Thanks for your interest in Success Academy! Running the largest, fastest-growing, and highest-performing network of public charter schools in New York City takes a village - families, children, teachers, staff and faculty, advocates and supporters alike. We would love to welcome you to our community! We work tirelessly every day to ensure each child in NYC has access to a fun, rigorous, whole-child education regardless of zip code or economic status. When you join SA, you play a part in giving every student who walks through the doors of one of our 53 schools in NYC a fair shot at reaching his or her potential.

Job Description

About Success Academy

At Success Academy, we are redefining what’s possible in public education. Since opening our first school in Harlem in 2006, we have swiftly grown to 47 high-performing schools, from Bed-Stuy to the Bronx, serving approximately 20,000 kids. We are scaling to 100 great schools serving 50,000 children across New York City, bringing transformational change here and across the country. We believe all children, regardless of zip code or family income, deserve the life-changing opportunities that a world-class education brings.

In all grades, pre-K through 12, our exploration-driven curriculum focuses on the whole child and includes chess, art, and other specialized subjects that bring excitement to the school day and foster a lifelong love of learning. To achieve exceptional results for children, we hire the best, the brightest, and the most highly

motivated adults we can find. We value excellence, celebrate diversity, and are relentlessly committed to improving ourselves and our work to enhance the lives of our scholars.

Success Academy is growing quickly and this growth requires rapid scaling of all support operations to ensure increasing efficiency with increasing size. Our teachers, scholars and administrators depend on a sophisticated supply chain to ensure that books, curriculum materials, classroom furniture and technology are in the right place at the right time to maximize learning and development. Success Academy is searching for an experienced supply chain professional to lead a talented and enthusiastic team in upgrading Success Academy’s supply chain operations to state-of-the-art.

Responsibilities:

Working within our central Network office, our Supply Chain Senior Specialist will report directly to Leader, Supply Chain.

Key responsibilities include:

• Oversee projects including supplier management, supplier sourcing, and price negotiation;
• Review purchase requisitions for accuracy and compliance with policy;
• Support the development of centralized software Procurement;
• Manage the supplier onboarding process and rationalize supply base within purchasing system by purging unused suppliers ;
• Respond to department internal help desk tickets;
• Proactively generate ways to better streamline processes and deliver an improved customer experience; and
• Generate reports and develop analytical models to help facilitate key decisions.
• Coupa specific related tasks - Review and approve/reject pending requisitions, review and approve/reject PO changes, check for unsent PO’s, review and approve/reject unsent supplier information management forms (SIMs), follow up with Suppliers with pending SIMs
• Work with organizational partners to manage inventory, logistics and perform other basic material management functions including inventory controls, warehousing and receiving;
• Implementing new or improved purchasing and material management processes proactively to enhance efficiency and performance;
• Negotiating pricing and terms with vendors and suppliers to ensure optimum contracts; and
• Conduct follow ups on vendor performance and escalate as necessary

Qualifications

A successful applicant will have the following experiences and characteristics:

• 3 to 5+ years of supply chain experience supporting procurement and distribution in a high expectations environment;
• Experience working with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software and advanced excel skills;
• Some project management experience;
• Collaborative and feedback oriented;
• High level of initiative, flexibility, and customer service; and
• Organized with an attention to detail and ability to multitask.

The candidate must demonstrate competency in the following areas:

• Problem-solving. Approach challenges in creative ways and find thoughtful solutions.
• Analytical. Evaluate systems with an eye toward continuous improvement.
• Planning. Ability to effectively plan and manage inventory systems and processes.
• Communication. Gear communications toward varied target audiences and employ negotiation skills as needed. Audiences include vendors, school-based staff and network staff.
• Technology. Ability and willingness to learn and support various systems.
• Self Starter. Ability to self-manage and work independently.

To apply

Please upload a resume and cover letter that outlines how your skills and experience meet the qualifications of the position. Your cover letter should demonstrate how you would be an excellent Supply Chain Sr. Specialist at Success Academy. Resumes without cover letters will not be reviewed.

Success Academy Charter Schools is an equal-opportunity employer and actively encourages applications from people of all backgrounds. Compensation is competitive and commensurate with experience. Success Academy offers a full benefits program and opportunities for professional growth.

Compensation Range

Annual Salary: $79,000.00 - $89,000.00

Exact compensation may vary based on skills and experience.

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We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We actively seek applications from people of all backgrounds to strengthen our community and the perspectives needed to flourish in a multicultural world. Success Academy offers a full benefits program and opportunities for professional growth.Learn more about our philosophy, benefits, and team at https://jobs.successacademies.org/working-here/.

Success Academy Charter Schools does not offer employment-based immigration sponsorship.

Our dual mission is to: Build exceptional, world-class public schools that prove children from all backgrounds can succeed in college and life; serve as a catalyst and national model for school reform, and help change public policies that prevent children from having access to opportunity.