Join the mission to end education inequity. Support procurement systems at DonorsChoose, helping frontline teachers to get the resources they need for their classrooms.
DonorsChoose is looking for an energetic, collaborative, and self-motivated Procurement Systems Analyst to improve our unique procurement systems. You will play a central role in an agile non-profit organization that is serious about technology. Our three-person team manages and supports our procurement pipeline including our custom web based Content Management System (CMS), EUNA Equallevel Procure to Pay platform, 20+ CXML/EDI integrated vendors, Shipbob, Intacct and several functional integrations.
About DonorsChoose
DonorsChoose makes it easy for anyone to help a teacher in need, moving us closer to a nation where students in every community have the tools and experiences they need for a great education.
Since 2000, more than 5 million people and partners have contributed $1 billion to support 2 million teacher requests for classroom resources and experiences. Projects range from art supplies to build the set for a school musical, to books and puzzles that affirm students' identities, to bird seed for an at-home science project. We proudly serve all US public schools, public charter schools, and Head Start centers, and we combat systemic inequity by driving a majority of donations to schools that have been historically underfunded due to economic and racial inequity.
DonorsChoose has been recognized as a best place to work by GOOD Magazine and the Nonprofit Times, while Fast Company named DonorsChoose one of the 50 Most Innovative Companies in the World—the first time a charity has made this list. Our dedicated team works from across the United States to bring classroom dreams to life.
DonorsChoose is also at an exciting and pivotal moment of growth and innovation, exploring and testing new ways - through both growth and new product offerings - to eliminate educational inequity for all students. To learn more about the organization - visit the website.
About the Team
The Information and Business Technology (IBT) team at DonorsChoose does important mission-driven work, helping to address educational inequity in US public schools, but we operate more like a fast-paced startup than a traditional nonprofit. The Procurement Systems Analyst will join our team to manage and support our procurement systems which get resources to the teachers and students we serve, directly impacting the educational outcomes for students across the US. IBT is a subteam in the Finance IT, Procurement and Legal Department (FITPL).
About the Role
What you’ll do:
- Manage and support system-related procurement processes, including audits, reporting, and troubleshooting
- i.e. Backend configurations to increase functionality
- Automate manual procurement processes
- i.e. Standardize the connections that vendors have to the system
- Track and maintain support KPIs
- Proactively identify opportunities to build equity into IBT work
- Build and maintain relationships with vendor technical contacts
- Support technical builds, including testing, and communication internally and with external stakeholders
- Collaborate with staff to improve our system tools in purchasing operations, fulfillment support, direct fulfillment, and finance
- Serve as a liaison between FITPL staff and Product Engineering and Data
- Present on IBT work within the org
- Provide general IT support
- Manage ad hoc IT related projects
Our ideal candidate is/has:
A Procurement Systems Analyst with at least 3+ years of support experience.Hands-on support for Procurement/ERP related systems. Skilled in procurement process management.
- A top-notch contributor who will be comfortable in our startup atmosphere and eager to play a key technical role on a small, dedicated team.
- A clear and friendly communicator technophiles to laymen.
- An excellent problem solver who is excited to take on diverse support challenges.
- Committed to taking ownership of their work and having an eye for detail.
- Comfortable self-managing in a fast-paced environment.
- Passionate about process improvement via innovation and automation.
- Ability to work on all technical parts of the procurement process, including purchasing, financial, warehousing and delivery components.
- Experienced in introducing new technology to procurement processes.
- Experienced in integrating 3rd-party web applications, services, and components.
- Strong relationship building skills.
- Able to thrive with autonomy.
- Consistent excellent customer service.
- Nice to have:
- Experience with EUNA EqualLevel or SAP Ariba.
- cXML, EDI.
- Experience with Intacct.
