Title: Business Operations Specialist (Procurement Associate III)

Salary Range: $20.00 - $23.00

Contract Term Length: 12 Months

Standard Hours: 37.5

Work Location: On-Site

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

College: Owensboro Community & Technical College

Campus Location: Owensboro Community College

Department: Business Affairs

Total Rewards

Owensboro Community & Technical College offers a competitive benefits package and an attractive work environment that supports excellence, innovation, and creativity including:

• Exceptional health care, vision, and dental coverage for you and your family
• Tuition reimbursement/waiver for you, your spouse, and dependents
• 403(b) retirement plan: a 5% employee contribution receives a 10% employer match
• Vacation/Sick Time
• Work-Life Balance
• 9.5 Paid Holidays
• 2 Weeks of Institutional Closing Pay (Last 2 weeks of December) for qualifying positions
• Employee Assistance Program

Job Summary

Owensboro Community and Technical College is accepting applications for our Business Operations Specialist position. The position will perform purchasing and payable responsibilities ensuring accuracy and compliance with policies and procedures. This position reports to the Associate Dean in our Business Affairs office.

Job Duties:

• Perform purchasing, requisitions, and payable responsibilities within Peoplesoft (Finance Tracking System) while adhering to all Federal, State, local laws, and KCTCS policies & procedures.
• Serve as procurement card administrator.
• Enter billing, contracts, memorandums of agreements (MOAs) in PeopleSoft modules, and process journals.
• Track and monitor utility usage.
• Track, maintain, and tag inventory.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree (Accounting, Math, or Business Administration) plus one (1) year related work experience or the equivalent. OR Associates degree plus (3) years of related work experience. 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree plus three (3) years related experience is preferred.

Additional Skills Requested:

• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage and meet deadlines.
• Excellent analytical skills with a keen attention to detail.
• Self-starter with a proactive approach to problem-solving.
• Willingness to collaborate and work effectively with others to achieve common goals.
• Exceptional writing and communication skills.
• Openness to growth and learning new skills in a changing environment.
• Ability to accurately perform all job responsibilities in a timely manner.