Institutional Commodity Services (ICS) is looking for a Product Manager – Non-Liturgical.
The job description is attached.
Interested candidates should send a cover letter and resume to:
Theresa.Cullen-Seidel@archny.org
Institutional Commodity Services (ICS)
Job Description
Product Manager- Non-Liturgical
Position Description: Institutional Commodity Services (ICS) is the central purchasing office for parishes, schools and Catholic institutions in the Greater New York area. Founded and headquartered in the Archdiocese of New York, it also serves the Archdiocese of Newark and the Dioceses of Albany, Bridgeport, Brooklyn and Camden.
The product manager uses expertise in specific commodities or services to help customers identify and buy what they need at a significant discount. The salaried product manager reports directly to the executive director of ICS.
Key Responsibilities:
Coordinate and Manage
- Identify vendors of products and services in assigned specialties.
- Develop relationships with vendors to understand how they can deliver a well-priced product or service to meet the needs of ICS customers.
- Understand the customers and their needs, recommend new products, and identify cost-efficient alternatives to existing products and manufacturers.
- Deliver timely price quotations to clients.
- Follow up to ensure all orders were received completely and the customer is satisfied.
- Follow up on any customers with outstanding invoices greater than 60 days; help establish payment arrangements, if needed.
- Achieve mastery of the ICS sales order process and the Lawson accounting system.
- Attend bi-weekly sales meetings to:
- Review needs and requests of customers
- Discuss updates on new products and services
- Meet the manufacturers to enhance product knowledge
- Assist the Executive Director with special projects, as directed.
Collaborate
- Work closely with as a team with fellow product manager, sales representatives, sales manager, and the executive director to increase knowledge of products, suppliers and customers.
- Attend meetings with participating dioceses to keep customers informed and expand the customer base.
- Attend trade shows to maintain and update knowledge of current trends, pricing, products and services.
Qualifications:
- Minimum five years experience in buying and sales
- Demonstrated experience in customer service
- Working knowledge of Catholic church structure and organization
- Well-organized, with strong project management skills and ability to multi-task, set priorities and meet deadlines
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills; Bi-lingual capacity preferred
- Excellent computer skills, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Outstanding initiative, work ethic and ability to work independently or on a team
Institutional Commodity Services (ICS) is looking for an ICS Sales Representative.
The job description is attached.
Interested candidates should send a cover letter and resume to:
Theresa.Cullen-Seidel@archny.org
Institutional Commodity Services (ICS)
Job Description
Sales Representative
Position Description: Institutional Commodity Services (ICS) is the central purchasing office for parishes, schools and Catholic institutions in the Greater New York area. Founded and headquartered in the Archdiocese of New York, it also serves the Archdiocese of Newark and the Dioceses of Albany, Bridgeport, Brooklyn and Camden.
The sales representative handles an assigned geographic area to promote ICS as a purchasing resource and help customers achieve significant discounts on quality products and services. The salaried sales representative reports directly to the executive director of ICS with a reporting line to the director of sales.
Key Responsibilities:
Coordinate and Manage
- Meet with representatives of all Catholic institutions in the assigned area, including parish pastors, administrators and business managers, principals, executive directors and religious superiors.
- Understand the customers and their needs, recommend new products, and identify cost-efficient alternatives to existing products and manufacturers.
- Deliver timely price quotations to clients.
- Follow up to ensure all orders were received completely and the customer is satisfied.
- Follow up on any customers with outstanding invoices greater than 60 days; help establish payment arrangements, if needed.
- Achieve mastery of the ICS sales order process and the Lawson accounting system.
- Attend bi-weekly sales meetings to:
- Review needs and requests of customers
- Discuss updates on new products and services
- Meet the manufacturers to enhance product knowledge
- Assist the Executive Director with special projects, as directed.
Collaborate
- Work closely with fellow sales representatives, product specialists, sales manager, and the executive director to increase knowledge of products, suppliers and customers.
- Attend seminars and monthly meetings with participating dioceses to keep customers informed and expand the customer base.
Qualifications:
- Minimum five years experience in sales
- Demonstrated experience in customer service
- Working knowledge of Catholic church structure and organization
- Well-organized, with strong project management skills and ability to multi-task, set priorities and meet deadlines
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills; Bi-lingual capacity preferred
- Excellent computer skills, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Outstanding initiative, work ethic and ability to work independently or on a team
- Ability to travel throughout the assigned geographic area approximately 80% of the time
The Development Office is looking for a Campaign Manager.
