Senior Buyer
Core
Senior Buyer leading complex, high-value, and high-risk procurements including competitive sealed bidding, strategic sourcing, and contract negotiation for a higher education organization.
Role type
Senior Buyer (Procurement Lead)
Builds
Procurement strategies, contracts, and vendor relationships for enterprise-wide initiatives
Domain
Higher Education / Public Sector Procurement
Required skills
Competitive sealed bidding, strategic sourcing, contract negotiation, vendor relationship management, procurement policy interpretation, stakeholder management, compliance with procurement statutes
Preferred skills
Higher education procurement experience, enterprise software sourcing, complex contract redlining, Workday Financials proficiency, national procurement certification (CPPB/CPPO/CPSM)
Technologies
Workday, Microsoft Office 365
Responsibilities
Lead procurement strategy and execution for complex acquisitions, negotiate complex contract terms and pricing, manage vendor relationships and performance, develop and recommend improvements to procurement policies, prepare procurement analyses for senior leadership
Seniority
Senior, functional lead with team mentorship