Procurement Clerk For a University

Contemporaries; Boston (MA); Remote; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading client based in Framingham seeks a Procurement Clerk to join their team. This position involves managing purchasing and payables activities while assisting the financial manager. The ideal candidate is organized, proactive, and holds a Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience. This role is flexible, with potential for remote work as well.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Strong willingness to learn and proactive.

Responsibilities

• Assist financial manager and handle purchasing activities.
• Maintain expense tracking spreadsheets.
• Support projects like annual Request for Proposals.

Skills

Organizational skills

Planning

Time management

Willingness to learn

Proactive approach

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Job description

Our client, a Framingham-based University is looking for a Procurement Clerk to jump right in and work with an experienced team. This role is a potential temp-to-perm and can be largely remote.

Candidate must :

• Demonstrate strong organizational, planning, and time management skills to handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Administrate purchasing administrator under the guidance of an experienced team.
• Assist the financial manager at University Center.
• Responsible for all purchasing and payables activities including disbursements, purchase orders, shopping carts, ordering supplies and equipment, processing monthly lease payments, etc.
• Tracking of all non-salary expenses by maintaining the expense tracking spreadsheet in coordination with the Financial Manager.
• This position will be asked to assist in projects such as the annual Request for Proposals
• Manage the COA process for non-authorized contract spending.
• Work with contract management to ensure adherence to Contracting Plans.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or relevant coursework and experience may substitute for a degree.
• Excellent organizational skills
• Strong willingness to learn and a proactive approach to your work.