Senior Purchasing Specialist

A career at CoBank can offer you the opportunity to make a personal impact on the people and communities where we do business. When you choose a career with CoBank, you make a difference by standing for something that matters. In order to be the best, we hire the best!

Remarkable Benefits Offered by CoBank

• Careers with a purpose. Stand for something!
• Time-Off Packages,15 days of vacation, 10 paid sick days and 11 paid holidays
• Competitive Compensation & Incentive
• Hybrid work model: flexible arrangements for most positions
• Benefits Packages, including Medical, Dental and Vision coverage, Disability, AD&D, and Life Insurance
• Robust associate training and development with CoBank University
• Tuition reimbursement for higher education up to 10K
• Outstanding 401k: up to 6% matching and additional 3% non-elective contribution
• Community Impact: United Way Angel Day, Volunteer Day and Associate Directed Contribution
• Associate Resource Groups: creating a culture of diversity and inclusion
• Recognize a fellow associate through our GEM awards

Supports the procurement of goods and services across CoBank. Responsible for supporting all tactical procurement functions including, but not limited to, purchase order processing and expediting, p-card order placements and reconciliation, and report generation via procurement reporting systems. Administers the Corporate Procurement and Travel & Entertainment program, and provides support to CoBank associates on all purchasing processes. Assists in resolving vendor queries and order issues.

• Responsible for processing purchase requisitions and purchase orders, ensuring compliance to CoBank’s policies relative to approvals and Vendor Management.
• Processes invoices for categories under the management of the Vendor Management team, ensuring contractual billing terms and conditions are met.
• Serves as the point of contact for various vendors that are managed by the Vendor Management organization including, but not limited to, travel vendors, office supplies and other administrative and facility services. Answer inquiries from vendors and associates, and assists in issue resolution.
• Advises CoBank associates on purchasing processes and policies. Provides supports and addresses inquiries from internal customers and external vendors.
• Works with the legal group to ensure the timely processing, review, execution, and tracking of legal agreements including, but not limited to, order forms, licensing, statements of work, and non-disclosure agreements.
• Supports the vendor due diligence process by coordinating the gathering of questionnaires and supporting documents for use in the vendor review process.
• Administers corporate automobile fleet programs. Serves as point of contact for new purchases and resale of retired fleet vehicles, working in partnership with Farm Credit Leasing and CoBank Finance.
• Administers corporate credit cards program in accordance with CoBank policies, directives and procedures.
• Administers multiple internet vendor ordering systems for office supplies, printing, and the company store (promotional items). Serves as a central resource for access rights, training, support, and invoice processing, as appropriate.
• Serve as point of contact for the CoBank travel program vendor. Maintains associate travel profiles in Concur, addresses questions and resolves issues.
• Serve as the point of contact for the promotional gift vendor, and administers the online company store.
• Manages the vendor mailbox and ensures that all communications from vendors and CoBank associates are responded to promptly.

• High school diploma or GED required

• 4 years experience in sourcing, purchasing, request for proposal (RFP) processes, supplier management and/or procurement processes required

Sedentary Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally (Occasionally: activity or condition exists up to 1/3 of the time) and/or a negligible amount of force frequently (Frequently: activity or condition exists from 1/3 to 2/3 of the time) to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time, but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.

Occasional Travel occurs infrequently (typically, once a month or less).

The typical base pay range for this role is between $83,407 - $105,239. Compensation may vary based on individual job-related knowledge, skills, expertise, and experience. This position is eligible for a discretionary annual incentive program driven by organization and individual performance. The listed salary, other compensation and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. This job will be posted for a minimum of five (5) business days or until the position is filled. CoBank reserves the right to adjust compensation for all positions and to modify or discontinue benefits programs at any time in its sole discretion, subject to applicable law.

CoBank is a cooperative bank serving vital industries across rural America. The bank provides loans, leases, export financing and other financial services to agribusinesses and rural power, water and communications providers in all 50 states. The bank also provides wholesale loans and other financial services to affiliated Farm Credit associations serving more than 76,000 farmers, ranchers and other rural borrowers in 23 states around the country. CoBank is a member of the Farm Credit System, a nationwide network of banks and retail lending associations chartered to support the borrowing needs of U.S. agriculture, rural infrastructure and rural communities. Headquartered outside Denver, Colorado, CoBank serves customers from regional banking centers across the U.S. and also maintains an international representative office in Singapore.

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION

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Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.

CoBank is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.