Data Management Specialist

Job Title
Data Management Specialist

Requisition Number
RE52472

Working Title

Department Name
3DP00:Purchasing

Work Location
Lexington, KY

Grade Level
45

Salary Range
$47,278-78,000/year

Type of Position
Staff

Position Time Status
Full-Time

Required Education

BS

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Required Related Experience

3 yrs

Required License/Registration/Certification

None.

Physical Requirements

Sitting and/or standing for long periods of time; effectively communicate with individuals from diverse backgrounds and varied professional levels, via phone, Teams and in-person.

Shift

8:00 am-5:00 pm, Monday-Friday.

Job Summary

This position is key to the successful operation of Procurement Services and will serve as a key working associate in support of Procure-to-Pay (P2P) e-procurement activities, procurement automation, and other technical needs related to procurement services. This may involve our e-procurement platform, catalog onboarding, supplier enablement, customer service, etc.

In this position you will administer and provide support of the institutional Amazon business account and provide support and/or co-administration for our SAP vendor master data as well as support, as needed, for SAP materials master data. In addition to e-procurement support, the successful candidate will perform data reporting across both internal and external data sources, administer and support the Procurement Services website, provide support in transactions clearing, etc.

This position will also provide required support for procurement services learning resources, as well as provide direct customer service to departments as it relates to procurement automation or transactions support.

Skills / Knowledge / Abilities

SAP knowledge and Office Suite (Word and Excel).

Does this position have supervisory responsibilities?
No

Preferred Education/Experience

SAP knowledge and Office Suite (Word and Excel).

Deadline to Apply
12/15/2025

Our University Community

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