two (2) years of professional work experience.
• Related
  
  Experience:
  
  Two (2) years supervisory experience and purchasing management or related.

• Working in procurement for a college, university or government entity.
• Candidates with public sector purchasing or contract management are encouraged to apply.

Minimal travel.

Grade Administrative Faculty
- C. To view the salary schedule for this position, please visit:
Salary Schedules and select Administrative Faculty by Grade. Salary is competitive and commensurate with related education and experience.

• Health insurance options including dental and vision.
• Health Insurance Generous annual, sick leave, long term disability and life insurance - Faculty Benefits.
• E. L. Wiegand Fitness Center offers annual or semester memberships and spouse/domestic partner membership options.
• E.L. Wiegand Fitness Center Reno is proud to be a University town!
• Many local businesses offer discounts to Wolf Card holders.
• Mountain EAP supports employees (and eligible dependents) through life's difficult moments.
• Mountain EAP is located in Reno and specializes in counseling and advising services for personal or interpersonal issues.
• Faculty Senate is the principal representing body for faculty.
• Its membership includes representatives from each academic and administrative major unit of the University.
• Faculty Senate No state income tax!
• Grants-in-Aid for Faculty Employees The University is proud to provide a reduced-rate tuition benefit to faculty and qualified dependents.

The University of Nevada, Reno is committed to providing a place of work and learning free of discrimination on the basis of a person's age (40 or older), disability, whether actual or perceived by others (including service-connected disabilities), gender (including pregnancy related conditions), military status or military obligations, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, national origin, race (including hair texture and protected hairstyles such as natural hairstyles, afros, bantu knots, curls, braids, locks and twists), color, or religion (protected classes).

Full-Time Equivalent 100.0%.

Reno, Nevada, United States.