Assistant Manager - Singapore - Nanyang Technological University

Nanyang Technological University

Verified Company

Singapore

3 days ago

Posted by:

Wei Jie

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Responsibilities:

Assist with the operational acquisition workflow of eresources including analysing usage, gathering feedback, preparing resource evaluation reports and executing procurement processes.
Organise vendor/publisher meetings, assess quotations, engage in basic negotiations, review license agreement, collect usage data, and resolve access/payment issues.
Monitor renewal schedules, payments and expenditures to ensure adequate cashflow, smooth acquisitions and renewals as planned, and to manage end of fiscal year activities.
Assist with engaging multiple stakeholders such as NSS Finance on best procurement practices, eresources promotion and feedback for decision making.
Assist with management of adhoc projects to identify new resources, review existing workflows and/or establish new procedures to improve efficiency.
Perform collection analytics work to assess the value and impact of library collections. This includes understanding relevant data parameters required for data collection, identifying the methods for data collection and analysis, utilising professional tools and services to gather and organise data, analysing data, share findings and proposing followup actions.
Provide training for junior staff on the acquisition and subscription workflows to ensure efficient operations and undisrupted timely user access to resources.

Requirements:

A recognised bachelor's degree (in any field).
Minimum 3 years of relevant work experience and demonstrated ability in business, finance or procurement.
Work experience with library collection acquisitions, eresource subscriptions, data analytics tools, scholarly publishing markets or open access will be advantageous.
Strong planning and organisation skills with attention to details.
Excellent written and oral communication skills.
Strong service mindset.
Team player with good interpersonal skills and able to collaborate effectively with users, colleagues and other internal and external stakeholders.
Adaptable to change, willing to continuously learn and keep abreast of emerging practices and technologies.

Hiring Institution:

NTU