Office Support Specialist

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Administration, Customer Service

Urbana, IL, USA

Posted on Nov 6, 2026

Duties and Responsibilities

  • Customer Service, Order Entry, and Invoicing (25%)
    • Serves as a primary point of contact for Document Services customers and independently handles routine inquiries, requests, order-status questions, and transactional problems.
    • Receives, reviews, and enters customer orders in established order-management and campus systems; verifies customer, billing, product, quantity, pricing, delivery, account information for completeness and accuracy.
    • Coordinates with production staff to clarify order requirements, communicates routine timelines and status updates, and maintains complete supporting documentation.
    • Processes point of sales transactions, invoice payments, cash sale deposits, receipts, credits and related billing records in accordance with established procedures.
    • Research routine discrepancies and work with customers, unit staff, and campus offices to resolve order, invoice, and payment issues.

  • Fiscal Processing, Sales Reconciliation, and Cash Accountability (25%)
    • Performs monthly manual billing and revenue spreadsheets for campus mail, fulfill stamp orders and update records as needed.
    • Serves as cash sales custodian and maintains required cash-handling, deposit, reconciliation, and recordkeeping controls.
    • Maintains purchasing card records, receipts, transaction documentation, reconciliations, and required account information in accordance with established requirements.
    • Compiles recurring sales and fiscal information for management review and communicates unresolved discrepancies, unusual activity, or documentation concerns.

  • Purchasing and Purchase Order Administration (20%)
    • Independently purchases routine supplies, materials, and consumables needed to support print, graphics, apparel decoration, finishing, shipping, customer service, mailing and other areas of the business within established authority and procedures.
    • Research products, obtain and compare quotes, evaluate availability and pricing, and makes purchasing recommendations for higher-cost or nonroutine items.
    • Creates, maintains, and tracks purchase orders; coordinates annual purchase order renewals and gathers required vendor, pricing, account, and supporting information.
    • Monitors open orders, backorders, substitutions, deliveries, and invoice issues; follows up with vendors and campus purchasing or accounting contacts as needed.
    • Maintains organized purchasing records and verifies that transactions are supported by appropriate approvals and documentation.

  • Inventory and Supply Control (20%)
    • Establishes and maintains accurate records of on-hand supplies, consumables, and other tracked inventory supporting all Document Services functions.
    • Organize inventory locations and recordkeeping methods so materials can be identified, accessed, counted, and replenished efficiently.
    • Monitors usage and stock levels, identifies anticipated needs, and initiates routine replenishment to support continuity of operations.
    • Conducts and documents yearly inventory checks; research count differences and updates records and paper catalog based on approved adjustments.
    • Coordinates receiving, verifies deliveries against orders and packing documents, and communicates shortages, damage, or discrepancies to vendors and appropriate staff.

  • Records, Systems, and General Unit Support (10%)
    • Establishes and maintains comprehensive, accurate, and accessible electronic and paper records for customer orders, invoices, sales reconciliation, purchasing, P-card activity, cash sales, and inventory.
    • Uses spreadsheets, databases, campus accounting software, order-management systems, and standard office software to organize, validate, summarize, and report information.
    • Documents recurring workflows and maintain calendars or trackers for reconciliations, renewals, reporting requirements, and purchasing deadlines.
    • Performs other related duties as assigned.