Job Details

Salary: $50,250.00 - $56,280.00 Annually
Location : Kingman, AZ
Job Type: Full-time
Job Number: 13-01446
Department: Financial Services
Opening Date: 03/06/2025
Closing Date: Continuous
About MCC:: Located about 100 miles southeast of Las Vegas, Nevada, Mohave Community College is a comprehensive community college serving Mohave County in the northwest portion of the State of Arizona and its neighboring communities in California, Nevada, and Utah. With over 13,000 students each year on campuses in Kingman, Lake Havasu City, Bullhead City, and Colorado City, and an extensive online education program, MCC's mission is to serve our communities, empowering students to succeed through innovative pathways and quality education.

Description

Mohave College is seeking a highly motivated and high-performing Purchasing Manager who excels both independently and as a valuable team player. This role requires someone who is not only capable of managing their own responsibilities but is also eager to step in and support the team whenever necessary. You will work closely with the Director of Budget to cultivate a cohesive, collaborative environment that seamlessly integrates purchasing strategies and budget management. If you're a proactive problem-solver ready to make a real impact, we want you to help shape the future success of our team!

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What we'll love about you:

• Your record of excellence in leadership, working with others in the spirit of partnership, transparency and care, to inspire action.
• Your excellent communication providing regular, consistent, and meaningful information; listening carefully to others and ensuring your messages are understood.
• Your unwavering commitment to the academic, emotional, and social development of all students.
• Your ability to plan for change in ways that ensure broad buy-in and action that, in turn, significantly improves student success.
• Your strong ethical orientation and ability to make discerning, evidence-based decisions.
• Your ability to build effective and cohesive teams with a common commitment to and focus on student success.

What you'll love about us:

• We create the future by cultivating relentless curiosity in our students and each other to unlock new opportunities and break barriers. We take risks, adapt to oncoming challenges and opportunities, and engineer new ideas as we learn together from our mistakes and successes.
• We engage fearlessly, bringing passion and energy to our work by dreaming big, being bold, having fun, and fostering a caring environment. Celebrating each other and our results with enthusiasm makes our work meaningful and exciting.
• We build together. Our individual differences and backgrounds strengthen our teams, where we seek input and ensure every voice is heard. We amplify our impact when we empower each other to take ownership and work together toward a common vision.
• We live authentically, being our best when we share information openly, create clarity, invite stakeholders to participate in decision-making and communicate with the utmost respect.
• We care! We care about our students, our communities, and each other, finding ways to actively engage and invest in the success of those we serve.

Benefits

• Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance/FSA, HSA - see more detailed informationhere
• PTO
  • 120 hours per year - Staff
  • 18 hours per year - 9-Month Faculty
  • 35 hours per year - 12-Month Faculty
• Paid Holidays
  • 21 days - Staff
  • 26 days - 9-month Faculty
  • 39 days - 12-Month Faculty
• ASRS (Arizona State Retirement System)
• Remote work eligible after 6 month employment for some positions
• Tuition Voucher (to use towards MCC courses)
• Summer hours - 4-day work week

Typical Duties

1. Utilizes current industry principles and best practices to direct and manage the activities and operations of the college's procurement activities.
2. Ensures compliance with college policies and state and federal laws that apply to purchasing activities.
3. Conduct research and evaluate findings on procurement matters. Evaluate vendors and their products and capabilities as a supplier.
4. Participates in professional group meetings; stays abreast of new trends and innovations in the public procurement field.
5. Provides advice and service to all stakeholders, in the development of requests for information, requests for proposals, and requests for bids.
6. Review requisitions and manage purchase orders for the purchase of goods and services.
7. Establish contracts with vendors for high-use items. Review contracts to evaluate overall revisions, price, and past performance of each contract before bid or renewal.
8. Resolve procurement issues or concerns with vendors and/or assist staff in resolving problems.
9. Hires, evaluates and supervises employee(s). Prioritizes and assigns work and maintains a professional development program for staff.
10. Independently travel between campuses and to other out-of-town locations as required.
11. Adhere to college, federal, and state administrative procedures, guidelines, initiatives, and directives to ensure compliance with all relevant regulations affecting college operations.
12. Manages travel requests and reimbursement processes.
13. Perform other tasks of a similar nature or level as assigned.

Qualifications

Preferred:

• Bachelors' degree in Accounting, Finance,Procurement or Purchasing Management
  or closely related field.
• Five years of procurement or purchasing experience, preferably in public sector.
• Three years of supervisory experience
• Certified Professional Public Buyer
• Or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience sufficient to perform the essential functions of the job.

