Purchasing agents are in charge buying for the University. Their job is to balance quality with cost to ensure that the best purchases are made. Buying an item, material, or service whose quality is too high for its intended use is a waste of University funds. Each purchasing agent is assigned specific commodities for which they help departments purchase goods and services. This spreadsheet contains the current list and their assignments.
Category Code/Commodity Code List
Purchasing
Renee Funk - (319) 335-0382 | Chief Procurement Officer, Director of Purchasing
Commodity Team
- Andy Lane - (319) 335-1207
- Doris Vaske - (319) 335-0113
- Jennifer Jark - (319) 335-2741
- Joshua Hannan - (319) 384-3342
- Kaylee Murphy - (319) 335-1718
- Tiara Phillips - (319) 467-1233
Strategic Sourcing Team Manager Chad Steffens – (319) 467-1448
Strategic Sourcing
- Aaron Proctor - (319) 335-2762
- Brian Bourke - (319)-467-1686
- Chandra Wojno - (319) 335-0378
- Chole Garvis - (319) 335-0549
- Eric Hernandez (319) 467-0041
- Greg Snipes - (319) 335-0403
- Traci Miller - (319) 467-1247
- Susana Montero (319) 467-0580
- Tammy Paulus - (319) 467-0359
Key job duties and responsibilities of a purchasing agent
- Administer University's procurement process including the evaluation and processing of requisitions and issuing purchasing orders for a large group of commodities requiring technical and product expertise resulting in major, complex, multi-year acquisitions.
- Determines method of procurement, such as direct purchase or bid.
- Develop written technical bid specifications for competitive Request for Quotations.
- Reviews bid proposals and negotiates contracts within budgetary limitations and scope of authority.
- Negotiate complex and campus wide contracts.
- Analyze vendor performance, negotiate and resolve disputes.
- Knowledge of contract administration, researches and analyzes specific commodities to maximize cost savings.