Strategic Acquisitions & Vendor Coordinator

Seton Hall University; South Orange (NJ); On-site; USD 37,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full Time Benefits

Job summary

Seton Hall University in South Orange, New Jersey, seeks an Acquisitions Coordinator to manage the Libraries' acquisitions workflow, supervise two staff and student workers, and coordinate vendor orders and invoicing. This role requires maintaining library management system modules, overseeing electronic resources licenses, and ensuring timely payments, renewals, and reporting for collection development.

You will work closely with the Acquisitions and Collections Librarian, train library staff

Qualifications

• Experience with library management systems and fund tracking.
• Strong Excel and Word proficiency.
• Ability to train staff on vendor platforms and workflows.
• Ability to analyze expenditures and generate internal reports.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate all Acquisitions activities, place orders, manage e-resource renewals and process invoices.
• Maintain financial records and vendor licenses; reconcile payments.
• Supervise staff and student workers; train on platforms.
• Produce expenditure statistics and support annual fiscal rollovers.

Skills

Database searching

Data analysis

Vendor management

Training others

Workflow documentation

Attention to detail

Tools

Excel

Word

Library management system

Job description

Seton Hall University in South Orange, New Jersey, seeks an Acquisitions Coordinator to manage the Libraries' acquisitions workflow, supervise two staff and student workers, and coordinate vendor orders and invoicing. This role requires maintaining library management system modules, overseeing electronic resources licenses, and ensuring timely payments, renewals, and reporting for collection development.

You will work closely with the Acquisitions and Collections Librarian, train library staff