The board
- Hours
- Full time
- Where
- Penn State University Park
- Posted
- 4 days ago
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:
Approval of remote and hybrid work is not guaranteed regardless of work location. For additional information on remote work at Penn State, see Notice to Out of State Applicants.
POSITION SPECIFICS
The Office of Central Procurement at Penn State seeks a detail-oriented Procurement Associate to join our team. This position plays an essential role in handling procurement transactions and supporting various procurement processes across the University.
Procurement Associate reviews, prepares, verifies and approves purchase requisitions within established dollar limits and guidelines in the University system in order to process purchase orders to various suppliers for departments; verifies fair and reasonable pricing and documents purchase order files in accordance with University policies and procedures; corresponds with suppliers and customers to solve probl…
What you'd do
- CURRENT PENN STATE EMPLOYEE (faculty, staff, technical service, or student), please login to Workday to complete the internal application process. Please do not apply here, apply internally through Workday.
- CURRENT PENN STATE STUDENT (not employed previously at the university) and seeking employment with Penn State, please login to Workday to complete the student application process. Please do not apply here, apply internally through Workday.
- If you are NOT a current employee or student, please click “Apply” and complete the application process for external applicants.
- Prepare, edit, and process purchase orders within establish dollar limits and University policy
- Contact vendors and suppliers for quotations, and follow up on outstanding purchase orders
- Ensure all transactions meet government regulations and University policies and procedures
- Assist Procurement Managers and Agents with vendor research and negotiations; obtain information on price, delivery, payment, specifications, and purchase order terms
- Use a variety of electronic systems and databases to import and create documents, track vendor information and payments, create auctions, compose correspondence, create and process purchase orders, requests for proposal, and various financial transactions
- Identify and resolve discrepancies; obtain vendor certifications and certificates of liability insurance when required
- Assist in monitoring internal and external customer satisfaction
- Starts
- 2026-09-30