Purchasing Manager
St Louis, MO, US, 63119-5738
The Archdiocese of St. Louis strives to teach and share our faith, serve others, and foster unity throughout the St. Louis area. Once a part of Kenrick-Glennon Seminary's campus, the Cardinal Rigali Center in Shrewsbury, MO is today the headquarters and curia (governing body) for the Archdiocese of St. Louis.
Job Summary
The Archdiocese of St. Louis strives to serve the community through education, housing, healthcare while uniting people in faith, service, and community.
We are seeking a Purchasing Manager who is a motivated, detail-oriented leader with a stewardship mindset. The Purchasing Manager will provide purchasing support to all archdiocesan agencies, offices, and parishes, while ensuring compliance to procurement policies of the archdiocese and instilling best procurement practices. This role will assist in the management of Vendor relationships, while ensuring the integrity of vendor database details.
Job Responsibilities
- Provides administrative oversight of the e-Procurement platform, ensuring appropriate integration with the G/L, while also monitoring process consistency and compliance, (i.e., 3-way match provision, appropriate approval strings, provision of purchase substantiation, etc.).
- Provides user training as required to users of the e-Procurement platform.
- Assists in the management of the Vendor database.
- Assists in the management of pricing contracts, ensuring that key contract parameters are appropriately maintained in the e-Procurement platform.
- Provides general oversight of the purchase order process.
- Assists with the sourcing & selection of products and service providers (with appropriate levels of due diligence and analysis).
- Assists in the promotion of Central Purchasing throughout the archdiocese.
- Assists in the processing of purchase orders.
- Assists in the monitoring of Vendor invoicing to ensure timely invoice receipts and processing.
- Assists with resolving discrepancies in receipts and/or invoices.
- Other duties as assigned by the Director.
Job Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
- 3 to 5 years purchasing experience (preferably in a non-profit environment).
- Working familiarity with ERP systems, i.e., Coupa, SAP, or Lawson.
- Above average knowledge and working familiarity with ERP systems, and other basic software, i.e., QuickBooks and Excel.
- Strong analytical and organizational skills.
- Strong communicational skills.
- Adept at creative problem solving and servicing a wide range of customer personalities.
The Archdiocese of St. Louis is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. All employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, marital, parental, veteran or disability status.