Procurement & Contracts Coordinator (Higher Ed)

Colorado Community College System (CCCS); Denver, Northern (CO, KY); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 88,000; Full time

Job summary

The Community College of Denver (CCD) is seeking a Procurement Coordinator to provide essential administrative and operational support to the Director, Associate Director, and Purchasing Agents. This role acts as the central hub for intake and tracking of all contracts, supporting procurement requests with file maintenance and routing.

The coordinator ensures high levels of customer service across campus departments and helps maintain auditable electronic files and contract continuity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, accounting, or closely related field or associate degree with 3+ years of experience.
• 1-2 years of accounting or professional purchasing/administrative experience
• Basic Procurement Certificate: required to complete within 90 days of hire through COPROU

Responsibilities

• Contract intake and lifecycle tracking: centralized intake and documentation completeness.
• Maintain a centralized contract tracking system from requisition to execution.
• Coordinate signature routing to director for delegated authority.
• Monitor contract renewals and notify leadership of upcoming expirations.
• Support procurement: verify insurance certificates and documentation in electronic files.
• Assist with DQ and solicitations; schedule evaluation committee meetings.
• Ensure contracts transition into lifecycle and maintain auditable records.
• Support records management; track subscriptions and memberships.
• Serve as PAG liaison: schedule meetings and manage documents.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Detail-oriented

Multitasking

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business, accounting, or closely related field

Associate’s degree with 3+ years of experience

Tools

Banner ERP

Excel

Word

Adobe

Job description

The Community College of Denver (CCD) is seeking a Procurement Coordinator to provide essential administrative and operational support to the Director, Associate Director, and Purchasing Agents. This role acts as the central hub for intake and tracking of all contracts, supporting procurement requests with file maintenance and routing.

The coordinator ensures high levels of customer service across campus departments and helps maintain auditable electronic files and contract continuity.