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General Information

Work Location: Los Angeles, USA
Onsite or Remote
Fully On-Site
Work Schedule
Monday - Friday, 8am - 5pm
Posted Date
09/20/2024
Salary Range: $28.3 - 54.74 Hourly
Employment Type
2 - Staff: Career
Duration
Indefinite
Job #
19577

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

The Procurement/Accounts Payable specialist provides purchasing support for entities such as: departments, divisions, and research labs and units. Serve as the main point of contact for procurement needs. Responsible for overseeing, coordinating, reporting and performing purchasing activities. The incumbent will complete purchases, travel support, and reimbursement requests for the faculty and staff while ensuring purchasing activities are in line with University policies. The incumbent will serve as a liaison between the campus unit and vendors, ensuring purchases and payments are processed in a timely manner.

Salary: $28.30 - $54.74 hourly

Job Qualifications

Required

  • Analytical skills necessary to evaluate the cost effectiveness of purchasing options.
  • Ability to communicate effectively in writing and verbally. 
  • Ability to read and interpret terms and conditions of contracts. 
  • Working level of proficiency in the use of standard spreadsheet and word processing software.
  • Ability to set priorities and complete ongoing tasks with competing deadlines, with frequent interruptions, with high degree of accuracy.
  • Some knowledge of the organization's departments and operations required in order to meet their procurement needs.
  • Understands procurement policies and systems such as Procurement, Travel systems, etc. 

 Preferred

  • Experience in purchasing, 1-3 years.