Procurement & Business Contracts Manager, Texas Institute for Electronics

The University of Texas at Austin; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive health benefits

Tuition assistance

Flexible spending account options

Generous paid vacation and sick time

Robust free training access through LinkedIn Learning

Job summary

A prominent research university in Austin seeks a Procurement & Business Contracts Manager to oversee the management and execution of procurement agreements. The candidate will engage in strategic sourcing, manage contracts, and collaborate with various departments to ensure compliance with regulations. Strong communication skills and a Bachelor's degree are required, with a preference for candidates holding extensive experience in procurement management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and three years of relevant administrative experience.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Ten or more years of relevant experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage procurement and service agreements for TIE.
• Act as a facilitator between TIE and other departments.
• Engage in strategic sourcing and execution of procurements.

Skills

Verbal communication skills

Written communication skills

Interpersonal communication skills

Ability to manage multiple projects

Teamwork

Ability to work under pressure

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

P-Req

Point Plus

Contracts+

DEFINE

UT Market

Job description

Procurement & Business Contracts Manager

Join the Texas Institute for Electronics (TIE) at The University of Texas at Austin to apply for the Procurement & Business Contracts Manager role. TIE is a University‑of‑Texas‑at‑Austin‑supported semiconductor consortium focused on advancing 3D heterogeneous integration technologies.

Purpose: Responsible for the management and execution of procurement and service agreements for TIE.

Responsibilities

• Manage and execute procurement and service agreements for goods and services for TIE using appropriate procurement methods.
• Act as a facilitator between TIE, Procurement and Payment Services, and Business Contracts to provide guidance and consultation ensuring TIE procurement and contracts objectives are met, including requirements for capital equipment designation.
• Engage in strategic sourcing, planning, and executing needed procurements; create solicitations; evaluate vendor bids for selection; and negotiate contracts and strategies. Issue routine purchase orders, formal and informal bidding processes, requests for proposals, and process all applicable support forms. Manage active contracts and purchase orders on an ongoing basis, monitor compliance and end/renewal due dates, prepare renewals, amendments, and closeout documentation, draft standard service agreements, and related business processes.
• Utilize internal UT Austin systems associated with purchasing processes, including P-Req, Point Plus, Contracts+, and any applicable systems, ensuring quality and accuracy of documents.
• Ensure all processes are documented, performed using best practices, and comply with departmental, college/CSU, university, state, and federal policies and procedures, maintaining university records retention requirements.
• Recommend and assist with projects to document, modernize, streamline, and implement improvements to enhance processes and create efficiencies, developing procedural documentation and participating in ad‑hoc projects and professional development.
• Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor, including assisting in duties outside the regular job duties and acting as backup to team members.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and three years of relevant administrative experience.
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work well under pressure and manage details of several concurrent projects.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a fast‑paced, dynamic environment.
• Capable of working successfully both independently and as a member of a team.

Preferred Qualifications

• Ten or more years of relevant experience.
• Working knowledge of university accounting policies and practices, including purchasing and vouchering rules, guidelines, and procedures.
• Knowledgeable in using P-Req, Point Plus, DEFINE, Contracts+, UT Market, FRMS, and any applicable systems.
• Experience in a research environment.
• Experience coordinating grant proposals and post‑award management.
• Demonstrated ability to work on time‑sensitive tasks.

Benefits

• Competitive health benefits (employee premiums covered at 100%, family premiums at 50%)
• Voluntary vision, dental, life, and disability insurance options
• Generous paid vacation, sick time, and holidays
• Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), a defined benefit retirement plan, with 8.25% employer matching funds
• Additional voluntary retirement programs: Tax‑Sheltered Annuity 403(b) and a deferred compensation program 457(b)
• Flexible spending account options for medical and childcare expenses
• Robust free training access through LinkedIn Learning plus professional conference opportunities
• Tuition assistance
• Expansive employee discount program including athletic tickets
• Free access to UT Austin’s libraries and museums with staff ID card
• Free rides on all UT Shuttle and Austin CapMetro buses with staff ID card

Equal Opportunity Employer

The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal‑opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.

Pay Transparency

The University of Texas at Austin will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.