Procurement Specialist

The Columbus Regional Airport Authority manages and operates passenger-focused John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH), cargo-focused Rickenbacker International Airport (LCK), and general aviation airport Bolton Field (TZR).

We are a diverse group of committed and talented professionals who show up every day to take CRAA to new heights. Although our roles are as diverse as we are – from Custodial Services to Customer Service, from Accounting to Airport Police, from HVAC to Human Resources – we have one common goal: connect Ohio with the world.

Our organization is in constant motion, moving people and cargo 365 days a year. With our core values of Accountability, Innovation and Respect guiding us, we each do our part to contribute to our organization, the aviation industry, local businesses, and the economy. We create experiences for passengers, we create opportunities for businesses, and we create economic growth for Columbus.

Trust and respect are the foundation of our culture. We invite new ideas. We encourage innovation. We are inclusive and welcoming. We are empowered to enact positive change.

Your “Take Off” will be successful by doing the following with excellence:

• Leads solicitations for the purchase of related goods and services, including creating solicitation and contract documents, developing requirements, managing selection teams, stakeholders, and project schedules, evaluating bids and proposals, and negotiating resulting contract awards with vendors.
• Coordinates procurement activities with other Departments, business purchasers, or end users.
• Approves decentralized purchases made by other Departments, including approving Purchase Orders in Workday, ensuring compliance with regulations and policies, and negotiating or re-negotiating contractual terms with vendors.
• Monitors contract expiration dates for assigned departments, collaborates with end user departments on procurement planning, facilitates contract renewals, and monitors vendor performance.
• Manages documents in accordance with records retention policies and supports responses to public record requests and vendor disputes or protests.
• Implements operational procedures governing the disposal, transfer, and reutilization of personal property and equipment, designate surplus supplies, and oversee their selling, trading, or disposal.
• Advice on procurement matters to personnel delegated with the purchasing authority and administers the preparation, verification, abstracting, controlling, or closing out of procurement documents
• Performs related work as required.

Your “Landing” will be smooth if you meet the following requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Procurement, Contract Management, Supply Chain and Logistics Management or a related degree.

• Minimum three (3) years of experience in procurement related process; Or equivalent education and years of experience.

The Columbus Regional Airport Authority is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in hiring or terms and conditions of employment because of an individual’s race, color, religion, gender, age, national origin, veteran status, disability, and all other groups or classes protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.  The Authority does not tolerate violence or drug use in the workplace.