What we do here changes the world. UTHealth Houston is Texas' resource for healthcare education, innovation, scientific discovery, and excellence in patient care. That's where you come in.

This is a HYBRID position!

Once you join us you won't want to leave. It's because we reward our team for the excellent service they provide. Our total rewards package includes the benefits you'd expect from a top healthcare organization (benefits, insurance, etc.), plus:

• 100% paid medical premiums for our full-time employees
• Generous time off (holidays, preventative leave day, both vacation and sick time - all of which equates to around 37-38 days per year)
• The longer you stay, the more vacation you'll accrue!
• Longevity Pay (Monthly payments after two years of service)
• Build your future with our awesome retirement/pension plan!

We take care of our employees! As a world-renowned institution, our employees' wellbeing is important to us. We offer work/life services such as...

• Free financial and legal counseling
• Free mental health counseling services
• Gym membership discounts and access to wellness programs
• Other employee discounts including entertainment, car rentals, cell phones, etc.
• Resources for child and elder care
• Plus many more!

Position Summary:

Executes and administers complex construction or services contracts to include Request for Proposal (RFP), Request for Qualification (RFQ), Invitation to Bid (ITB), and all related documentation. Prepares and completes all the actions necessary for a major procurement.

Position Key Accountabilities:

• Publishes requested documents required to fulfill daily demands of contract documentation in a timely manner.
• Monitors daily activities regarding contractor performance of scope of work.
• Communicates progress status on a daily basis to keep contract representatives informed.
• Validates and routes invoices appropriately, with proper documentation to justify payments.
• May assist in development of scope of work, evaluation methodologies, price proposal structures and all aspects of contract formulation.
• Processes and properly handles all incoming documentation concerning contract performance and/or function.
• Ensures that all contract actions are completed according to state and federal requirements.
• Documents contractual events properly.
• Recognizes the appropriate contract types for a given purchasing situation.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Certification/Skills:

• Effective communication and organizational skills.
• General knowledge of purchasing concepts and principles for complex contracts is required.
• Familiarity in project management preferred.
• Certified Professional Public Buyer (CPPB) by Universal Public Procurement Certification Council (UPPCC) required or
• Certified Professional Purchasing Manager (CPPM) by American Purchasing Society (APS) required or
• Basic Texas Purchaser by Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts required or
• Certified Texas Contract Developer (CTCD) by Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts required or
• Successful completion of any of the above certifications within 18 months of hire required

Minimum Education:
Bachelor's Degree in Purchasing, Business, related field required
Minimum Experience:
3 years in a major purchasing environment working with complex, long-term services and construction contracts to include public sector contracting experience and experience with negotiations, request for proposals and evaluation of requests for proposals, invitations to bid, bonding and insurance, and all contract types required 1 year at UTHSC- Houston or other state institution of higher learning preferred
Physical Requirements:
Exerts up to 20 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 10 pounds frequently and/or a negligible amount constantly to move objects.
Security Sensitive:
This position is a security-sensitive position pursuant to Texas Education Code §51.215 and Texas Government Code §411.094. To the extent that a position requires the holder to research, work on, or have access to critical infrastructure as defined in Texas Business and Commerce Code §117.001(2), the ability to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure is a minimum qualification to be hired for and to continue to be employed in that position. Personnel in such positions, and similarly situated state contractors, will be routinely reviewed to determine whether things such as criminal history or continuous connections to the government or political apparatus of a foreign adversary might prevent the applicant, employee, or contractor from being able to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure. A foreign adversary is a nation listed in 15 C.F.R. §791.4.
Residency Requirement:

Employees must permanently reside and work in the State of Texas.