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Purchasing Staff - Columbus State University

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Business and Finance

Purchasing Staff

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Gypsi Alexander

Position: Director of Procurement and Travel & Chief Purchasing Officer
Office: Richards Hall, Suite 248
Phone: 706-507-8272
Email: alexander_gypsi@columbusstate.edu

Tasks and Responsibilities:

  • Oversees all travel and procurement operations
  • Develops and delivers purchasing and travel training for campus departments
  • Manages RFQs, RFPs, and sole source solicitations
  • Administers and maintains agency contracts
  • Develops, implements, and enforces procurement policies and procedures
  • Cultivates and maintains supplier relationships
  • Responds to and manages open records requests
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Kelsey Sheets

Position: Purchasing Specialist III
Office: Richards Hall, Suite 248
Email: sheets_kelsey@columbusstate.edu

Tasks and Responsibilities:

  • Manages and coordinates procurement activities
  • Processes purchase orders and ensures accuracy and compliance
  • Oversees agency contracts and related documentation
  • Prepares and maintains general procurement reports
  • Manages purchase requests, monitors vendor performance, and ensures contract compliance
  • Develops and delivers purchasing training for campus departments
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Katie Cannon

Position: Purchasing Coordinator
Office: Richards Hall, Suite 248
Phone: 706-507-8273
Email: cannon_katherine1@columbusstate.edu

Tasks and Responsibilities:

  • Serves as P-Card Program Administrator
  • Manage new supplier registrations and updates to existing supplier profiles
  • Adds and updates employee profiles in PeopleSoft Financials for non-travel-related reimbursements
  • Processes requests for reimbursement of non-travel-related expenses
  • Develops and provides purchasing training for campus departments
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Amanda Adams

Position: Purchasing Specialist III
Office: Richards Hall, Suite 248
Email: adams_amanda@columbusstate.edu

Tasks and Responsibilities:

  • Subject Matter Expert (SME) for PeopleSoft Travel & Expense Module
  • Reviews and audits travel and expense submissions for accuracy and compliance
  • Processes purchase orders (POs) for travel-related expenses
  • Manages new supplier registrations for travel related vendors
  • Develops and maintains relationships with lodging suppliers, including direct bill arrangements
  • Serves as the primary coordinator for department ID and grant ownership within PeopleSoft, including the maintenance and updating of budget authority for each.
  • Oversees and manages Kuali travel form processes
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Tess Aina

Position: Purchasing Specialist II
Office: Richards Hall, Suite 248
Email: aina_tessie@columbusstate.edu

Tasks and Responsibilities:

  • Assists end-users with all travel-related tasks
  • Oversees and manages Kuali travel form processes
  • Processes purchase orders (POs) for travel-related expenses
  • Manages new supplier registrations for travel-related vendors
  • Serves as a P-Card holder for travel-related expenses