Lead Buyer
Core
Lead the pre-contract award phases of the procurement cycle for higher complexity contracts, including needs analysis, strategy development, and contract execution.
Role type
Senior procurement specialist (contracting & tendering)
Builds
Standard tendering documents, mutual agreement packages, and finalized contract documents for the University
Domain
Higher education procurement and public sector contracting
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Contract negotiation, tendering processes, risk assessment, supplier selection, compliance verification, contract drafting, stakeholder management, process improvement, data analysis, public procurement law knowledge
Preferred skills
University culture understanding, sustainable procurement knowledge, financial system proficiency
Technologies
Procurement systems, office software
Responsibilities
Receive and assess contract requests, develop contracting approaches, prepare tendering documents, conduct tenders, verify supplier eligibility, negotiate contracts, obtain authorizations, report on contract outcomes, provide debriefings to tenderers, analyze client feedback, identify process gaps, draft procedure revisions
Seniority
Mid-Senior, hands-on IC