What are the responsibilities and job description for the Procurement Specialist - Higher Education position at Green Mountain Higher Education Consortium?
Green Mountain Higher Education Consortium is looking for a creative, strategic negotiator and collaborative team player to join us as a Procurement Specialist. This role drives high-impact, shared purchasing and vendor relationships across our member colleges: Champlain College, Middlebury College, and St. Michael’s College.
You will project manage and lead the negotiation of high-value vendor proposals (requests for proposals, renewals, and quotes), manage complex contract lifecycles, and optimize user-friendly purchasing processes for our member colleges. This role is responsible for negotiating, developing, preparing, reviewing, implementing, processing, tracking and providing fiscal and administrative oversight of shared contracts. This position supports institutional procurement across key higher education categories, including enterprise technology, academic systems, campus supplies, professional services, and more.
What you’ll bring:
- Skilled at securing favorable terms, mitigating risk, and maximizing value without compromising quality or compliance.
- Highly collaborative and energized by the opportunity to align diverse stakeholders, bring member colleges together to leverage collective buying power through RFP projects.
- Knowledgeable about vendor contract structures and legal/regulatory compliance within a shared services or educational environment.
- 5–7 years of procurement experience and a Bachelor's degree.
- Higher education industry experience, preferred.
Why join us?
- At GMHEC, we're all about collaboration, innovation and making an impact in higher education. We embrace continuous improvement and foster a culture of flexibility and well-being.
- We’re hybrid remote - working from our Burlington location, home offices, and occasionally travel to member campuses.
- $75,000 - $85,000 annual salary, paired with a comprehensive benefits package.
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Salary : $75,000 - $85,000