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Rutgers University

Category Analyst

🇺🇸 Piscataway, NJ

🕑 Full-Time

💰 $68K - $101K

💻 Other

🗓️ August 11th, 2025

Edtech.com's Summary

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey is hiring a Category Analyst to join University Procurement Services. The role involves managing the full procurement lifecycle for assigned categories, sourcing products and services, negotiating supplier contracts, and serving as the primary contact for procurement requests and contract matters while ensuring compliance with university policies.

Highlights

  • Manage procurement lifecycle for designated categories and independently source products and services.
  • Review and approve requisitions up to assigned values; ensure compliance with policies and bid processes.
  • Negotiate supplier contracts and drive strategic spending aligned with university guidelines.
  • Develop relationships with suppliers and university departments to improve contract utilization and reduce spending.
  • Facilitate procurement process, including scopes of work and meetings with suppliers and end-users.
  • Execute category sourcing initiatives by analyzing spend and savings; collaborate with subject matter experts.
  • Administer term contracts and monitor supplier performance against SLAs and KPIs.
  • Use Jaggaer and Oracle procurement systems for purchase order reviews and managing procurement activities.
  • Required qualifications include a bachelor's degree (preferably in Business Administration, Purchasing, or Supply Chain Management) and at least two years of strategic sourcing/procurement experience.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office and automated purchasing systems is necessary; experience with Jaggaer is preferred.
  • Salary range: $68,278.48 to $100,509.48 annually, dependent on qualifications and experience.