Senior Departmental Buyer
Core
Executes advanced purchasing and procurement duties for University Housing and Dining, managing vendor relationships, contract administration, and processing requisitions across multiple departments.
Role type
Senior Departmental Buyer (Procurement)
Builds
Procurement workflows, vendor contracts, and supply chains for University Housing and Dining operations
Domain
Higher Education / Procurement
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Advanced purchasing, contract administration, vendor relationship management, process improvement, compliance with state/university guidelines, cross-functional collaboration
Preferred skills
Higher education experience, process automation (Power Automate, Power BI, Smartsheet), financial systems (DEFINE, FRMS, Point Plus), training development
Technologies
Power Automate, Power BI, Smartsheet, DEFINE, FRMS, Point Plus, UT Market
Responsibilities
Process requisitions and solicit bids in compliance with guidelines; develop and maintain vendor relationships; administer contracts from drafting to execution; coordinate training on procurement policies; review processes to identify efficiency improvements
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
