As a member of the Contracts and Procurement team, the Procurement Professional III provides consultative guidance and training to campus stakeholders; conducts spend, cost, price, total-cost-of-ownership, benchmarking, and supplier analyses to support sourcing decisions; identifies cost-reduction and process-improvement opportunities; supports supplier performance and compliance; prepares required reports; and recommends improvements to procurement policies, tools, procedures, and business practices. Experience preparing and administering formal competitive solicitations, including Request For Proposals and Invitation For Bidss; negotiating complex agreements; and procuring professional services, consulting, information technology/software/SaaS, leases, maintenance, public works or construction-related requirements, and other specialized goods and services.