Buyer III

Buyer III

Responsible for advanced purchasing and procurement activities greater than $100,000, utilizing procurement guidelines, rules policies, and laws.

Job duties include processing, reviewing, and maintaining personal service contracts; developing, running, and creating reports; coordinating and reviewing purchase requisitions/contracts; providing guidance to end-users in state, federal, TSU, and university rules and regulations relating to purchasing; reviewing purchase requisitions for accuracy and compliance; overseeing the distribution of purchase orders; resolving questions from end-users in a professional and timely manner; managing vendor catalogs and pricing within the SAP and e-procurement system;

analyzing prices and comparing to the open market; assisting in monthly training program for Procurement and Strategic Sourcing; and performing other duties as assigned.

Required qualifications include experience in purchasing with knowledge of state and federal rules and regulations, experience with RFPs, RFQs, and RFIs, experience with contracts, knowledge of ERP and e-procurement systems, ability to create and analyze reports, ability to understand, interpret, and retain complex material, ability to provide professional, clear, accurate, and concise communication, and ability to deal with sensitive situations and information.

Preferred qualifications include a bachelor's degree in a business-related field, experience with RFPs, RFQs, and IFBs, and experience with contracts.