IT Professional II (IT Logistics and Procurement)

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Our Commitment

Texas A&M University is committed to enriching the learning and working environment for all visitors, students, faculty, and staff by promoting a culture that embraces inclusion, diversity, equity, and accountability. Diverse perspectives, talents, and identities are vital to accomplishing our mission and living our core values .

Who we are

The College of Liberal Arts of Texas A&M University prides itself in achieving our mission of producing well-rounded leaders, equipped to make credible and prolific contributions to society. We touch the educational experience of virtually every undergraduate and some graduate students of Texas A&M. Whether they are participating in our core curriculum offerings, advanced courses in majors across fields in the humanities, social sciences, or outside the classroom in transformational experiences such as study abroad, forums for practicing civil discourse, and outreach to a wide variety of community partners. Learn more about our initiatives, and success stories by visiting our website: https://liberalarts.tamu.edu/ .

What we want

The IT Professional II, stationed in the Coke building, functions as the IT logistics, procurement, IT inventory control and records retention expert for the college. The IT Professional II coordinates and manages the workstation refreshment programs, software licensing, equipment relocation documentation and policy guidance college wide.

The selected candidate will subscribe to and support our commitment to Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accountability (IDEA) as stated above. If the description sounds interesting to you, we invite you to apply to be considered for this opportunity.

What you need to know

COVID-19 information: Texas A&M University monitors local, state and federally mandated health guidelines to keep students, employees, prospective employees, and visitors as safe as possible. For the latest information regarding Texas A&M’s COVID-19 response, please visit the University’s COVID-19 website . For COVID-19 employment-related information, please visit the Division of Human Resources and Organizational Effectiveness’ COVID-19 website .

Required Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in applicable field or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Three years of related experience in IT purchasing and/or asset management experience.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of word processing and spreadsheet applications.
• Excellent written communication, analytical, interpersonal, and organizational skills.
• Must be able to work in a collaborative team environment.
• Ability to work with diverse groups of people and be helpful, respectful, approachable, and team oriented.
• Ability to build strong working relationships and a positive work environment.
• Ability to multi-task and work cooperatively with others.

Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Working knowledge of FAMIS/Canopy, TAMU AggieBuy and HUB requirements and vendor contracts.

Responsibilities:

Procurement

• Coordinates and manages workstation refreshment programs.
• Purchases all items of supported IT equipment.
• Purchases all items of supported software.
• Liaises with vendors to secure savings and efficiency.
• Liaises with Texas A&M Division and System entities related to software and services.
• Guides faculty, staff and student purchasing to maintain policy and standards compliance.
• Researches trusted equipment trends for classroom technology.
• Prepares specifications for purchases of hardware and software upgrades.

Distribution and Assessment

• Prepares and delivers equipment to IT professionals.
• Assesses departmental inventory for aging equipment and works with IT professionals to address.
• Arranges surplus collection.
• Assesses classroom technology with IT professionals to maintain modern equipment, optimal performance, and security.
• Provides limited administration responsibility for a basic software products or systems.

Documentation and Records

• Assist with departmental Inventory control and asset tracking.
• Execute changes in Canopy as per digital equipment relocation forms.
• Maintain records of equipment relocation, purchased software, renewals.
• Maintain lists of software that must be renewed.
• Prepare helpful documentation relating to area specific nuances.
• Research emerging technologies, best practices and common issues and communicate to colleagues.
• Serves as a resource for internal and external customers.

Oversight

• Directs the efforts of an individual

Training and Development

• Participate in training and professional development sessions when necessary, including attending College IT meetings and appropriate University forums (e.g., IT Forum).
• Other Duties as assigned.

Instructions to Applicants : Applications received by Texas A&M University and TAMHSC, must either have all job application data entered or a resume attached. Failure to provide all job application data or a complete resume could result in an invalid submission and a rejected application. We encourage all applicants to upload a resume or use a LinkedIn profile to pre-populate the online application.

In accordance with the federal contractor vaccination mandate , specific facilities at The Texas A&M System may be considered a covered contractor workplace with covered contractor employees. Therefore, successful applicants for this position may be subject to the federal mandate and will be required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of employment unless an approved medical or religious accommodation is in place.

All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.

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