Position Vacancy ID:
104909

Employment Class:
University Staff-Ongoing

Working Title:
PURCHASING ASSOCIATE

Official Title:
PURCHASING ASSOCIATE(16500)

Hiring Department:
A853100-UNIVERSITY HOUSING/U HSG-DINING ADMINISTRATION

FTE:
100%

Term:
This is an Ongoing appointment

Advertised Salary:
Minimum $15.00

Job Summary:
The Division of University Housing is committed to providing an exceptional workplace for its workforce of approximately 450 career staff members and over 2,000 students. University Housing provides an inclusive and safe working environment that promotes engagement, empowerment, and professional development. University Housing operates nineteen residence halls across the University of Wisconsin?Madison campus, providing a home to over 7,400 undergraduate students. We also operate three apartment communities, serving about 3,000 graduate students, academic staff, postdoctoral researchers, faculty, and their families. In addition, we manage seven dining venues across campus, and provide conference group and youth camp housing throughout the summer months.

University Housing is divided into five main departments: Administration, Dining & Culinary Services, Residence Hall Facilities, Residence Life, and University Apartments. Whether we?re launching new academic support services, testing out a new recipe, renovating resident rooms, organizing welcome events, cleaning our facilities, or inviting a new summer youth camp to campus, everything that we do is to support the mission of the University and fulfill University Housing?s goal to be, ?The place everyone wants to live.?

Dining and Culinary Services has locations in six buildings throughout campus including Markets, Convenience Stores, Catering, and Coffeehouses. Dining and Culinary Services provides affordable and innovative dining options to residents, guests, and staff

Under the general supervision of the Dining and Culinary Services Assistant Director of Systems/Purchasing, perform purchasing related duties for the Dining and Culinary Services Department at the Division of University Housing. Using the CBORD menu management system, this position provides a financial record of the charges and payments of all purchased food and supplies. This position requires strong communication and problem solving skills because the individual must deal with various levels within the organization as well as people from other departments of the university and external vendors. The individual also needs a thorough knowledge of fiscal practices and the ability to apply these practices to agency policy and procedures. This position is responsible for maintaining CBORD purchasing records for all of the University Housing's Dining and Culinary Services

Requirements:


Additional Requirements:
-1 to 2 years of purchasing related experience preferred.
- Experience working in a food service setting preffered.

Schedule Comment:
Primary schedule below; schedule alterations as operation and position expectations demand.

7:45am - 4:30pm Monday through Friday, with additional hours as needed.

Contact:
Ashley Royston
ashley.royston@housing.wisc.edu
608-263-7434
Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1 (out-of-state: TTY: 800.947.3529, STS: 800.833.7637) and above Phone number (See RELAY_SERVICE for further information. )

Instructions to Applicants:
To apply online, applicants must submit work history, resume and references within the online application system.

Within the work history, please complete all fields, including dates of employment.

Please identify three professional references that will be able to speak towards your performance in your current and/or most recent positions. University Housing requires that at least two of the three references be either your current or most recent supervisors. When listing your references to contact, please include the following information:
- Name
-Title of their position and relationship to you
-Phone number
-E-mail address

Online applications must be received by 11:55pm on Monday, June 4, 2018. Failure to submit complete application materials will result in ineligibility for this position. A criminal background check will be conducted on all finalists. The starting
rate for this position will be $15.00 or higher per hour, based on qualifications. Applications for this position may be considered for future vacancies within this department.

**University Housing Employees are eligible for a 30% discount on prepared food and non-barcoded items in our University Housing Dining Locations.**

Additional Link:
Full Position Details

NOTE: A Probationary Period will be Required

The University of Wisconsin is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer.

The Annual Security and Fire Safety Report contains current campus safety and disciplinary policies, crime statistics for the previous 3 calendar years, and on-campus student housing fire safety policies and fire statistics for the previous 3 calendar years. UW-Madison will provide a paper copy upon request; please contact the University of Wisconsin Police Department.

Applications Open: May 21 2018 Central Daylight Time
Applications Close: Jun 4 2018 11:55 PM Central Daylight Time


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