Procurement & Technical Development Coordinator Department: Management Services Employment Type: Full Time Location: Corporate Description The Procurement & Technical Development Coordinator is responsible for sourcing strategic procurement initiatives that leverage buying power, drive cost savings, and improve supplier performance for American Campus Communities (ACC). The Procurement & Technical Development Coordinator will provide strategic purchasing solutions on IT equipment, services and contracts at the highest level of quality and the best cost. Job Responsibilities: (OTHER DUTIES MAY BE ASSIGNED) * Identify, evaluate, and manage relationships with suppliers and service providers for sourcing, testing, and procuring company hardware and software. * Responsible for managing IT purchasing documentation for asset tracking purposes and ensuring compliance with established policies is followed. * Coordinate with the procurement supervisor to procure necessary IT equipment for new developments ensuring timely delivery. * Responsible for facilitating, managing, and tracking all acquisition and disposition IT equipment needs. * Responsible for inventory management, ordering, stocking, and distributing IT equipment as required including laptops, desktops, and peripherals. * Responsible for ordering and managing software licenses. * Assess vendor performance and product quality to ensure alignment with expectations and overall budget. * Generate reports to include, but not limited to: Financial Reports, Inventory Reports, Purchasing Reports, etc. on procurement activities and analyze data for strategic decision making. * Facilitate purchase requests by identifying appropriate vendors, preparation and issuance of purchase orders, and on-time delivery of goods or services. * Collaborate with IT department personnel for company equipment standards and requirements. * Utilize request platform to manage the IT hardware and software requests in a timely manner. * Ensure timely generation and submission of expense reports for vendor invoicing. * Collaborate with management to ensure annual IT procurement expenditures do not exceed budgeted allocations. * Responsible for sourcing new procurement opportunities and collaboration with all stakeholders on cost saving methods and efficient procurement processes and procedures. * Maintain various vendor dashboards for order processing, report generation, asset tracking, addition and removal of employee subscriptions/licenses. * Management of IT equipment recycling for both corporate and property to ensure data and privacy policies are adhered to. American Campus Communities Culture Commitments * Our people are devoted to a culture of inclusion, diversity, and equality in the workplace and our communities. We are committed to intentionally executing an evolving set of goals specific to inclusion, diversity, and accountability, driven by empathetic leadership and embraced by all. * The core of American Campus culture involves everyone being fully invested in everything that we do down to picking up the smallest piece of trash in the office and around our communities. No matter their position or duration at the organization, everyone picks up trash. * Serve as an American Campus representative and liaison in all interactions. * Certain activities involved in this position may be photographed and/or video and audio recorded for quality control and/or training purposes. Compliance with the Photo, Video and Voice Recording Policy is a condition of employment. Skills, Knowledge & Expertise * 2 - 4 years of experience in procurement with a focus on technical service and IT equipment preferred. * Proficiencies in Adobe, Excel, Service Now, Nexus, MS Office/TEAMS, Zoom, Concur and other job-related software and license platforms are preferred. * Experience in creative issue resolution and problem solving. Job Benefits Benefits: * Dental * Vision * 401(k) with Employer Matching * Medical & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) * Life Insurance * Sick Leave * Paid Time Off * Paid Pregnancy & Childbirth Leave * Paid Paternity Leave * Health Insurance * Health Savings Account (HSA) with Employer Matching * Short-Term & Long-Term Disability Perks: * Preferred Membership Pricing at Local & National Companies * CoreGiving Volunteer Days * Referral Program * Charity Matching Program