Core Competencies

• Accountability (Advanced Level) -Shares his quality standards and norms with stakeholders. Acts as a role model for others in terms of reliability and integrity. Ensures that the organizational culture is one in which taking responsibility for personal activities and the actions of others is very important and in which teams pull together when mistakes are made.
• Analytical Thinking (Advanced Level) -Identifies action to prevent the problem from occurring partially or totally. Identifies a number of solutions to complex problems integrating findings from several different disciplines, identifies and evaluates the various options developed and selects the most effective solution.
• Coaching and Developing Others (Intermediate Level) -Guides others on how to anticipate, define and solve problems. Identifies areas for and supports employee development opportunities. Participates in specific assignments or projects to challenge and stretch own abilities and self-confidence. Gives others the autonomy to approach issues in their own way, including the opportunity to make and learn from mistakes.
• Effective Communications (Advanced Level) -Tailors information to audience and individual needs - flexes style appropriately. Models interpersonal communication that invites participation and future dialogue. Actively seeks perspectives from others to ensure inclusiveness and understanding. Refrains from immediate judgment and criticism of others' ideas and delivers criticism in a way that demonstrates sensitivity to the feelings of others and waits for others to finish their intended message before responding.
• Customer Focus (Intermediate Level) -Skillfully serves diverse customer base. Maintains composure during stressful or difficult situations. Demonstrates to the customer that they are being heard and that their feelings about situation are understood. Looks at the organization through the eyes of the client and his needs; makes improvements accordingly.
• Ethics & Integrity (Advanced Level) -Consistently models high standards of honesty, integrity, trust, openness, and respect for the individual. Acts in accordance with standards for ethical judgment consistent with the organization's stated values. Ensures that colleagues displaying unethical behavior are corrected. Exerts power carefully.
• Time Management (Intermediate Level) -Ensure that high-priority work is accomplished within required timelines. Schedules by effectively allocating own time to complete work; coordinates own and others' schedules to avoid conflicts. Know and rely on the "experts" in various departments who can address and solve special problems.
• Reliability and Commitment - (Intermediate Level) - Shows commitment, dedication and accountability in one's work, and follows through on all projects, goals, aspects of one's work. Willingly assists team members when necessary.
  Willingly receives assistance from team members when the situation arises.

Application Instructions

It is the responsibility of each applicant to have all the following documents on file in the Employee Services office by the deadline date in order to continue in the application process for this position. Application materials will not be returned.

1. A complete online employment application form. Please do not state 'see resume' on any part of the application. Blank spaces may be cause for rejection of the application.
2. Cover letter addressing the criteria listed in the job announcement and your qualifications for this position.
3. Resume or curriculum vitae. Optional, but encouraged.
4. Transcripts of all college work. (Unofficial transcripts or photocopies will be accepted to establish the application file. Official transcripts will be required if the candidate is offered the position.)

Important Notes:

• If any of the above listed materials are missing or incomplete, the application will not be considered.
• Items 2-4 may either be attached electronically to the application or mailed to the address below (position number must be included on all documents):

Mohave Community College
Employee Services
1971 Jagerson Avenue
Kingman, AZ 86409
Benefits

• Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance/FSA, HSA -see more detailed information here
• PTO
  • 120 hours per year - Staff
  • 18 hours per year - 9-Month Faculty
  • 35 hours per year - 12-Month Faculty
• Paid Holidays
  • 21 days - Staff
  • 26 days - 9-month Faculty
  • 39 days - 12-Month Faculty
• Sick Leave - 40 hours per year
• ASRS (Arizona State Retirement System-12% average contribution & MCC matches 100%)
• Hybrid/Remote Work eligible after 6 months of employment for some positions.
• Work-Life Balance modified work schedule.
• Tuition Voucher (to use towards MCC courses)
• Summer hours - 4-day work week

01

In one or two brief sentences, please explain why you are interested in this specific position at Mohave Community College.
02

Indicate which of the following computer software programs you have at least 2 years of experience working with.

• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Excel
• Email Program
• Microsoft Access
• Power Point
• Canvas/Schoology
• Jenzabar/Colleague
• None

03

What is your management philosophy and how would you implement your management style at Mohave Community College?
04

My experience working in the public sector is best described as (the information in your application MUST clearly support your response. A "None" answer will not automatically disqualify you.):

• None
• 1 year or less
• More than 1 year, but less than 2 years
• More than 2 years, but less than 3 years
• More than 3 years, but less than 5 years
• Five years or more

05

What is your experience with purchasing and business operations?
06

Please indicate the employer(s) where you obtained this experience.
07

To help us with our recruitment efforts, please tell us how you heard about this opening. Thank you.
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