Special Instructions
Dear Applicant,
The South Texas College Office of Human Resources will not be held responsible for redacting any confidential or sensitive information from the documents that you attach to your application. Confidential and sensitive information include the following:
- Social Security Number
- Date of Birth
- Age
- Citizenship Status
- Gender
- Ethnicity/Race
- Marital Status
- Applicant Photos
* A redaction guide can be found by clicking here.
Please make sure that you omit this information from your application prior to submission. We are advising you that the Office of Human Resources will be forwarding your application to the hiring department as per your submission.
Transcripts
Transcripts must be from an institution accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education or the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA).
Foreign transcripts
Applicants submitting employment applications with foreign transcripts must provide transcript equivalency documentation from an approved evaluation service. The evaluation service must be a member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES). The evaluation service links on the following site are provided by South Texas College for your convenience but are not affiliated with South Texas College: NACES Members
Job Description
Department: Purchasing
General Statement of Job
Compiles information and records to prepare purchase orders for procurement of services or materials in accordance with federal and state laws and South Texas College policies and procedures.
Specific Duties and Responsibilities
Essential Functions:
- Assists faculty/staff in obtaining information on goods and services needed.
- Reviews requisitions and assists in specification development.
- Confers with vendors to obtain product and/or service information, price availability and delivery schedule(s).
- Determines method of procurement such as direct purchase, competitive bid, request for qualifications, or purchase through a cooperative purchasing agreement.
- Prepares solicitation documents for conducting competitive procurement and purchase orders for vendors.
- Resolves defective or unacceptable goods or services with Central Receiving personnel, end users, vendors, and others to determine source of problem and takes appropriate action.
- Expedites delivery of goods to users.
- Assists Purchasing personnel with bid document preparation and vendor correspondence.
- Maintains vendor applications, purchase orders, bid files, and other records for auditing purposes.
- Assist with the College vehicle registration renewals and payments.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Required Education and Experience
- To qualify, one of the following must be met:
- College Certificate
- A minimum of 30 earned college hours
- At least two (2) year of Purchasing experience, preferred.
Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Excellent oral, written, presentation, and interpersonal communication skills.
- Strong computer skills with knowledge of Microsoft Office including, but not limited to, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook, the Windows environment, and internet research skills.
- Ability to prioritize, organize, and complete multiple tasks with attention to detail, within stated deadlines.
- Ability to work independently as well as a team player within department and with others.
- Ability to adapt to constant change and periods of fast-paced, high-intensity work situations.
- Ability to work evenings and/or weekends as needed; willing to travel throughout the college district using own means of reliable transportation.
- Demonstrated commitment to achieving the vision and mission of South Texas College.
- Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
- Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
- Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of employees, clients, customers, vendors, regulatory agencies, and the general public.
- Ability to apply practical understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
- Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
Checks, Certificates, Licenses, and Registrations
- Security Sensitive position: all applicants are subject to a criminal background check under South Texas College policy.
- In addition, subject to a federal background check.
- Must have or qualify for a valid Texas driver's license and proof of liability insurance.
Physical Requirements
- Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body.
- Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.
- Picking, pinching, typing, or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand as in handling.
- Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
- Picking, holding, or otherwise working, primarily with the whole hand.
- Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction.
- Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discrimination in sound.
- Bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees.
- Substantial movements (motions) of the wrist, hands, and/or fingers.
- Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word including the ability to convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately and concisely.
- Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word including those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.
- Have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; and/or extensive reading.
- Visual Acuity to determine the accuracy, neatness, and thoroughness of the work assigned or to make general observations of facilities or structures.
- Mobility to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another.
The above job description is not intended as, nor should it be construed as, exhaustive of all responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions associated with this job.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job.
Minimum Compensation
$15.50 Hourly
Desired Start Date
May 23, 2025
Posting Close Date (No Close Date if Blank)
13 May 2025 11:59pm
