Sr. Procurement Specialist

Morgan State University Foundation, Inc; Baltimore (MD); Hybride; USD 115 000 - 125 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Morgan State University in Baltimore seeks a Senior Procurement Specialist to lead advanced procurement and strategic sourcing across the university. You will independently manage complex procurements, develop strategies, perform market research, prepare solicitations, and coordinate evaluations with faculty, administrators, finance staff, and legal counsel.

You will serve as a procurement expert for assigned commodities or departments, train staff, monitor supplier performance, and help improve

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university, with 24 business-related units.
• At least four years of procurement experience.
• Procurement certifications at a minimum or high level from federal, state, or local.
• Experience in Construction, Architecture, and Engineering.

Responsabilités

• Coordinate efforts of subject-matter specialists in the acquisition program.
• Plan, develop, and establish the contractual strategy for the overall acquisition program.
• Develop a pre-negotiation position and determine contract types and authority.
• Coordinate with departments, legal, audit, and subordinate activities; negotiate most contracts.
• Direct contract administration, modifications, options, delays, performance, and claims.
• Prepare procurement recommendations, award documentation, determinations, and approvals.
• Participate in system implementations, procurement tech improvements, and process redesign.
• Perform other related procurement duties as assigned.

Connaissances

Strong Analytical Skills

Familiarity with technology

Knowledge of procurement policy

Formation

Bachelor's Degree with 24 business-related units

Description du poste

Morgan State University is a public research university and historically black college (HBCU) in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Morgan is Maryland's designated public urban university and the largest HBCU in Maryland.

Posting Summary

Job Title

Job Title Sr. Procurement Specialist

Division

Division Division of Finance & Administration

Department

Department Procurement & Property Control Department

Work Status

Work Status Full Time

Position Category

Position Category Staff

FLSA

FLSA Exempt

Pay Range

Pay Range Exempt

Salary Range

Salary Range $115,000 - $125,000 / year

Fund Source State Support

Job Summary

The Senior Procurement Specialist performs advanced professional procurement and strategic sourcing activities for the institution. The position independently manages complex procurements for goods and services, develops procurement strategies, conducts market research, prepares solicitation documents, coordinates evaluation processes, analyzes proposals and bids, supports contract negotiations and awards, and provides procurement guidance to campus departments. The position serves as a procurement subject-matter expert for assigned commodities, services, or institutional departments and works closely with faculty, researchers, administrators, finance personnel, legal counsel, information technology, facilities, and other stakeholders to develop effective procurement strategies. The position may also provide guidance and training to procurement staff and campus customers, analyze institutional spending, identify opportunities for strategic sourcing and contract consolidation, monitor supplier performance, and recommend improvements to procurement policies and processes.

Job Duties

• Coordinating the efforts of various subject-matter specialists engaged in the acquisition program (e.g., engineers, production specialists, legal advisors, auditors, logistics management specialists, and financial managers)
• Plans, develops, and establishes the contractual strategy for the overall acquisition program.
• Develops a pre-negotiation position, determines the types of contracts and negotiation authority to be used, and prepares justification.
• Coordinates with the departments, legal counsel, audit, and subordinate activities. Personally, negotiates the majority of contracts. Assigns portions of the contract to subordinate activity contract specialists.
• Directs the full range of contract administration actions required for the acquisition program, including the issuance of contract modifications, negotiation of changes, exercise of options, investigation and resolution of contractor delays, contractor performance appraisal, subcontractor surveillance, disposition of claims, and similar matters.
• Prepare procurement recommendations, award documentation, determinations, and related approvals.
• Participate in system implementations, procurement technology improvements, and process redesign.
• Perform other related procurement duties as assigned.

Requested Minimum Qualifications

Education:

• A Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university in any field, including 24 units of business-related courses are required.

Experience:

• At least four years of procurement experience is required.
• Any procurement certifications at a minimum or high level from federal, state, or local.
• Experience in Construction, Architecture, and Engineering.

Other Preferences for Consideration

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Strong Analytical Skills
• Familiarity and confidence with technology
• Knowledge of procurement policy implementation

Posting Number

Posting Number ST01636

Number of Vacancies

Number of Vacancies 1

Job Open Date

Job Open Date 10/08/2026

Application Review Date

Job Close Date

Job Close Date 10/22/2026