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PURCHASING AGENT - MOUNTAINLAND TECHNICAL COLLEGE

We are committed to providing affordable career and technical education to help our students succeed, enhance their employability, and ultimately, make their dreams realities!

So how do we accomplish this? The answer is simple: the people we employ. Every member of Mountainland Technical College is valued and essential to providing our students with opportunities, support, and the resources needed to step into the workforce full swing. With increasing student enrollment, course offerings, and campus locations, our growing team works hard to create a positive, welcoming community inspiring learning, confidence, integrity, and inclusion.

PURCHASING AGENT

Location: 1410 W. 1250 S., Orem, UT 84058

Status: Full-Time / Exempt

Hours: Monday - Friday; 40 hrs / week

Pay / Salary: $40,000

BENEFITS:

The workplace culture and opportunities here at MTECH are benefits in and of themselves, but here's what you can expect from MTECH's generous and literal benefit package:

• 401k
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, and AD&D insurance
• Paid holiday, personal, sick, and vacation time
• Tuition benefits: At Mountainland Technical College, we encourage educational development for our staff and faculty. That is why we offer MTECH tuition reimbursement to qualified personnel and their dependents / immediate family after three months of employment. We also offer partial tuition discounts for other accredited institutions.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Responsibilities of the Purchasing Agent include, but are not limited to:

• Provides purchasing expertise and support to all College departments in the proper acquisition of products and services deemed necessary for the successful achievement of College objectives.
• Supports the approved College purchase order process, including the training in approved policies and procedures, and monitoring compliance with these procedures.
• Supports the development and implementation of continuous improvement initiatives to increase the efficiency and productivity of Purchasing Team operations.
• Records and tracks all College assets and property according to approved College policies.
• Ensures the proper disposal of surplus assets and property according to approved College policies.

QUALIFICATIONS / REQUIREMENTS

• Graduation from an accredited institution with a Bachelor's Degree in Business, Accounting, or a closely related field
• -AND- Two years of experience related to the Summary of Duties;
• -OR- Any combination of education and/or experience related to the summary of duties totaling four years.

We appreciate and support our current staff and are equally excited about our new hires. So if this sounds like the job for you, we would love to see your application!

MTECH maintains the right to conduct a criminal history background check; employment is contingent upon background check results.

NON-DISCRIMINATION STATEMENT

Mountainland Technical College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, or age in its programs and activities. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding nondiscrimination policies:

Lynn Adams
MOUNTAINLAND TECHNICAL COLLEGE
Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
ladams@mtec.edu
(801) 753-4245

Inquiries may also be sent to: The Office for Civil Rights - Denver Office U.S. Department of Education in the Cesar E. Chavez Memorial Building located at 1244 Speer Boulevard, Suite 310, Denver, CO,80204-3582. They can be reached by phone: 303-844-5695 (TDD: 800-877-8339), by fax: 303-844-4303, or by email: OCR.Denver@ed.gov.