Senior Procurement Specialist – Campus Contracts (Onsite)

WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY; Wichita (KS); On-site; USD 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Wichita State University is seeking a procurement professional to coordinate the purchase of goods and services for campus departments. This on-site role is full-time on the Wichita, KS campus, with a standard Mon-Fri schedule.

You’ll handle requisitions, bids, contracts, and supplier relationships, ensuring compliance with policies and regulations while delivering value and efficient procurement outcomes across teaching, research, and operations.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of procurement principles, sourcing methods, contract administration, and purchasing regulations.
• Ability to review and analyze procurement transactions for accuracy, compliance, completeness, and adherence to established policies.
• Interpret and apply complex regulations, contract terms, procurement requirements, and business rules.
• Ability to research, analyze, and resolve procurement issues involving multiple stakeholders, suppliers, and regulatory requirements.
• Capable providing effective customer service and guidance through clear communication.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in complex procurement activities.

Responsibilities

• Review and approve requisitions to ensure compliance with university, state, federal, and sponsor requirements.
• Coordinate sourcing activities including RFQ, RFP, RFI, while ensuring adherence to regulations.
• Manage and administer contracts creating, maintaining, monitoring, auditing purchasing agreements.
• Partner with departments, investigators, suppliers to provide procurement guidance and resolve issues.
• Assist in developing training content, job aids, and outreach materials on procurement policies.
• Support continuous improvement through process analysis, policy development, supplier engagement, and year-end activities.

Skills

Procurement knowledge

Contract administration

Regulatory compliance

Customer service

Communication

Multitasking

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Unimarket

Jaggaer

Workday

PeopleSoft

SAP

Oracle

Job description

Wichita State University is seeking a procurement professional to coordinate the purchase of goods and services for campus departments. This on-site role is full-time on the Wichita, KS campus, with a standard Mon-Fri schedule.

You’ll handle requisitions, bids, contracts, and supplier relationships, ensuring compliance with policies and regulations while delivering value and efficient procurement outcomes across teaching, research, and operations.