Manager, Monographic Acquisitions

About the role

The Yale Library seeks a dynamic and collaborative manager to oversee acquisitions operations within Monographic Processing Services. Reporting to the Director of Monographic Processing Services, the successful candidate will lead the unit in managing orders, approval plans, and invoice processing.

Responsibilities

• Hires, trains, evaluates, and sets annual goals for unit staff.
• Establishes and maintains quality and consistency in workflows for acquisitions and copy cataloging.
• Affirms ordering activity throughout the library and collaborates with colleagues to develop best practices, policies, and procedures for effectively managing procurement of collection materials.
• Makes recommendations for staffing and level of expertise needed for monographic processing services units.
• Serves as one of the library’s main points of contact for approval plan vendors.
• Coordinates with selectors and collection managers and strategists on the development of approval plan profiles.
• Communicates with selectors and vendors about desired changes.
• With colleagues, develops and monitors technical specifications.
• Participates in projects and initiatives with technical services components as assigned.
• May be required to assist in disaster recovery efforts.

Requirements

• Demonstrated knowledge of acquisitions practices.
• Demonstrated ability to supervise or direct the efforts of a high-performing team and train staff.
• Strong people-centered leadership and team management ability.
• Demonstrated ability to lead in a culturally diverse environment.
• Excellent analytical skills.
• Demonstrated ability to set priorities, meet deadlines, and complete assignments and projects on time.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to explain technical services processes and issues to non-specialist audiences.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree from an ALA-accredited library school or a related graduate degree and a minimum of 2 years of professional experience.
• Experience managing library technical services operations.
• Familiarity with a variety of acquisitions models and methods.
• Knowledge of automated acquisitions processes including EDI, Embedded Order Data (EOD) bibliographic record loads, and APIs used for major vendor systems.
• Demonstrated record of leading interdepartmental projects and bringing them to a successful conclusion in a timely fashion.

Skills

• Experience managing library technical services operations.
• Familiarity with a variety of acquisitions models and methods.
• Knowledge of automated acquisitions processes including EDI, Embedded Order Data (EOD) bibliographic record loads, and APIs used for major vendor systems.
• Demonstrated record of leading interdepartmental projects and bringing them to a successful conclusion in a timely fashion.

Benefits

Yale University offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision coverage; life insurance; retirement plans; paid time off; and financial planning services. The salary range for this position is $68,000.00 - $145,250.00.

Pay

$68,000.00 - $145,250.00

Schedule

Full-time, Staff Work Model Hybrid