The job description is attached.
Interested candidates should send a cover letter and resume to:
Archdiocese of New York
The Cardinal’s Annual Stewardship Appeal
Campaign Manager
December 2015
Professional Level: 1 to 3 years experience
Direct Supervisor: Senior Manager, Cardinal’s Appeal
Overview:
The Archdiocese of New York encompasses 295 parishes in the greater New York area, including the recently renovated St. Patrick’s Cathedral where Pope Francis visited this past September! The Cardinal’s Annual Stewardship Appeal (CASA) is the annual fund for the archdiocese, raising over $20 million a year, to support charitable efforts which impact countless people throughout its ten counties. We are looking for campaign managers to be a part of our growing development team. Ideal candidates possess strong interpersonal and organizational skills, with the ability to work both independently and within a team environment. Currently, the CASA Office manages two other campaigns in addition to its annual fund – Capital Campaigns and Increased Offertory Campaigns.
Responsibilities:
- Help provide financial strength and stability to the Archdiocese of New York and its parishes by assisting in raising money for necessary capital projects, operational expenses, debt reduction, or to enhance reserves for future needs
- Meet regularly with pastors across the archdiocese to design a tailored approach in order to help the parish reach its fundraising goals
- Develop and implement strategies for increasing participation in assigned parishes
- Attend weekly staff meetings and report on individual parish progress
- Attend parish-based meetings, which can occur on some evenings and weekends
- Identification and advancement of prospects who have the capacity for greater giving
- Data management and analysis with the goal of maximizing fundraising efforts
- Draft and prepare tailored correspondence for individual parishes
- The Cardinal’s Appeal:
- Consult with 40 to 60 parishes to achieve their monetary and participation annual fund goals
- Prioritize closing gifts in the $500-$5,000 range
- Articulate the Cardinal’s Appeal message in a way that resonates with parishioners
- Assist pastor in establishing volunteer teams at parishes to maximize fundraising efforts
- Capital Campaign:
- Help parishes raise funds required to achieve their most pressing needs
- Prioritize securing pledges in the $25,000-$250,000 range
- Assist pastor in establishing leadership committees tasked with engaging prospects to commit to the campaign
- Proactively manage all parish level solicitations
- Increased Offertory Campaign:
- Work with parishes on proven methods to enhance their collections, with the goal of increasing their regular offertory by 20% or more
- Emphasize stewardship as an integral component to the success of the campaign
- Special projects and events as needed
Standards of Performance:
- Achieve financial and other non-monetary goals (i.e. participation, volunteer team establishment) with a measurable increase over the prior year’s results
- Build and maintain relationships with pastors, parish staff and volunteers
- Submit detailed parish analytical and statistical reports during the campaign in a timely fashion
- Identify 20 leadership gift prospects per year
Position Requirements:
- Education: Bachelor’s degree required
- Driver’s license required as driving is a necessity for visiting assigned parishes
- Proficient in MS Office Suite
- Experience with Raiser’s Edge a plus
- Fluency in Spanish a plus
The Superintendent of Schools Office is looking for a Government Programs and Student Services Associate.
Interested candidates should send a cover letter and resume to:
Superintendent of Schools Office – Archdiocese of New York
Thousands of committed Catholic educators in the Archdiocese of New York serve more than 71,000 students from Pre-K to twelfth grade in rural, urban and suburban settings throughout the ten southern counties of New York State. Building on more than 200 years of inspiring students, in over 200 of our Catholic schools we offer an excellent, nurturing, values-centered education in a structured environment that helps children of all backgrounds realize their fullest potential as human beings.
Student Services & Public Policy Associate
This role presents an opportunity to learn about educational leadership, public policy and complex school programs at every level of government. The Superintendent of Schools Office is looking for someone who is an excellent communicator, eager to learn a new set of administrative skills and can manage and prioritize multiple projects simultaneously, and is. You will regularly communicate with all levels of the Archdiocese of New York and external constituents, including government agencies and officials. In all areas, this individual will need to exercise professionalism and sound judgment.
You Are:
- A reliable professional who can exercise sound judgment.
- Able to work effectively in an environment of complex relationships across multiple departments.
- Adept at planning and prioritizing work to meet deadlines aligned with organizational goals and understand the concept of scaling projects.
- An effective communicator, capable of determining how best to reach different audiences and deliver those messages.
- Effective at gaining the support and commitment of others by engaging them around your perspective and priorities.
