Business Systems Administrator

University of Dayton, Ohio; Saddar Town; On-site; PKR 30,454,000 - 38,760,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Dayton Research Institute (UDRI) seeks a Business Systems Administrator to manage the JAGGAER procurement platform, aligning business systems with institutional and federal requirements. This role blends hands-on system administration with cross-functional partnership to optimize procurement processes and governance.

The ideal candidate has direct JAGGAER experience, enterprise application administration skills, and a proven ability to drive continuous improvement in a regulated

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Business Administration, Finance, or a related field.
• 10 years of relevant experience in procurement or enterprise systems.
• Experience supporting enterprise procurement platforms.
• Experience administering enterprise applications, including configuration, security, and user support.
• Experience managing integrations and workflow automation.
• Strong stakeholder communication and documentation skills.
• U.S. person status required for federal contract work.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and operational support for the JAGGAER procurement platform.
• Lead system administration for UDRI's procurement system ensuring reliability and compliance.
• Collaborate with stakeholders, vendors, and IT teams on enhancements and integrations.
• Troubleshoot issues and implement new functionality to improve processes.
• Maintain compliance with institutional and federal requirements.

Skills

Procurement systems

JAGGAER

System administration

Integrations

Stakeholder comms

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

JAGGAER

Job description

Job No: 503954
Work Type: Staff Full Time (1500 hours or greater)
Location: Dayton, OH
Category: Research Institute Staff
Department: Business Systems - 250222
Pay Grade: P3 - Exempt
Advertised: October 13, 2026
Applications close: October 26, 2026

Position Summary:

UDRI is seeking a Business Systems Administrator to provide strategic and operational support for the administration, optimization, and governance of the JAGGAER procurement platform. This role combines hands-on system administration with business partnership to support UDRI's enterprise business systems. The position serves as the lead system administrator for UDRI's procurement system, JAGGAER, ensuring system reliability, integration integrity, process efficiency, and continuous improvement. The Business Systems Administrator will work closely with business stakeholders, vendors, and IT teams to support system enhancements, troubleshoot issues, implement new functionality, and maintain compliance with institutional and federal requirements. The ideal candidate possesses strong procurement system expertise, experience administering enterprise business applications, and the ability to align business systems architecture with institutional and federal compliance requirements.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Business Administration, Finance, or a related field and 10 years of relevant experience.
• Experience supporting enterprise procurement or source-to-pay platforms.
• Experience administering enterprise business applications, including system configuration, security, and user support.
• Experience managing system integrations and workflow automation.
• Strong analytical, documentation, problem-solving, and stakeholder communication skills.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional technical and business teams to identify requirements, implement solutions, and drive continuous process improvement.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to effectively interface with a variety of stakeholders, vendors, and technical teams.
• Due to the requirements of our research contracts with the U.S. federal government, candidates for this position must be a U.S. person (i.e., a U.S. citizen, U.S. national, lawful permanent resident, asylee, or refugee).

Preferred Qualifications:

While not everyone may possess all of the preferred qualifications, the ideal candidate will bring many of the following:

• Direct experience with JAGGAER platform administration.
• Experience supporting procurement systems in a research or government contracting environment.
• Familiarity with API-based integrations and middleware solutions.
• Experience supporting systems in environments subject to federal oversight or regulated compliance frameworks.
• Strong understanding of procurement-to-pay and supplier lifecycle management processes.

Closing Statement:

Informed by its Catholic and Marianist mission, the University is committed to the dignity of every human being. Informed by this commitment, we seek to increase diversity in all of its forms, achieve fair outcomes, and model inclusion across our campus community. The University is committed to policies of affirmative action designed to increase the employment opportunities of individuals with disabilities and protected veterans in compliance with the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1973.

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