With Collaboration from the Associate Superintendent, you will:
- Regularly communicate with all levels of the Archdiocesan community, including principals, other superintendents staff, boards, and donors and external constituents, including elected officials and government agencies i.e. Departments of Education, Health and Transportation, Bureau of Nonpublic Schools, City/State Legislatures, etc.
- Create and maintain both budgets and related tracking documentation for various office and governmental programs i.e. ESEA, Title funds, grant projects, immunizations, Smart Bond etc.
- Draft emails, forms, protocols and other correspondence to principals and other stakeholders and monitor the implementation of such directives.
- Oversee programs with direction from the Associate Superintendent and represent the Associate Superintendent in communication with various constituents.
- Prepare material for all meetings, maintain files, and organize materials for future meetings.
- Assist with the Management of the Associate Superintendent’s frequently-changing calendar, including meeting, times/locations.
- Proactively operate the workflow and responsibilities of Associate Superintendent.
- Learn about and give guidance to principals and school staff on various programs that are provided to catholic schools from various governmental and private entities.
- Other duties as assigned by the Associate Superintendent.
You Need:
- Masters degree (preferred) plus at least 1-3 years of experience working directly for an individual in a leadership role, teaching, or comparable experience.
- Excellent information management, analytical, administrative and communication skills.
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate and work well on a team, providing assistance as needed.
- Ability to meet tight deadlines and balance multiple projects simultaneously.
- Proficiency with computers and technology including Microsoft Office Suite, Google Tools, Adobe,etc
- Knowledge of education management or schools (preferred).
The Superintendent of Schools Office is looking for a Government Programs and Student Services Associate.
The job description is attached.
Interested candidates should send a cover letter and resume to:
Superintendent of Schools Office – Archdiocese of New York
Thousands of committed Catholic educators in the Archdiocese of New York serve more than 71,000 students from Pre-K to twelfth grade in rural, urban and suburban settings throughout the ten southern counties of New York State. Building on more than 200 years of inspiring students, in over 200 of our Catholic schools we offer an excellent, nurturing, values-centered education in a structured environment that helps children of all backgrounds realize their fullest potential as human beings.
Student Services & Public Policy Associate
This role presents an opportunity to learn about educational leadership, public policy and complex school programs at every level of government. The Superintendent of Schools Office is looking for someone who is an excellent communicator, eager to learn a new set of administrative skills and can manage and prioritize multiple projects simultaneously, and is. You will regularly communicate with all levels of the Archdiocese of New York and external constituents, including government agencies and officials. In all areas, this individual will need to exercise professionalism and sound judgment.
You Are:
- A reliable professional who can exercise sound judgment.
- Able to work effectively in an environment of complex relationships across multiple departments.
- Adept at planning and prioritizing work to meet deadlines aligned with organizational goals and understand the concept of scaling projects.
- An effective communicator, capable of determining how best to reach different audiences and deliver those messages.
- Effective at gaining the support and commitment of others by engaging them around your perspective and priorities.
With Collaboration from the Associate Superintendent, you will:
- Regularly communicate with all levels of the Archdiocesan community, including principals, other superintendents staff, boards, and donors and external constituents, including elected officials and government agencies i.e. Departments of Education, Health and Transportation, Bureau of Nonpublic Schools, City/State Legislatures, etc.
- Create and maintain both budgets and related tracking documentation for various office and governmental programs i.e. ESEA, Title funds, grant projects, immunizations, Smart Bond etc.
- Draft emails, forms, protocols and other correspondence to principals and other stakeholders and monitor the implementation of such directives.
- Oversee programs with direction from the Associate Superintendent and represent the Associate Superintendent in communication with various constituents.
- Prepare material for all meetings, maintain files, and organize materials for future meetings.
- Assist with the Management of the Associate Superintendent’s frequently-changing calendar, including meeting, times/locations.
- Proactively operate the workflow and responsibilities of Associate Superintendent.
- Learn about and give guidance to principals and school staff on various programs that are provided to catholic schools from various governmental and private entities.
- Other duties as assigned by the Associate Superintendent.
You Need:
- Masters degree (preferred) plus at least 1-3 years of experience working directly for an individual in a leadership role, teaching, or comparable experience.
- Excellent information management, analytical, administrative and communication skills.
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate and work well on a team, providing assistance as needed.
- Ability to meet tight deadlines and balance multiple projects simultaneously.
- Proficiency with computers and technology including Microsoft Office Suite, Google Tools, Adobe,etc
- Knowledge of education management or schools (preferred).